Syfy UK Snaps Up Rights To ‘Dark Matter’ From Stargate’s Paul Mullie & Joseph Mallozzi
The newest sci-fi series from Stargate writers and executive producers Paul Mullie and Joseph Mallozzi is heading to Syfy UK. The NBCU owned and operated channel has picked up the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to "space-opera" Dark Matter, starring Melissa O’Neil , Marc Bendavid and Anthony Lemke , from international distributor Endemol Shine International. The series will premiere on Syfy UK this June. 
TVWise breaks down the 2013-2014 broadcast season and takes a look at how many shows made it to the UK, what the key trends were and who did the most business - on both the broadcaster and distributor side of the equation. 
TNT's 'The Librarians', which was originally acquired for Universal Channel, will now air on Syfy in the UK. The drama series, starring Noah Wyle and Rebecca Romijin, will debut in the UK on December 8th. 
Syfy UK has closed a deal with sister company NBCUniversal International Television Distribution to acquire the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to 'Dominion', with plans to debut the series later this year. 
Universal Channel has closed a deal to acquire the exclusive first run UK broadcast rights to TNT's upcoming 10 episode drama series The Librarians, with plans to launch the series in the UK this December, within 24 hours of the US broadcast on TNT. 