Rhashan Stone (Strike Back), Saira Choudhry (No Offence), Rosie Day (Agatha Raisin), Nitin Ganatra (Midsomer Murders), Nicholas Goh (One Child), Siobhan Hewlett (The Syndicate) and Sarah Parish (W1A) have signed on to guest star in the second season of ITV's McDonald & Dodds. They will appear in the third episode. 
Jetpack Distribution has hired Toby Jones to serve in the newly created position of Sales Executive covering Central Eastern Europe (CEE), Benelux and the Middle East and Africa (ME&A). 
2020 was a strong year for UKTV. The commercial broadcaster has announced that they achieved a 8.07% SOCI (share of commercial impacts), up 4% year-to-year. Additionally, UKTV's network share grew by 3.2% to hit 4.63%. 
StarzPlay has secured the UK rights to The Head after striking a deal with international distributor The Mediapro Studio, TVWise has learned. The six episode drama series is set to premiere on the streaming service on Sunday February 7th. 
Amazon Prime Video has acquired the UK rights to Freeform's upcoming drama series Cruel Summer after striking a deal with international distributor Entertainment One (eOne). The series is expected to premiere on the streaming service later this year. 
The second season of Dead Pixels will premiere on E4 on Tuesday January 26th at 10pm, it has been announced. 
The third season of Marcella will receive its UK premiere on ITV on Tuesday January 26th at 9pm, it has been announced. 