Comedy Central Picks Up UK Version Of ‘Drunk History’ To Series
Comedy Central UK has handed out an 8 episode series order to a UK adaptation of hit comedy format 'Drunk History'.
Comedy Central UK has handed out an 8 episode series order to a UK adaptation of hit comedy format 'Drunk History'.
BBC One has released a new series of first look images from their upcoming three-part adaptation of the JK Rowling novel The Casual Vacancy, which is being co-produced by US premium cable network HBO.
HBO has handed out a series order to the 'Untitled Rock 'N' Roll Drama', which hails from Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and former Boardwalk Empire showrunner Terrence Winter, TVWise has learned. The cast includes Bobby Cannavale (Boardwalk Empire), Olivia Wilde (House) and Ray Romano (Parenthood).
Idris Elba is set to topline and produce a new racing format, titled 'The Idris Elba Project', for Discovery Channel. The series will air on Discovery in more than 220 countries including the UK and the US.
Channel 5 has picked up supernatural drama 'The Haunting Of Radcliffe House', starring Matthew Modine and Olivia Williams, for their Christmas schedule.
TVWise breaks down the 2013-2014 broadcast season and takes a look at how many shows made it to the UK, what the key trends were and who did the most business - on both the broadcaster and distributor side of the equation.
Blinkbox has signed a content deal with EFD which will now give the on-demand service access to 100% of major new films released in the UK. The Tesco owned company has also unveiled a new download functionality which will allow tablet users to "watch offline".