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A&E, History & Lifetime Take U.S. Rights To BBC One’s ‘War & Peace’

A&E, History and Lifetime have taken the U.S. broadcast rights to BBC One's upcoming adaptation of the Tolstoy classic War & Peace - starring, amongst others, Jim Broadbent, Gillian Anderson and Rebecca Front - after reaching a deal with the series' North American distributor The Weinstein Company.

FOX Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘Falling Skies’ Season 5

Falling SkiesThe fifth and final season of sci-fi series Falling Skies will receive its UK premiere on FOX UK on Tuesday June 30th at 9pm, less than 48 hours behind the US premiere on TNT, it has been announced.

Channel 4’s ‘No Offence’ Heading To Australia & Denmark

No OffenceAfter launching the series at MIPTV, FremantleMedia International has lined up the first international sales for Paul Abbott's cop dramedy No Offence, which launches on Channel 4 in early May. FMI has lined up deals for the eight episode series starring Joanna Scanlan and Elaine Cassidy with Australian public broadcaster ABC TV and Danish broadcaster DR, who will launch the series in their respective territories later this year.

BBC Four Acquires Icelandic Drama ‘Trapped’

BBC FourBBC Four is adding another foreign language drama to their Saturday night line up. The channel has pre-brought the first run UK broadcast rights to Icelandic drama trapped after striking a deal with international distributor Dynamic Television.

Sky Atlantic Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘The Affair’

Showtime's Golden Globe winning drama series The Affair will receive its UK premiere on Sky Atlantic on Wednesday May 13th at 9pm, with a double-bill, it has been announced.

‘Nashville’ Moving To E4 For Season 3, Premiere Set For May 13th

Nashville S3Nashville is on the move. Channel 4 is relocating the Connie Britton fronted series from its previous home on More4 to their youth-skewing channel E4 for its 22 episode third season, TVWise has learned. Nashville's third season will receive its UK premiere on Wednesday May 13th at 10pm.