Syfy UK Acquires ‘Stargate Atlantis’ For Summer Schedule
Stargate Atlantis is returning to UK TV screens. Syfy UK has acquired the second TV series in the Stargate franchise, which originally aired for five seasons on Syfy state-side between 2004 and 2009. MGM Worldwide Television Distribution handles international distribution. Stargate Atlantis is planned as a key-part of Syfy UK's summer schedule alongside the second season of Stargate co-creator Dean Devlin's fantasy series The Outpost, and the final season of Syfy's bounty hunter space drama Killjoys.
L.A.'s Finest has landed with a UK broadcaster. FOX UK has acquired the UK rights to the Bad Boys spin-off, starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba, after striking a deal with international distributor Sony Pictures Television. The series is expected to premiere on FOX UK next month. “We’re excited to have Fox Networks Group on board and think this action-packed series will be a great fit for their audience,” said Holly Comiskey, Senior Vice-President of Distribution & Networks for Sony Pictures Televison, UK and Ireland. 
EXCLUSIVE: Animal Kingdom has lost its UK broadcaster. Sources are telling TVWise that Amazon Prime Video has opted not to renew their licensing agreement for the Ellen Barkin fronted drama. Warner Bros. International Television Distribution handles global sales. 
Ransom is heading to free-to-air. Channel 5 has closed a deal with eOne to pick up the FTA rights to the hostage crisis drama series for their dig-net 5USA. The series will launch on 5USA next month. 
Alibi has picked up two new U.S. acquisitions. The UKTV owned and operated channel has struck deals with WarnerMedia and Endeavor Content for TNT's I Am The Night and Paramount Network's Waco, respectively. Both series will premiere on Alibi later this year. UKTV's Head of Acquisitions brokered both licensing agreements with WarnerMedia and Endeavor Content. 
StarzPlay – the Starz owned streaming service that is now available on both Amazon Prime Video Channels and Virgin Media – has picked up the UK rights to Hulu's true-crime anthology drama The Act after striking a deal with NBCUniversal International Distribution. The series will premiere on Friday June 14th.