LOVEFiLM, BBC Worldwide Strike Deal For Kids Content

LOVEFiLM has struck a deal with BBC Worldwide which will see a number of BBC kids shows made available to members of the streaming service. Show’s covered by this deal include including The Story of Tracy Beaker, Teletubbies, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Balamory. This deal follows on from a recent deal with Saban Brands to bring Power Rangers to LOVEFiLM and comes as one of the company’s main competitors, Netflix, is producing its first original kids series titled Turbo: F.A.S.T.

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ITV4 Acquires Free-To-Air Rights To AMC’s Western Drama ‘Hell On Wheels’

Hell On Wheels - Season TwoITV4 has closed a deal with Endemol Worldwide Distribution to acquire the free-to-air rights to AMC’s western drama series Hell On Wheels. The deal covers all three seasons of the show (30 episodes) with ITV4 eyeing a Summer premiere for the series. The first two seasons of the show have previously been broadcast in the UK by TCM, who continue to hold the first window rights to the series.

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Sky1 Renews ‘Moone Boy’ For Third Season, Orders New Comedy Series ‘Yonderland’

Fresh on the heels of sister channel Sky Atlantic commissioning a new comedy series titled Mr Sloane from former Curb Your Enthusiasm executive producer Robert B. Weide, Sky1 has renewed its comedy series Moone Boy for a third season and given the green-light to a new 8 episode comedy series titled Yonderland from the main cast of Horrible Histories. The renewal of Moone Boy comes before the show’s second season has even aired.

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TNT Sets Summer Premiere Dates For ‘King & Maxwell’, ‘Rizzoli & Isles’, ‘Major Crimes’, ‘Falling Skies’ & More

TNT has announced details of its summer line up, including premiere dates for Rizzoli & Isles, Perpection, Falling Skies, Franklin & Bash, Major Crimes and new drama series King & Maxwell. Kicking things off on the scripted side is the third season of Falling Skies on Sunday June 9th at 9/8c, before assuming its regular 10pm time-slot the following week. The second season of Major Crimes premieres on Monday June 10th at 9/8c, leading into the series premiere of King & Maxwell on Monday June 10th at 10/9c. The fourth season of Rizzoli & Isles premieres on Tuesday June 18th at 9/8c, leading in to the second season of Perception on Tuesday June 18th at 10/9c. Finally, the third season of Franklin & Bash is set to premiere on Wednesday July 24th at 9/8c.

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