‘Top Gear’ gets an online spinoff called ‘Extra Gear’

Posted By Jagdeep on Apr 28, 2016 in Blog |

Extra Gear will live on BBC Three, via the web-based channel and its companion website, and will go live immediately after Top Gear finishes on BBC Two. It’s a massive boost for the channel, which went online-only in mid-February, and the format is likely to suit presenter Rory Reid, who made his name making motoring videos for car websites like Recombu.

There’s some good news for Top Gear fans outside of the UK, too. The BBC says it plans to distribute the Extra Gear to international broadcasters — including BBC America and BBC Brit — and it will air alongside the main show when it premieres in May. With Clarkson and co. also launching a new online motoring community called DriveTribe, motoring fanatics will soon be spoilt for choice. Is it possible for BBC’s and Amazon’s shows to live side-by-side? We’ll have to wait and see.

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