All posts tagged 'ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group'

E4 Acquires ‘Charmed’ Reboot & Harry Styles Comedy ‘Happy Together’

By Patrick Munn | September 27, 2018 - 12:35 pm | 2 Comments

E4 is adding two U.S. scripted series to their line-up. The Channel 4 owned and operated digi-net has acquired the Charmed reboot and comedy Happy Together, which counts none other than Harry Styles amongst its executive producers, after striking a deal with international distributor CBS Studios International.

Showtime Picks Up Wall Street Comedy ‘Black Monday’ To Series

By Patrick Munn | June 14, 2018 - 8:06 pm | No Comments

After piloting the project (under its former titled Ball Street), Showtime has picked up 1980s Wall Street comedy Black Monday - starring Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells and Regina Hall - to series with a ten episode order. Owing to the fact that Black Monday is set up as a co-pro with Sony Pictures Television, it is not immediately clear if it will be covered by Showtime's output deal with Sky or if SPT will be distributing it in the UK.

FOX UK Poaches First Window Rights To ‘NCIS: New Orleans’, Season 4 Set For July Premiere

By Patrick Munn | June 8, 2018 - 10:30 am | No Comments

NCIS: New Orleans has a new UK home. FOX UK has secured first window rights to the NCIS spin-off in a deal with international distributor CBS Studios International. The agreement begins with season four, which will premiere on FOX UK on Friday July 20th at 9pm. The show's fifth season will then follow later in 2018.

Sky Acquires ‘SEAL Team’ & ‘Instinct’ In Deal With CBSSI

By Patrick Munn | December 4, 2017 - 1:54 pm | No Comments

Sky has secured the first window rights to CBS' new drama series Seal Team and Instinct after striking a deal with international distributor CBS Studios International. SEAL Team will air on Sky One, while Instinct will air on Sky Living. Both series are expected to premiere on this side of the pond in 2018.

More4 Picks Up UK Rights To ‘The Good Fight’ Season 2

By Patrick Munn | September 22, 2017 - 8:32 pm | 1 Comment

EXCLUSIVE: Diane Lockhart is staying put on More4. I've learned that the Channel 4 owned digi-net has picked up the UK rights to the second season of The Good Wife spin-off The Good Fight from international distributor CBS Studios International. Sources tell me that the deal C4 and CBS inked earlier this year covered multiple seasons of the show. The second season of The Good Fight is expected to premiere in 2018.

‘Mom’ & ‘Scorpion’ Lose UK Broadcaster After ITV2 Opts Not To Renew Deals With WB & CBS

By Patrick Munn | September 5, 2017 - 7:02 pm | 1 Comment

EXCLUSIVE: ITV2 is letting go of two high-profile U.S. acquisitions.  The youth-skewing digi-net has opted not to renew their licensing agreements for the Allison Janney/Anna Farris comedy series Mom and the Elyes Gabel fronted drama Scorpion, TVWise can reveal.

Netflix UK Lands Exclusive Rights To The CW’s ‘Dynasty’ Reboot

By Patrick Munn | June 23, 2017 - 9:04 am | No Comments

And just a month after the LA Screenings, we have our first deal for a new show from the upcoming 2017-2018 broadcast season. Netflix UK, as part of a wider deal agreed by the streaming service's global acquisitions team in LA and CBS Studios International, has secured the exclusive UK rights to The CW's Dynasty reboot series, which is set to premiere state-side in October.

E4 Drops ‘Jane The Virgin’ After Two Seasons

By Patrick Munn | June 13, 2017 - 3:15 pm | 4 Comments

EXCLUSIVE: Jane Villanueva is looking for a new home. TVWise can exclusively reveal that E4 has opted not to extend their licensing agreement with CBS Studios International and has now dropped The CW's hour-long comedy series Jane The Virgin, after airing the show's first two seasons.