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LA Screenings: UK Buyers Circle Back On Missed Gems From 2014-2015 Season

By Patrick Munn | May 26, 2015 - 10:02 pm | 1 Comment

While all eyes are inevitably on the slate of new series that will comprise the 2015 – 2016 broadcast season, several UK broadcasters are turning their attention back to the 2014-2015 season, looking to snap up a number of gems they missed or initially passed on acquiring after last year’s LA Screenings. Talks are now underway between UK broadcasters and the studios to secure the UK rights to Marvel's Agent Carter, iZombie, Black-ish, Fresh Off The Boat and Galavant.

Lifetime UK Picks Up Bravo’s ‘Shahs Of Sunset’

By Patrick Munn | May 22, 2015 - 11:51 am | No Comments

Lifetime UK has picked up the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to Bravo's reality series The Shah's of Sunset Boulevard after striking a deal with NBCUniversal International Television Distribution, TVWise has learned.

FOX Acquires UK Rights To IFC’s ‘The Spoils Before Dying’, Sets July Premiere

By Patrick Munn | May 18, 2015 - 3:24 pm | No Comments

Like IFC, FOX is sticking with Will Ferrell's Spoils franchise. FOX UK has snapped up the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to The Spoils Before Dying, the six episode follow up to IFC’s The Spoils Of Babylon which is being toplined by Boardwalk Empire and The Wire star Michael Kenneth Williams.

BBC Four Picks Up UK Rights To Danish Economic Thriller ‘Follow The Money’

By Patrick Munn | April 30, 2015 - 11:54 am | No Comments

BBC Four is on a roll. Shorty after snapping up Icelandic murder mystery Trapped, the channel has closed a deal with DR Sales to acquire the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to Danish economic crime thriller Follow The Money.

Amazon Prime Instant Video Picks Up UK Rights To ‘Extant’ Season 2, Sets July Premiere

By Patrick Munn | April 27, 2015 - 10:36 am | No Comments

Amazon Prime Instant Video UK has picked up the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to the second season of CBS' Halle Berry fronted sci-fi series Extant after striking a deal with CBS Studios International. The show's second season will premiere on the streaming service on July 2nd, mere hours after its debut state-side. New episodes will then continue to be made available every Thursday.

Lifetime Acquires UK Rights To ‘UnREAL’, Eyes Summer Premiere

By Patrick Munn | April 24, 2015 - 12:09 pm | No Comments

EXCLUSIVE: Lifetime UK has acquired the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to drama series UnREAL after striking a deal with A+E Studios International. The 10 episode scripted drama, which is produced for the US Lifetime network, will premiere on Lifetime UK this Summer.

EXCLUSIVE: BBC Three Drops FX’s Comedy Series ‘Wilfred’

By Patrick Munn | April 24, 2015 - 7:37 am | 1 Comment

BBC Three will not be acquiring the ten episode fourth and final season of FX's comedy series Wilfred from international distributor Twentieth Century Fox International Television Distribution, TVWise has learned exclusively.

EXCLUSIVE: History Snaps Up UK Rights To Miniseries ‘Sons Of Liberty’

By Patrick Munn | April 23, 2015 - 4:54 pm | No Comments

History UK has closed a deal with A+E Studios International to acquire the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to miniseries Sons Of Liberty, which tells the story of the American Revolutionary War and features a cast that includes Breaking Bad's Dean Norris. The six-hour mini will premiere on History UK this June.