All posts tagged 'Alibi'

Alibi Acquires BBC America Police Drama ‘Copper’ In Deal With Cineflix Rights

By Patrick Munn | June 21, 2019 - 1:24 pm | No Comments

UKTV's Alibi channel has acquired the former BBC America police drama Copper in a deal with Cineflix Rights. The show's first season is expected to premiere on Alibi in August. Both seasons of the show originally aired in the UK on Amazon Prime Video UK (then known as LOVEFiLM).

Alibi Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘Waco’

By Patrick Munn | June 11, 2019 - 5:44 pm | No Comments

Miniseries Waco will receive its UK premiere on UKTV's Alibi channel on Monday July 1st at 9pm, it has been announced.

‘Murdoch Mysteries’ Season 13 Adds Colm Feore & Claire Goose In Guest Roles

By Patrick Munn | May 21, 2019 - 8:18 pm | No Comments

Colm Feore (The Umbrella Academy, House Of Cards) and Claire Goose (The Coroner, Casualty) have been tapped for guest starring roles on the thirteenth season of Murdoch Mysteries. There is no word on the nature of the characters they will be playing. Production on the show's eighteen-episode thirteenth season is now underway in Ontario, and is expected to wrap in November. Season 13 will air on CBC in Canada later this year and is expected to premiere on UKTV's Alibi channel in early 2020.

UKTV’s Alibi Channel Acquires ‘I Am The Night’ & ‘Waco’

By Patrick Munn | May 20, 2019 - 11:16 am | No Comments

Alibi has picked up two new U.S. acquisitions. The UKTV owned and operated channel has struck deals with WarnerMedia and Endeavor Content for TNT's I Am The Night and Paramount Network's Waco, respectively. Both series will premiere on Alibi later this year. UKTV's Head of Acquisitions brokered both licensing agreements with WarnerMedia and Endeavor Content.

‘Frankie Drake Mysteries’ Heads To London For Season 3, Honeysuckle Weeks To Guest Star

By Patrick Munn | May 16, 2019 - 8:21 pm | No Comments

Frankie Drake is making a stop in the UK. UKTV and CBC's co-production Frankie Drake Mysteries recently kicked off production on its ten episode third season with a shoot in London. Production will continue on location in Ontario through to the autumn.

Molly Windsor, Laura Fraser & Jennifer Spence Set As Leads In Alibi’s ‘Traces’

By Patrick Munn | May 1, 2019 - 1:50 pm | No Comments

Molly Windsor (Three Girls, Cheat), Laura Fraser (The Missing, Breaking Bad) and Jennifer Spence (You Me Her, Travelers) have been set as the leads in Traces, Alibi's six episode drama series from Val McDermid, Amelia Bulimore and Red Production Company. Rounding out the cast is Martin Compston (Line Of Duty), Laurie Brett (EastEnders), Vincent Regan (Delicious, The White Princess), Michael Nardone (Shetland, Silent Witness) and John Gordan Sinclair (Marple, Ill Behaviour).

UKTV SOCI Hits 9.53% In 2019, ‘Hypothetical’ Ranks As Network’s Top Rated Show

By Patrick Munn | April 29, 2019 - 1:45 pm | No Comments

2019 is shaping up to be a good year for UKTV. Year-to-date, the broadcaster's SOCI (share of commercial impacts) has hit 9.53%, up 3% compared to 2018. SOCI for the 16-34 demo also is showing strong growth, up 6% year-on-year to 6.74%. A key driving force behind the SOCI growth was the performance of UKTV's original series. Dave's Hypothetical, featuring James Acaster and Josh Widdicombe, launched with 1.2 million viewers - making it UKTV's top rated show of 2019.

Alibi Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘The Bad Seed’

By Patrick Munn | April 17, 2019 - 2:40 pm | No Comments

New Zealand drama series The Bad Seed, which is based on the books by bestselling author Charlotte Grimshaw, will receive its UK premiere on UKTV's Alibi channel on Tuesday May 14th at 9pm, it has been announced.