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A&E Takes U.S. Rights To Sky’s ‘The Enfield Haunting’, Sets October Premiere

By Patrick Munn | September 28, 2015 - 7:00 pm | No Comments
The Enfield Haunting is crossing the Atlantic. A+E Networks' flagship entertainment channel A&E has acquired the U.S. broadcast rights to the three-part Sky Living drama starring Timothy Spall (Harry Potter), Matthew Macfadyen (Ripper Street) and Juliet Stevenson (The Village) after striking a deal with international distributor Entertainment One. The Enfield Haunting will premiere on A&E on Friday October 9th at 10/9c

Channel 4 Acquires German Cold War Drama ‘Deutschland 83’ For Linear Broadcast & VOD Service Walter Presents

By Patrick Munn | September 26, 2015 - 10:35 am | 2 Comments
Deutschland 83Deutschland 83 is coming to the UK. Channel 4 has acquired the UK linear broadcast and VOD rights to the critically acclaimed German Cold War drama series after striking a deal with international distributor FremantleMedia International, TVWise has learned. The series will initially premiere in the UK with a linear broadcast on Channel 4 before being made available exclusively as a boxset on C4's soon-to-launch foreign language drama VOD service Walter Presents

EXCLUSIVE: Sky1 Closes In On Deal For UK Rights To ‘The X-Files’ Revival

By Patrick Munn | September 25, 2015 - 5:56 pm | 4 Comments
EXCLUSIVE: Mulder and Scully are returning to their long-time UK home. TVWise understands that Sky1 - who held first window rights on the first nine seasons of the show - is close to a deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution to acquire the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to Fox’s six episode The X-Files revival series. Representatives of Sky declined to comment.

Acquisitions Roundup: UK Broadcasters Renew Deals For ‘The Big Bang Theory’, ‘Better Call Saul’, ‘Elementary’ & More

By Patrick Munn | September 25, 2015 - 5:01 pm | 3 Comments
A range of UK broadcasters - including Channel 4, Amazon Prime Instant Video UK, Sky, Syfy UK, Channel 5 and Comedy Central UK - have picked up the UK rights to the new seasons of their exclusive imports including 'The Big Bang Theory', 'Better Call Saul', 'Elementary', 'Dark Matter', 'NCIS: New Orleans', '2 Broke Girls', 'Mike & Molly' & more.

UKTV’s Watch Channel Fast Tracks ‘Grimm’, Will Air Season 5 Close Behind U.S. Broadcast

By Patrick Munn | September 25, 2015 - 9:09 am | No Comments
UKTV is fast tracking Grimm. After typically airing new seasons some weeks if not months after they start on NBC in the United States, The company's flagship entertainment channel Watch has announced plans to fast track to upcoming fifth season of supernatural thriller Grimm. The new season will premiere on the channel on Tuesday November 3rd at 9pm - mere days after it premieres state-side.
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