Sony Entertainment Television, as part of the deal they inked to acquire the series in August 2012, has picked up the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to the fourth season of TV Land’s comedy series Hot In Cleveland. The show’s fourth season is set to premiere on Sunday September 8th at 5pm, with a double-bill.
A&E is finalising a deal to renew their hit drama series Longmire for a third season.
The fourth season of Haven will receive its UK premiere on Syfy UK on Thursday September 26th at 9pm, it has been announced.
French broadcaster TF1 and Sony Pictures Television Networks have announced that they have renewed their drama series Crossing Lines – which was acquired by NBC and became a key part of their Summer line up – for a second season. 12 episodes have been ordered for the show’s second season.
While neither has aired on British television, two series from the 2012-2013 season are now available to purchase in the UK via the Tesco owned on-demand service Blinkbox. I’ve learned that, following a deal with Warner Bros., Blinkbox is currently offering the complete series of The CW’s Cult and CBS’ Golden Boy, both of which were cancelled after just one season on their respective networks. Episodes of both series are available for purchase at a price tag of £1.89 each.
BBC Three has released a trailer for their latest import Orphan Black, which is set to premiere on the channel in mid-late September.
Channel 5 has closed a deal with Disney Media Distribution (DMD) to acquire the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to ABC’s drama series Betrayal. The series, which premieres state-side on September 29th, is expected to premiere on Channel 5 later this year, closely behind its US debut.
LOVEFiLM has struck a content deal with Viacom International Media Networks which will see a number of VIMN owned and distributed titles made available to subscribers of the OTT service. The titles covered by this deal come from VIMN’s portfolio of channels, including MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. and Comedy Central.