All posts tagged 'Comedy Central UK'

EXCLUSIVE: Comedy Central’s Brad Wood On ‘Bob’s Burgers’: “It’s A Show That Could Find Its Way On Comedy Central UK”

Ahead of the UK premiere of the third season of 'Bob's Burgers', TVWise caught up with Comedy Central UK's Director of Acquisitions Brad Wood to get his take on why the show was a good buy for the VIMN backed broadcaster, despite the fact that Channel 4 dropped the series after two seasons due to low ratings.

C5’s Marie-Claire Dunlop, Comedy Central’s Brad Wood Talk Acquisitions Post VIMN Merger, Scripted Ambitions & More

As part of TVWise’s continuing feature series on U.S. acquisitions, TVWise recently spoke with Chanel 5's Acquisitions and Channel Manager Marie-Claire Dunlop and Comedy Central UK's Director of Acquisitions Brad Wood to find out about the opportunities the Viacom merger has opened up, the new acquisitions strategy across the VIMN UK portfolio, what kind of series the respective channels are in the market for post-LA Screenings and much more.

Acquisitions Roundup: UK Broadcasters Renew Deals For ‘The Big Bang Theory’, ‘Better Call Saul’, ‘Elementary’ & More

A range of UK broadcasters - including Channel 4, Amazon Prime Instant Video UK, Sky, Syfy UK, Channel 5 and Comedy Central UK - have picked up the UK rights to the new seasons of their exclusive imports including 'The Big Bang Theory', 'Better Call Saul', 'Elementary', 'Dark Matter', 'NCIS: New Orleans', '2 Broke Girls', 'Mike & Molly' & more.