All posts tagged '20th Century Fox Television Distribution'

Paramount Network Acquires CBS Comedy ‘Life In Pieces’

By Patrick Munn | February 8, 2019 - 3:59 pm | No Comments

Paramount Network is adding another comedy series to their line-up. The VIMN backed broadcaster has acquired the CBS family comedy Life In Pieces after striking a deal with international distributor Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. The show's first season will premiere later this month,

E4 Acquires UK Rights To ABC Comedy ‘Speechless’ In Deal With Fox

By Patrick Munn | February 8, 2019 - 3:10 pm | No Comments

Speechless has found a UK home. E4 has acquired all three seasons of ABC's Minnie Driver fronted comedy after striking a deal with international distributor Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution (TCFTVD). No word on a premiere date beyond "coming soon".

Universal TV Acquires Fox’s Kelsey Grammer Legal Drama ‘Proven Innocent’

By Patrick Munn | February 5, 2019 - 9:00 am | No Comments

EXCLUSIVE: Kelsey Grammer's new TV project has found a UK home. Universal TV has acquired the exclusive UK rights to legal drama Proven Innocent after striking a deal with international distributor Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. The series is set to premiere on Universal TV in March.

Paramount Network Acquires UK Rights To Dylan McDermott Fronted Fox Comedy ‘LA To Vegas’

By Patrick Munn | December 11, 2018 - 11:38 am | No Comments

LA To Vegas is UK bound. Paramount Network has acquired the UK rights to the short-lived Fox comedy starring Dylan McDermott (American Horror Story) after striking a deal with international distributor Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. The series is eyed for January premiere on the channel.

FOX UK Acquires ‘The Passage’ Starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Sets January Premiere

By Patrick Munn | November 23, 2018 - 11:20 am | No Comments

FOX UK has acquired the UK rights to the Mark-Paul Gosselaar fronted drama series The Passage after striking a deal with international distributor Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. The show's first season, consisting of thirteen episodes, will premiere on the channel on Tuesday January 15th at 9pm.

BBC’s FX Deal Wont Impact Prior Licensing Agreements; ‘American Horror Story’, ‘It’s Always Sunny’ & More Staying At Current UK Homes

By Patrick Munn | October 31, 2018 - 9:01 pm | No Comments

EXCLUSIVE: What impact will today's bumper "content partnership" between the BBC and FX Networks have on FX Originals with existing UK licensing agreements? Well, none at all. I'm hearing that all existing licensing deals remain in place and that the focus of the agreement is creating a UK home for FX programming going forward. What that means is that FX original series such as American Horror Story, Legion, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Baskets and You're The Worst are not jumping to the BBC from their current UK homes. American Horror Story, Legion and Baskets are staying put on FOX UK; while Netflix UK retains rights to It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.

BBC Agrees FX Networks Output Deal Making Beeb UK Home To All Future FX Originals

By Patrick Munn | October 31, 2018 - 2:47 pm | No Comments

To borrow from former U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden: "this is a big f***ing deal". In what is undoubtedly the BBC's biggest move in U.S. scripted acquisitions in years, they have inked a content partnership (effectively an output deal) with FX Networks that will make the Beeb the UK home to all future FX original comedy and drama series.

BBC Two Acquires FX’s John Paul Getty III Kidnap Drama ‘Trust’

By Patrick Munn | June 26, 2018 - 12:58 pm | No Comments

BBC Two is adding a fifth(!) FX original series to their slate of acquisitions. The channel has secured the exclusive UK rights to the network's John Paul Getty III abduction drama series Trust after striking a deal with international distributor Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. The series will premiere on BBC Two later this year.