UKTV's Alibi orders Spanish drama from 'Bodyguard' firm World Productions
UKTV's crime drama channel Alibi has ordered a six-part Spanish series written by The Tunnel's Ben Richards and to be produced by Bodyguard firm World Productions. The Diplomat (6 x 60-minutes) is set around the British Consul in Barcelona and follows two colleagues who mix the roles of lawyer, counsellor and cop as they deal […]
UKTV's Alibi snags trio of US dramas from ViacomCBS
Britain's UKTV has acquired three new US drama series – Why Women Kill, Tommy and Evil – from ViacomCBS Global Distribution, for broadcast on its Alibi channel from the end of the year. The deal was brokered by UKTV's head of acquisitions Emma Sparks and Matt Downer at ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group, which is distributing all […]
Showtime picks up UK thriller 'We Hunt Together'
ViacomCBS-owned US network Showtime has picked up BBC Studios' psychological thriller We Hunt Together for broadcast. The 6 x 60-minute series recently premiered on British broadcaster UKTV's Alibi channel. Produced and distributed by BBC Studios, it will air on Showtime from 9 August. Written by Gaby Hull, the series stars Eve Myles, Babou Ceesay, Hermione […]
Drama round-up: 'Fleabag' sells into Japan; UKTV moves into 'The Gulf'; Magenta lands on Mars
Fleabag jumps into Japan Wowow in Japan has picked up Phoebe Waller-Bridge's series Fleabag for its pay TV service. The broadcaster has acquired up both 6 x 30 minute seasons of the hit series, which was written by and starred Waller-Bridge (No Time To Die, Killing Eve). The show was produced for BBC Three and […]
A+E's 'Miss Scarlet And The Duke' heads to the US, Canada, Australia
US broadcaster PBS, Seven Network in Australia and CBC in Canada are among broadcasters to have picked up 19th Century crime drama, Miss Scarlet And The Duke. The show marked A+E Networks International's first scripted co-production and was created by Grantchester writer Rachael New, who was attached as showrunner to the 6 x 60-minute first […]
Sales round-up: DRG strikes 'Remarkable' deals in Europe; DCD secures UK sales for Oz drama
DRG serves up sales for 'Remarkable Places To Eat' BBC Two's Remarkable Places To Eat has been sold into a raft of broadcasters in Europe and Australia by DRG. SBS Australia, DR TV (Denmark), VTM (Belgium), RTL's CLT-UFA (Luxembourg and Netherlands) have all bought the programme, alongside P & P Permissions and Rights covering Bosnia […]
Alibi snaps up pair of US crime dramas
UKTV has acquired two US scripted shows, Waco and I Am The Night, for its crime drama channel Alibi. Sold by Endeavour Content, Waco premiered last year on Paramount Network. Starring Taylor Kitsch, Michael Shannon and Andrea Riseborough, the six-episode series documents the deadly 1993 stand-off between the FBI and religious cult the Branch Davidians […]
TBI Scripted: Greenlights at Alibi, NENT; Tomorrow enters Polite Society
UKTV's Alibi channel orders first scripted original Crime drama channel Alibi has commissioned its first scripted drama with six-part series Traces. The 6 x 60-minute drama, written by Amelia Bullmore and produced by Studiocanal-backed Red, is based on an original idea by crime writer Val McDermid. The crime thriller is set in Scotland and […]
UKTV returns to Virgin with more content than ever
UKTV's channels returned to Virgin Media at the weekend, ending a three-week negotiations stand-off that forced networks including Dave, Gold and Alibi off the platform. The two parties agreed a new carriage deal that restores all UKTV's channels and adds more than five-times the amount of on-demand programming – including what Virgin described as "significantly […]
UKTV picks up slate of Sony dramas for Alibi
UK-based multichannel network UKTV has acquired three Sony Pictures Television (SPT) shows for its crime drama channel Alibi. The deal is headed by Carter, a detective drama commissioned by SPT Networks and produced by Amaze Film + Television. Carter's cast is headed by Jerry O'Connell (Billions) who plays Harley Carter, a detective on a hit […]