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ITV Orders Canal Series ‘Barging Around Britain’ Fronted By John Sergeant

By Patrick Munn | July 10, 2014 - 3:15 pm | 1 Comment

ITV has ordered Barging Around Britain, an 8 episode travelogue which follows John Sergeant as he explores Britain's Canals.

BBC DG Tony Hall Proposes Plan To Abandon Quotas

By Patrick Munn | July 10, 2014 - 1:13 pm | No Comments

In a speech delivered at City University in London today, BBC Director-General Tony Hall announced his plan to abandon production quotas and have BBC In-House Productions produce content for other broadcasters.

UKTV’s Watch Channel Acquires UK Rights To FX’s ‘The Strain’

By Patrick Munn | July 10, 2014 - 9:08 am | No Comments

UKTV has acquired FX's newest drama series The Strain from Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution for their general entertainment channel Watch, with plans to debut the Guillermo del Toro vampire drama this Autumn.

BBC America Renews ‘Orphan Black’ For Season 3

By Patrick Munn | July 9, 2014 - 11:29 pm | No Comments

BBC America has renewed Orphan Black for a ten episode third season, expected to air in 2015.

Turner UK Acquires ‘Conan’ For TruTV Launch

By Patrick Munn | July 9, 2014 - 8:18 pm | 2 Comments

Turner Broadcasting UK has acquired the Conan O'Brien talker Conan for their soon-to-launch general entertainment channel TruTV.

ITV Greenlights Factual Series ‘The Cruise Ship’ Narrated by John Thomson

By Patrick Munn | July 9, 2014 - 7:49 pm | 2 Comments

ITV has green-lit The Cruise Ship, a four episode factual series narrated by John Thomson which documents the Royal Princess' initial year at sea.

Netflix Unveils Character Posters For ‘The Killing’ Final Season

By Patrick Munn | July 9, 2014 - 7:12 pm | No Comments

Netflix has today released two character posters for the upcoming fourth and final season of The Killing.

BBC Two Orders Viking Drama ‘The Last Kingdom’, BBC America To Co-Produce

By Patrick Munn | July 9, 2014 - 6:07 pm | No Comments

BBC Two has ordered The Last Kingdom, an eight episode Viking drama from Stephen Butchard and Carnival Films which is being co-produced by BBC America.