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Syfy Picks Up UK Rights To ‘Lost Girl’ Season 5, Sets October Premiere

By Patrick Munn | September 10, 2015 - 12:35 pm | No Comments

Lost Girl's final season is coming to the UK. Syfy UK has acquired the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to the show's 16 episode final run after striking a deal with international distributor Sony Pictures Television, TVWise has learned. The final season will premiere on Syfy UK on Tuesday October 13th at 9pm.

UKTV’s Drama Channel Acquires Australian Mini ‘Deadline Gallipoli’

By Patrick Munn | September 8, 2015 - 1:19 pm | No Comments

UKTV's Drama channel has acquired the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to Australian World War I miniseries Deadline Gallipoli after striking a deal with international distributor NBCUniversal International Television Distribution, TVWise has learned.

UKTV Inks Disney Deal For ‘Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders’, ‘Quantico’ & ‘Code Black’

By Patrick Munn | September 8, 2015 - 7:55 am | No Comments

UKTV is expanding their relationship with Disney. The commercial network, which is a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Scripps Networks Interactive, has sealed a deal with Disney Media Distribution for the exclusive UK rights to Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, FBI drama Quantico and medical drama Code Black. Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders and Code Black will air on Watch, while Quantico will air on Alibi.

FOX Acquires UK Rights To ‘Jack Irish’ Series, Eyes 2016 Premiere

By Patrick Munn | September 4, 2015 - 9:01 am | 2 Comments

FOX UK is sticking with Jack Irish. The Fox International Channels backed broadcaster has closed a deal with DCD Rights to acquire the first full season of Jack Irish, which was commissioned by Australian public broadcaster ABC with a six episode order late last year.

Channel 5 Acquires UK Rights To The CW’s ‘Penn & Teller: Fool Us’

By Patrick Munn | August 26, 2015 - 10:26 am | No Comments

Penn & Teller: Fool Us is returning to the UK. Channel 5 has acquired the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to the 13 episode second season after striking a deal with international distributor DCD Rights, TVWise has learned.

AMC Acquires UK Rights To ‘Manhattan’ & ‘Weeds’

By Patrick Munn | August 25, 2015 - 3:45 pm | 1 Comment

Ahead of the channel's launch later this week, AMC UK is adding two exclusive acquisitions to their drama slate. AMC UK has acquired the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to the first two seasons of WGN America atomic bomb period drama Manhattan, and all eight seasons of Showtime's dark-comedy series Weeds - the final two seasons of which have never aired on UK television following Sky Atlantic's decision to drop the series in 2013. Both Manhattan and Weeds were acquired in a deal with Lionsgate Television.

5* Acquires UK Rights To MTV’s ‘Eye Candy’, Eyes September Premiere

By Patrick Munn | August 25, 2015 - 12:20 pm | 1 Comment

MTV's short-lived cyber stalker drama Eye Candy is coming to the UK. Channel 5 has acquired the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to the ten episode series starring for their digi-net 5*, TVWise has learned. Eye Candy will premiere on 5* in September.

A+E Networks UK Boss Heather Jones Talks Acquisitions, Lifetime UK Comedy Ambitions, ‘X-Files’ Revival & More (Q&A)

By Patrick Munn | August 25, 2015 - 8:41 am | 4 Comments

As part of our on-going feature series on acquisitions, TVWise speaks to A+E Networks UK's Senior Vice-President of Content & Creative Heather Jones about the acquisitions strategy for Lifetime UK and History UK, Lifetime UK's comedy ambitions, the importance of the respective channel brands when it comes to acquisitions, what A+E Networks UK is looking for in a new drama for Lifetime UK and/or History UK and much more