EXCLUSIVE: Universal Channel - NBCU's flagship channel on this side of the pond - has picked up the first run UK broadcast rights to the sixth season of TNT's long-running crime drama Major Crimes, TVWise has confirmed. The series is distributed internationally by Warner Bros. International Television Distribution. 
EXCLUSIVE: The Last Man On Earth is staying put on Dave. UKTV has secured the UK rights to the third season of Fox's comedy series after striking a deal with international distributor Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, TVWise can reveal. The show's third season will premiere on Dave in October. 
FOX UK has acquired long-running procedural Bones, which was originally produced for their U.S. namesake, after striking a deal with sister company Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. 
Syfy UK - which earlier this week announced a brand refresh - is adding yet another exclusive U.S. acquisition to their slate. The NBCU backed channel has secured the UK rights to Hulu's sci-fi anthology series Dimension 404 after striking a deal with international distributor Lionsgate Television. 
Last week, news broke that the sixth season of Showtime's adaptation of Shameless - which originally aired state-side in early 2016 - would be launching on this side of the pond on Netflix UK on Friday September 1st. That inevitably led some to question whether or not More4 had lost the rights to the show. 
FOX UK is adding a second prime-time drama series set in the X-Men universe to their slate. The Fox Networks Group backed channel has acquired the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to The Gifted after striking a deal with international distributor Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution.