Pop TV and UKTV Order ‘Flack’ Series With Anna Paquin
Anna Paquin will star as a PR maven in “Flack,” a new scripted series for Pop TV in the U.S. and UKTV in the U.K. Peter Cattaneo (“The Full Monty”) will direct the limited series. Paquin (“True Blood”)...
View ArticleDisney Reports 22% Pay Gap in Favor of Men in Britain, NBCU a Gap of 3.2%
The Walt Disney Co. U.K. revealed Friday that it paid its male employees 22% more on average last year than its female staff, with the gap rising to 41.9% when it came to bonuses. NBCUniversal Intl....
View ArticleUKTV Lands Jerry O’Connell Detective Procedural ‘Carter’
“Carter” is heading to British TV after UKTV nabbed the Canadian-produced drama as part of a three-series deal with Sony Pictures Television. UKTV will run the shows on its crime drama channel, Alibi....
View ArticleUKTV Secures Five-Show Deal With Disney, Including Premiere of ‘Harrow’
UKTV has secured an exclusive multi-show rights deal with Disney U.K. for its W and Alibi channels, including new crime drama “Harrow.” The Australia-set show, which marks the first international...
View ArticleSharon Horgan Making ‘Women on the Verge’ Comedy Series
“Catastrophe’s” Sharon Horgan and “Woman on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” writer Lorna Martin have teamed for a TV series based on the book about the fraught lives of a group of career women in...
View ArticleDavid Jason Travels the West Coast in ‘Planes, Trains & Automobiles’ Series
One of Britain’s best-known TV actors, David Jason, will travel around the West Coast of the U.S. in a new UKTV series “David Jason: Planes, Trains & Automobiles.” Jason is beloved in the U.K. for...
View ArticleDarren Childs to Step Down as CEO of UKTV
Darren Childs is to step down as CEO of Britain’s UKTV after eight years at the helm. He will exit at the end of June, the company announced Thursday. A successor has not been named. UKTV’s portfolio...
View ArticleBBC Studios, UKTV Order Up Crime Drama ‘We Hunt Together’
BBC Studios and UKTV have commissioned crime drama “We Hunt Together” for UKTV’s Alibi channel. The six-part thriller, which is produced by BBC Studios, marks the second original scripted crime drama...
View ArticleDiscovery, BBC Close Deal to Split UKTV Channels
Discovery has added a raft of U.K. lifestyle channels to its lineup, and BBC Studios a cluster of entertainment offerings, after the pair completed their UKTV deal. The UKTV channels group was...
View ArticleDiscovery Launching Free Streaming Service Dplay in U.K., Ireland
Discovery is making a free-streaming play in the U.K. and Ireland with the launch of Dplay. The ad-supported service launches this week. It will be programmed with content from Discovery’s bouquet of...
View ArticleOriginals, Streaming Drive 4% Growth in Viewing at British TV Network UKTV
British broadcast network UKTV claimed a 4% rise in viewing last year, fueled by a spate of original programming and rapid growth for its on-demand service UKTV Play. The 4% figure refers to an...
View Article‘Fawlty Towers’ Episode to Be Reinstated After John Cleese Attacks its Removal
UPDATED: An episode of sitcom “Fawlty Towers” removed from a streaming site for containing “racial slurs” is to be reinstated. John Cleese had attacked the decision to remove the episode as “stupid,”...
View ArticleGlobal Bulletin: HBO Europe Greenlights Spanish Anthology Series ‘Escenario 0’
Standout Spanish cinema actors Irene Escolar (“Official Competition,” “Tell Me Who I Am”) and Bárbara Lennie (“Everybody Knows,” “Magical Girl”) have teamed on a new anthology series commissioned by...
View ArticleCanadian Series ‘Hudson & Rex’ Sells to U.K., Spain, Nordics
German sales and production outfit Beta Film has sold hit Canadian man and canine series “Hudson & Rex” to a slew of territories across Europe. UKTV has picked up the show for the U.K. and Ireland,...
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