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Universal TV Sets UK Return Date For ‘Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’ Season 20

By Patrick Munn | December 7, 2018 - 5:39 pm | No Comments

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit will return to Universal TV to finish airing its twentieth season from Wednesday January 30th at 9pm, it has been announced.

Universal TV Sets UK Return Date For ‘The Resident’ Season 2

By Patrick Munn | December 7, 2018 - 5:31 pm | No Comments

Fox's medical drama The Resident will return to Universal TV to finish airing its second season from Tuesday January 29th at 9pm, it has been announced.

Universal TV Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘Coroner’

By Patrick Munn | December 7, 2018 - 5:09 pm | No Comments

CBC's drama series Coroner will receive its UK premiere on Universal TV on Monday January 21st at 9pm, it has been announced.

Fiona Bruce Confirmed As New ‘Question Time’ Host

By Patrick Munn | December 7, 2018 - 4:48 pm | No Comments

BBC News and former Crimewatch presenter Fiona Bruce has been officially confirmed as the next host of Question Time. She succeeds David Dimbleby, who earlier this year announced he was stepping down as host after some 25 years. Fiona Bruce will take over as host on January 10th, 2019. Bruce was selected as the new host following an extensive search. The selection process for the role included candidates each hosting a pilot episode of the programme, including panellists and a live audience. Word that she had been picked as the new host first leaked in late-November.

ITV Orders Parachute Regiment Documentary Series ‘Men Of War’

By Patrick Munn | December 7, 2018 - 4:37 pm | No Comments

ITV has ordered The Paras: Men Of War, a documentary series about the Parachute Regiment and what it takes to turn raw recruits into elite soldiers trained to kill. The three-part series is set to premiere in 2019.

Back2Back Secures Renewals For ‘Scrap Kings’ & ‘The World’s Deadliest…’

By Patrick Munn | December 7, 2018 - 3:25 pm | No Comments

Good news for Back2Back. The Brighton-based indie has secured renewals for two of their productions: Scrap Kings for Quest, international media company Viasat World and Germany’s ProSieben; and The World's Deadliest for 5Spike and Australia’s Seven Network. Twenty episodes have been commissioned for Scrap Kings season two, while The World's Deadliest... has received an order for 13 episodes for its third season.

Blair Foster Talks ‘The Clinton Affair’, Revisiting The Impeachment, Securing Access To Monica Lewinsky & More

By Patrick Munn | December 6, 2018 - 6:26 pm | No Comments

Ahead of the premiere on History UK this week, TVWise had the opportunity to put several questions about The Clinton Affair to series director Blair Foster. In the below interview, we discuss why she wanted to make this series, whether or not the MeToo movement impacted how she viewed the documentary, how the producers secured access to Monica Lewinsky for the series and much more.

Jetpack Distribution Lines Up Deals Across Asia For ‘Talking Tom & Friends, ‘Kitty Is Not A Cat’, ‘Justin Time Go!’ & More

By Patrick Munn | December 6, 2018 - 4:22 pm | No Comments

Kids content distributor Jetpack Distribution has secured a raft of sales across Asia for Talking Tom & Friends, Kitty Is Not A Cat, Justin Time Go! Kazoops, My Petsaurus, Boj, Wolf and Justin Time Go!. The deals were announced at Singapore’s Asia TV Forum (ATF).