Rob Lowe is enjoying being a fish out of water in British cop drama Wild Bill, which is leading ITV Studios Global Entertainment's scripted lineup at next week's Mip TV. The West Wing star plays high-flying U.S. cop, Bill Hixon, who is appointed Chief Constable of the East Lincolnshire Police Force in the UK. The…

The U.S. remained the largest export market for British TV content with sales of £335M ($441M) across the 2016/17 year, according to a new report. Total revenues from UK TV programming sales were estimated at £902m, according to the TV Exports report, published by British trade association Pact. The U.S. was…

Scandinavian terror thriller Greyzone is heading to the UK after Walter Presents acquired the ten-part series from distributor ITV Studios Global Entertainment. The Channel 4-backed foreign-language drama service will air the Cosmo Film-produced series later this year. The show, set in Copenhagen, Stockholm and…

PBS executive Mike Kelley is joining ITV Studios Global Entertainment to bolster its U.S. sales team. Kelley, who was previously SVP, Programming, Business Affairs and Content Operations at the U.S. public broadcaster has been appointed SVP, Sales, Americas and will be based at ITVSGE's LA operation. Kelly was…

The major British distributors and Hollywood studios are preparing for an onslaught of international TV buyers with hundreds descending on London and Liverpool, hopefully with their wellington boots at the ready, to snap up the latest scripted gems. Later this week, around 700 buyers are expected to hit the UK for…

Shudder, the premium streaming service backed by AMC Networks, has acquired the Scandi-noir drama Jordskott from ITV Studios Global Entertainment. The first two episodes of Season 1 will launch April 6, with two new episodes premiering each week thereafter. The 10-episode first season focuses on the seven-year…

BBC Worldwide has closed a series of deals to bring four BBC Earth Giant Screen films to mainland China and Hong Kong in 2017. Tiny Giants, Wild Africa, Earthflight and Incredible Predators will screen in more than 20 science and technology museums beginning in January under pacts with Orient International Holding…

Warp Films is ramping up in the international high-end drama space. The UK-based company behind features Submarine, '71 and This Is England (and its TV spinoffs) has hired Ruth McCance as co-production executive. She transfers from Eccho Rights. Based in Stockholm, McCance has previously worked as a development exec…

Prolific scripted indie Mammoth Screen was established in 2007 with ITV holding a 25% equity stake since that time. The acquisitive UK group has now picked up the remaining 75% of the producer of BBC/Masterpiece’s swashbuckling series Poldark and ITV’s crime drama Endeavour. Mammoth Screen's Damien Timmer will lead…

Building on the corporation’s aggressive acquisitions spree, ITV unit ITV Studios Global Entertainment has taken a minority stake in Alison Owen and Debra Hayward’s Monumental Television. The indie was founded by the Oscar nominated producers as Monumental Pictures last September. The new agreement will see ITVSGE…

Eyeing what could be a new international breakout, Universal Music Group is partnering with ITV Studios Global Entertainment to bring China’s Sing My Song to a worldwide audience. The format is a primetime entertainment show from Star China which is the first talent format to be exported out of the Middle Kingdom…

Mipcom is officially underway today on a stormy Riviera with a jam-packed schedule of high-profile speakers, screenings and stars. While drama remains a prestige offering at the market here, shifts in the landscape of the international television business are an ongoing discussion for buyers and sellers as they ponder…