NBC’s ‘Blindspot’ Gets Order For Nine Additional Scripts

BlindspotNBC is showing a early sign of confidence in their new Monday night drama Blindspot. Mere days after the series starring Sullivan Stapleton and Jaimie Alexander premiered to a strong 10.6 million viewers and a 3.1 A18-49 demo rating, the network has ordered nine additional scripts, TVWise has confirmed. Read More

A&E Takes U.S. Rights To Sky’s ‘The Enfield Haunting’, Sets October Premiere

The Enfield Haunting is crossing the Atlantic. A+E Networks' flagship entertainment channel A&E has acquired the U.S. broadcast rights to the three-part Sky Living drama starring Timothy Spall (Harry Potter), Matthew Macfadyen (Ripper Street) and Juliet Stevenson (The Village) after striking a deal with international distributor Entertainment One. The Enfield Haunting will premiere on A&E on Friday October 9th at 10/9c Read More

Channel 4 Acquires German Cold War Drama ‘Deutschland 83’ For Linear Broadcast & VOD Service Walter Presents

Deutschland 83Deutschland 83 is coming to the UK. Channel 4 has acquired the UK linear broadcast and VOD rights to the critically acclaimed German Cold War drama series after striking a deal with international distributor FremantleMedia International, TVWise has learned. The series will initially premiere in the UK with a linear broadcast on Channel 4 before being made available exclusively as a boxset on C4's soon-to-launch foreign language drama VOD service Walter Presents Read More

EXCLUSIVE: Sky1 Closes In On Deal For UK Rights To ‘The X-Files’ Revival

EXCLUSIVE: Mulder and Scully are returning to their long-time UK home. TVWise understands that Sky1 - who held first window rights on the first nine seasons of the show - is close to a deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution to acquire the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to Fox’s six episode The X-Files revival series. Representatives of Sky declined to comment. Read More