Exclusive: E4 Acquires UK Rights To ‘The Inbetweeners US’

EXCLUSIVE: I have just learned that Channel 4 has closed a deal to acquire the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to MTV’s adaptation of The Inbetweeners for its E4 channel. I hear that the series will air on E4 later this year and my sources are also telling me that, similarly to how Showtime’s adaptation of Shameless was titled Shameless US to differentiate it from the original, the series will appear on E4’s schedule as The Inbetweeners US.

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Syfy UK Acquires Rights To ‘The River’

Exclusive: I have just learned that Syfy UK has closed a deal with Disney Media Distribution to acquire the first run UK broadcast rights to ABC’s short-lived drama series The River. I’m also being told that the show’s eight episode first season is set to premiere on Syfy UK in October.

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It’s Official: Syfy Acquires US Rights To ‘Sinbad’

Yesterday, TVWise broke the news that Syfy had closed a deal with BBC Worldwide to acquire the US broadcast rights to Sky1’s adventure series Sinbad. The network confirmed that today by formally announcing the acquisition and revealing that the show’s 12 episode first season is set to premiere in April 2013 alongside the network’s newest original series Defiance.

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Really Acquires UK Rights To ‘Hart Of Dixie’ Season 2

Exclusive: UKTV has closed a deal with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution to acquire the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to the second season of Hart of Dixie for its Really channel. I’m also being told that the show’s second season is tentatively scheduled to premiere in Spring 2013.

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TNT’s ‘The Closer’ & ‘Major Crimes’ Set Ratings Records

The news just keeps getting better for TNT. The cabler, which is having a very strong year, has now laid claim to two more cable ratings records. With time shifted viewing figures now in, the network’s flagship series for the past seven years The Closer finished its run on TNT as the highest rated series finale in basic cable history and spin-off series Major Crimes also posted gains in live+7 to become the highest rated series launch in basic cable history.

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Syfy Closes Deal To Acquire UK Drama Series ‘Sinbad’

EXCLUSIVE: It looks like Sinbad is preparing to set sail for the US. I have just learned that Syfy has closed a deal with BBC Worldwide to acquire the US broadcast rights to the Sky1/Impossible Pictures drama series Sinbad. This is one of two series that Syfy has been in talks to acquire, but has yet to officially announce as joining their lineup, with the other being Canadian science-fiction series Continuum. Representatives of Syfy did not immediately respond to our request for comment.

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