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CBS Drama Gets Freeview Slot, Agrees CBSSI Deal For ‘Californication’, ‘Nurse Jackie’ & More

By Patrick Munn | August 19, 2015 - 4:08 pm | No Comments

CBS Drama is coming to Freeview. The channel, which is operated by the CBS AMC Networks UK Channels Partnership, has agreed a new carriage deal which will see CBS Drama launch on Freeview on Tuesday September 1st. This carriage deal further extends the reach of CBS Drama, which is already available on a range of other platforms including Sky, Fresat and Virgin Media. The channel will now be available to over 90% of UK households when it debuts on Freeview slot 74 next month.

BBC Two Sets Premiere Date For Danny Baker Comedy ‘Cradle To Grave’

By Patrick Munn | August 19, 2015 - 3:30 pm | No Comments

BBC Two's new eight part comedy series Cradle To Grave will premiere on Thursday September 3rd at 9pm, it has been announced.

MTV Sets UK Return Date For ‘Faking It’ Season 2

By Patrick Munn | August 19, 2015 - 2:35 pm | No Comments

Comedy series Faking It will return to MTV UK to finish airing its second season from Tuesday September 8th at 9:30pm, it has been announced.

MTV Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘Awkward’ Season 5

By Patrick Munn | August 19, 2015 - 2:07 pm | No Comments

The fifth and final season of Awkward will receive its UK premiere on MTV UK on Tuesday September 8th at 9pm, it has been announced.

BBC One’s Agatha Christie Series ‘Partners In Crime’ Goes Global

By Patrick Munn | August 18, 2015 - 11:32 am | 4 Comments

BBC One's Agatha Christie adaptation Partners In Crime is going global. International distributor all3media International has sold the six episode series to a slew of international broadcasters including NHK in Japan, ABC in Australia, Sky in New Zealand, BBC Global across Africa, TV2 in Norway, TV4 in Sweden, DR TV in Denmark, RUV in Iceland, HRT in Croatia, VRT in Flemish speaking Belgium and Ale Kino in Poland. Acorn TV previously acquired the U.S. streaming rights to Partners In Crime.

Keeley Hawes Set As Lead In Simon Nye’s ITV Series ‘The Durrells’

By Patrick Munn | August 18, 2015 - 11:20 am | No Comments

Spooks and Line Of Duty star Keeley Hawes has been set as the lead in The Durells, ITV's recently ordered six episode drama series from Simon Nye which is based on Gerald Durrell’s trilogy of Corfu memoirs.

BBC Two Releases Trailer For Danny Baker Comedy ‘Cradle To Grave’

By Patrick Munn | August 17, 2015 - 2:48 pm | No Comments

BBC Two has released a trailer for Cradle To Grave, their eight episode comedy series which is inspired by the life of Danny Baker and is being toplined by Peter Kay.

TV Trailer: BBC Two’s Transgender Sitcom ‘Boy Meets Girl’

By Patrick Munn | August 17, 2015 - 8:05 am | No Comments

BBC Two has released the first trailer for Boy Meets Girl, their upcoming six episode comedy series which is being hailed as the country’s first transgender sitcom.