All posts tagged 'UKTV'

UPDATED: Dave Shifts ‘Parks & Recreation’ Season 5 To 2016

Parks & Recreation S5Update: October 6th: In a last minute change, Dave has decided to delay the fifth season of Parks & Recreation and will not be airing it in October as previously announced. The fifth season will now air in 2016 along with the final two seasons of the show.

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.

Dave Renews ‘Taskmaster’ For Two More Seasons

TaskmasterUKTV's Dave channel has handed out a two season renewal to breakout original series Taskmaster, featuring Greg Davies and Alex Horne. The total pick-up is for ten episodes, split across seasons two and three, which will air in 2016 and 2017, respectively.

UKTV’s Drama Channel Acquires Australian Mini ‘Deadline Gallipoli’

UKTV's Drama channel has acquired the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to Australian World War I miniseries Deadline Gallipoli after striking a deal with international distributor NBCUniversal International Television Distribution, TVWise has learned.

UKTV Inks Disney Deal For ‘Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders’, ‘Quantico’ & ‘Code Black’

Criminal Minds: Beyond BordersUKTV is expanding their relationship with Disney. The commercial network, which is a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Scripps Networks Interactive, has sealed a deal with Disney Media Distribution for the exclusive UK rights to Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, FBI drama Quantico and medical drama Code Black. Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders and Code Black will air on Watch, while Quantico will air on Alibi.

UKTV’s Watch Channel Orders Cruise Ship Cooking Series ‘Battlechefs’

Watch Logo (New) [ALT]UKTV's Watch channel has given the green-light to Battlechefs, a new ten episode cooking series which takes place on a cruise ship and features a range of amateur celebrity chefs Alex James, Keith Duffy and John Partridge. Battlechefs will premiere on Watch in 2016.