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Could ‘Star Trek’ Return To Television In Time For The Franchise’s 50th Anniversary?

By Patrick Munn | March 9, 2015 - 1:12 pm | 7 Comments

With the development problems facing the third entry in the rebooted 'Star Trek' feature film series, could the franchise be winging its way back to television in time for the 50th anniversary in September 2016?

EXCLUSIVE: Sanjeev Bhaskar, Nicola Walker, Trevor Eve & More To Star In ITV’s Cold Case Thriller ‘Unforgotten’

By Patrick Munn | March 9, 2015 - 9:53 am | No Comments

ITV has locked down the core cast for Unforgotten. Sanjeev Bhaskar (The Kumars), Nicola Walker (Last Tango In Halifax), Trevor Eve (Waking The Dead), Bernard Hill (The Grid), Ruth Sheen (Our Girl) and Tom Courtenay (The Dresser) have signed on to star in the six episode thriller series, which hails from former ITV drama executives Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes' fledgling indie Mainstreet Pictures, TVWise has learned exclusively.

Is ITV Attempting To Poach ‘Family Guy’ From BBC Three? Not So Fast….

By Patrick Munn | February 25, 2015 - 8:21 pm | 1 Comment

Is ITV preparing to poach 'Family Guy' from BBC Three? Here's what we know....

Sony Entertainment Television Retains UK Rights To ‘Community’

By Patrick Munn | February 25, 2015 - 5:33 pm | 1 Comment

Sony Entertainment Television has picked up the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to the upcoming sixth season of the former NBC comedy after agreeing a deal with sister company Sony Pictures Television. The sixth season of Community will premiere on Sony Entertainment Television on Wednesday March 18th at 10:05pm - less than 24 hours behind the broadcast on Yahoo Screen in the US.

Lifetime UK Snaps Up ‘Flowers In The Attic’ Sequels ‘If There Be Thorns’ & ‘Seeds Of Yesterday’

By Patrick Munn | February 24, 2015 - 8:51 am | No Comments

Lifetime UK has picked up the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to Flowers In The Attic 3: If There Be Thorns and Flowers In The Attic 4: Seeds Of Yesterday, the final two entries in the TV movie franchise starring Dylan Bruce, Heather Graham, Ellen Burstyn, Rose McIver, Mason Dye and Kiernan Shipka, TVWise has learned exclusively.

TruTV UK Snaps Up Reality Musical Series ‘Branson Famous’, Eyes April Premiere

By Patrick Munn | February 20, 2015 - 8:57 pm | No Comments

TruTV UK has acquired the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to Branson Famous, a 12 episode unscripted series, originally produced for the US TruTV network, which is being hailed as "the first-ever reality musical".

E! Picks Up UK Rights To Scripted Drama ‘The Royals’, Sets Premiere For March 25th

By Patrick Munn | February 19, 2015 - 11:30 am | No Comments

E! UK has closed a deal with Lionsgate Television to pick up the exclusive first run UK rights to The Royals, the 10 episode scripted drama about the British royal family starring Elizabeth Hurley and Vincent Regan. The series, which has already been renewed for a second season, is set to premiere on the channel on Wednesday March 25th at 9pm.

Sony Entertainment Television Takes Exclusive UK Rights To Syfy’s ‘Ghost Hunters’, Sets March Premiere

By Patrick Munn | February 17, 2015 - 6:41 pm | 1 Comment

Sony Entertainment Television has acquired the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to the ninth season of Syfy's unscripted hit Ghost Hunters after striking a deal with international distributor Alfred Haber Distribution, TVWise has learned.