UKTV
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UK air date announced for J.J. Abrams’ Almost Human
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>Watch, UKTV’s flagship subscription channel, has announced the start date for it’s latest J.J. Abrams-backed drama, Almost Human Created by J.H. Wyman, the show is a 13-part futuristic thriller from Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) and Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions.
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Gillian Anderson’s Crisis to get UK premier on Watch
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Gillian Anderson’s latest US series has been snapped up by Watch, UKTV’s flagship pay entertainment channel. The thirteen part Crisis also stars Dermot Mulroney and follows the abduction of several children of Washington D.C’s most powerful players, including the President’s son.
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YouView’s five-year funding deal is a major boost to the platform
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Yesterday’s announcement that its shareholders have agreed a new, five-year funding settlement is a big win for YouView and its growing band of users.
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UKTV’s Watch signs up second J.J. Abrams drama series
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UKTV has signed a second J.J. Abrams-backed drama for its flagship subscription channel, Watch. Almost Human is a 13-part futuristic thriller from Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) and Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions.
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Watch invites UK audiences to ‘Believe’ in J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuarón’s new supernatural drama
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The latest big name US show to arrive in the UK is Believe, a supernatural drama from Star Trek supremo J.J. Abrams and – recently showered in awards for Hollywood blockbuster Gravity – Alfonso Cuarón.
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YouView boss insists shareholders remain “pleased” with platform’s progress
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YouView boss Richard Halton has insisted all of the platform’s shareholders “are pleased” with its progress and see it as a way to further “their own individual goals”.