Sky Atlantic Picks Up UK Rights To ‘True Detective’ & ‘Looking’
Sky Atlantic has confirmed that, as part of their existing output deal with HBO Originals, they have picked up the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to HBO’s new series True Detective and Looking, with both set to premiere in early 2014.

The CW’s new fall dramas are sticking around for the rest of the season.
The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman’s new excorcism drama Outcast has found a US home.
The third episode of The Paradise‘s second season added just under one million viewers to its initial overnight audience when consolidated figures are factored in.
Damien Molony (Being Human, Ripper Street), Fay Ripley (Cold Feet) and Clare-Hope Ashitey (Top Boy) have joined the cast of Channel 5’s upcoming original drama series Suspects (
BBC One’s period drama series The Paradise was able to retain 100% of its audience between week 3 and week 4, overnight data has revealed.
As part of UKTV’s strategy to increase public awareness and fully exploit the commercial potential of their key brands, the commercial network – which is a joint venture between Scripps Networks Interactive and BBC Worldwide – has announced that they will be moving into brand licensing for the first time. UKTV will be starting with Dave, the UK’s number one non-PSB channel which is home to such series as Suits and Red Dwarf, and will offer Dave branded merchandise and events that extol the characteristics of the channel.
ITV has renewed their hit period drama series Downton Abbey for a fifth season of 8 episodes and a Christmas Special for 2014.