Outlander is staying put on Amazon. Amazon Prime Instant Video UK has picked up exclusive rights to further seasons of the Starz period drama after extending their licensing deal with international distributor Sony Pictures Television. The show's second season will premiere on Amazon in the UK in 2016, with episodes being made available to stream within 24 hours of their initial broadcast on Starz. 
Kevin Costner is not about to become the next movie star making the transition to television. The Man Of Steel and Robin Hood star has passed on an offer to play the lead in The Trial, Amazon's recently announced drama project from The Practice and Monday Mornings creator David E. Kelley. 
Netflix has released the first trailer for the second season of their animated comedy series BoJack Horseman, which is set to premiere globally on the streaming service on Friday July 17th. 
Discovery UK has released a first look clip from their upcoming Idris Elba fronted racing series Idris Elba: No Limits, which is set to premiere on Monday July 6th at 9pm. 
The fate of BBC Three has been sealed. More than a year after the BBC announced plans to shutter BBC Three as a linear TV channel and move it online, the corporation's regulator has "provisionally approved" the proposals, whilst also imposing a number of conditions. 
Sky1 has closed a deal with CBS Studios International to acquire the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to CBS' upcoming 13 episode summer series Zoo, which is based on the James Patterson novel of the same name. 
Syfy UK's latest acquisition Dark Matter opened big for the genre channel when it debuted on June 15th. The space-opera series from former Stargate writers/executive producers Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie kicked off its 10 episode freshman season with a consolidated audience of 370K viewers, way above the channel's 12 month slot average. (Across various replays, the total impact of the series premiere inches closer to 700K viewers).