Exclusive: While the major UK broadcasters are still mulling which new US shows to bring to the UK, a number of channels have renewed licensing deals and acquired subsequent seasons to the various American shows which have proved successful.
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HBO’s The Newsroom kicked off it’s freshman run last night with 2.1 million total viewers in it’s initial airing at 10pm. That number rises to 2.7 million when factoring in the second telecast of the show’s premiere episode.
Exclusive: I have just learned that UKTV has closed a deal to acquire the UK broadcast rights to the first season of Syfy’s drama-documentary series Paranormal Witness for its Really channel. I’m also being told that Really has set the premiere for the show’s 6 episode first season for Tuesday August 14th at 9pm.
The Amazon owned streaming service LOVEFiLM has signed a multi-year deal with 20th Century Fox Television Distribution to provide its customers with streaming access to recent and forthcoming movies and TV series.
Exclusive: I have just learned that UKTV has closed a deal with CBS Studios International to acquire the exclusive first run pay TV rights to the short-lived CBS drama series A Gifted Man for its Watch channel. I’m also being told that Watch has set the premiere for the show’s 16 episode first season for Tuesday August 7th at 9pm.
FX UK has released a teaser trailer for the upcoming second season of science-fiction series Falling Skies, which is due to premiere on the channel on Tuesday July 3rd at 9pm.
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Marc Cherry’s pilot Devious Maids, which didn’t make the cut over at ABC, has been picked up by Lifetime and given a 13 episode order, with the network eyeing a 2013 premiere.
Olivia Colman (Rev.) and Katie Leung (Harry Potter) have been cast in lead roles in Channel 4’s upcoming drama serial Run, TVWise has learned.