Acquisitions Roundup: UKTV Slate – Watch Picks Up UK Rights To ‘The Strain’ Season 2, ‘Grimm’ Season 5 & More

While all eyes are inevitably on which new shows from the 2015-2016 season will be headed to the UK, TVWise will be taking a look at the current roster of U.S. scripted series, confirming which shows will in fact be returning to their UK broadcasters. We continue our coverage with a look at UKTV and their Watch channel, who have picked up the UK rights to the fourth season of Beauty & The Beast, the fifth season of Grimm and the second season of FX's vampire drama The Strain. Read More

Nick Jr. Takes US Rights To CBeebies’ ‘Teletubbies’ Reboot

TeletubbiesNick Jr. has acquired the US broadcast and video-on-demand rights to CBeebie's upcoming Teletubbies reboot after agreeing a deal with international distributor DHX Media. In addition, Nick Jr parent Nickelodeon has also acquired all 365 episodes of the original series for Noggin, their recently launched mobile subscription service for pre-schoolers. Read More

Acquisitions Roundup: UKTV Slate – Dave Picks Up UK Rights To ‘Suits’ Season 5

While all eyes are inevitably on which new shows from the 2015-2016 season will be headed to the UK, TVWise will be taking a look at the current roster of U.S. scripted series, confirming which shows will in fact be returning to their UK broadcasters. We continue our coverage with a look at UKTV and their Dave channel, who have picked up the UK rights to the fifth season of Suits. Read More