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BBC Two Sets Premiere Date For ‘Wolf Hall’

By Patrick Munn | January 7, 2015 - 4:02 pm | No Comments

BBC Two's new period drama Wolf Hall, starring Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis, will premiere on Wednesday January 21st at 9pm, it has been announced.

5USA Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘The Mysteries Of Laura’

By Patrick Munn | January 7, 2015 - 3:26 pm | No Comments

NBC's Debra Messing fronted drama series The Mysteries Of Laura will receive its UK premiere on Channel 5's digi-net 5USA on Tuesday January 20th at 9pm, it has been announced.

Jamie Dornan Fronted Mini ‘New Worlds’ Heads To United States, Canada, Thailand & Africa

By Patrick Munn | January 7, 2015 - 10:43 am | 2 Comments

International distributor Power has closed a new raft of licensing deals for the Jamie Dornan fronted four-hour miniseries 'New Worlds' in the United States, Canada, Thailand and Africa.

Amazon Sets January Launch For Next Wave Of Pilots Including ‘The Man In The High Castle & ‘Mad Dogs’

By Patrick Munn | January 6, 2015 - 4:37 pm | No Comments

Amazon's new round of pilots, which includes Frank Spotnitz's The Man In The High Castle, Shawn Ryan's US version of Sky1's hit series Mad Dogs and Bates Motel and Lost executive producer Carlton Cuse's new drama Point of Honor, will be available to stream on Amazon Prime Instant Video in the US, the UK and Germany on Thursday January 15th.

UKTV Posts Ratings Growth Of 8.5% In 2014, SOCI Surges To 9%

By Patrick Munn | January 6, 2015 - 1:08 pm | No Comments

Across 2014, UKTV saw its average audience share across its 10 channels grow to 5.07%, up by 8.5% on the 4.67% audience share that the network registered in 2013. Meanwhile, on the back of that ratings growth, UKTV also saw their SOCI (share of commercial impacts) surge to 9%, up fairly considerably on last year's record of 8.2%.

Amazon Not Moving Forward With Chris Carter’s ‘The After’

By Patrick Munn | January 5, 2015 - 6:24 pm | 1 Comment

Amazon Studios has cancelled the series order for 'The After' and will therefore not be moving forward with the Aldis Hodge and Sharon Lawrence fronted post-apocalyptic drama from 'X-Files' creator Chris Carter,

Amazon Strikes eOne Deal For UK Rights To ‘Turn’, ‘Halt & Catch Fire’ & More

By Patrick Munn | January 5, 2015 - 11:24 am | No Comments

Amazon Prime Instant Video UK has struck a deal with international distributor eOne (Entertainment One) for the exclusive first run rights to AMC dramas Turn: Washington's Spies and Halt & Catch Fire, as well as SundanceTV's The Red Road and DirecTV's Rogue, TVWise has learned.

Consolidated Ratings: ‘The Fall’ Bows Out On Season High With 3.6 Million Viewers

By Patrick Munn | January 2, 2015 - 2:34 pm | No Comments

BBC Two's Gillian Anderson fronted thriller The Fall wrapped its second season on a high note with a consolidated audience of 3.6 million viewers, up 44% on the initial overnight of 2.5 million viewers.