UPDATE: Gold To Air ‘Mrs Brown’s Boys’ From May 1st
UPDATE, March 26th: UKTV has announced that episodes of Mrs Brown’s Boys will begin airing on Gold on Wednesday May 1st at 9pm, and will then continue to air weekly in the Wednesday 9pm time-slot.
Netflix UK & Ireland Picks Up Rights To ‘The League’ Season 4
Following on from successfuly launching FX’s comedy series The League late last year, Netflix UK & Ireland has extended its licensing deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution and picked up the rights to the show’s fourth season. This is the latest deal inked by Netflix in the past month, the streaming service has also recently picked up the fourth season of Drop Dead Diva, the eighth season of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia and are believed to be considering picking up new seasons of Californication. All 13 episodes of the show’s fourth season are immediately available to stream for members of Netflix UK.
‘The Roux Scholarship’ Jumps To Watch, Good Food To Air Companion Series
The Roux Scholarship is moving up the EPG. UKTV has announced that the format, which has previously aired on the network’s Good Food channel, is moving to Watch. The new series on Watch has been given an order for 10 episodes and UKTV has also commissioned a 7 episode companion series which will air on Good Food, with recipes from that show then made available on Good Food’s website.
UKTV’s Gold Channel Orders First Original Sitcom ‘Us And Them’
UKTV is continuing its push into original programming. The network’s Gold channel has ordered its first original sitcom from veteran comedy producers Hat Trick Productions. The comedy series, titled Us and Them, has been given a six episode order and follows on from the channel commissioning a re-make of the political comedy series Yes, Prime Minister.
E4 Renews ‘My Mad Fat Diary’ For Second Season
E4 has renewed its drama series My Mad Fat Diary for a second season of 6 episodes, which is set to air in 2014. Production on season 2 is set to commence this summer.
FOX Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘Louie’ Season 2
The second season of FX’s comedy series Louie will receive its UK premiere on FOX on Tuesday April 16th at 10:30pm, it has been announced.
FOX Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘Men At Work’
The first season of TBS’ comedy series Men At Work will receive its UK premiere on FOX on Tuesday April 23rd at 10pm, it has been announced.
Alibi Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘Castle’ Season 5
The fifth season of ABC’s drama series Castle will receive its UK premiere on UKTV’s Alibi channel on Wednesday March 20th at 9pm, it has been announced.