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LONDON: BBC Worldwide and Amazon Prime Video have greenlit the period drama The Collection, set in Paris after WWII, from Lookout Point. The eight-part series will launch exclusively in 2016 for Amazon Prime members in the U.K. The Collection tells …

LONDON: Amazon has greenlit the original drama Trial, which stars Billy Bob Thornton and William Hurt, to debut exclusively on Prime Video in the U.K., Germany, Austria, Japan and the U.S. next year. Trial is written by David E. Kelley …

TORONTO: CTV has secured the Canadian broadcasting rights for the highly anticipated The X-Files event series, which will launch with a special two-night premiere on January 24. The six-episode drama was picked up in a deal with 20th Century Fox …

LONDON: The Starz original series Ash vs Evil Dead is headed to the U.K., exclusively for Virgin Media customers to watch on demand starting today. Virgin Media signed an exclusive licensing pact with Starz Digital for the first season. Ash …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: National Geographic Channel (NGC) has teamed up with Mike Medavoy and Jason Clark (Ways and Means Productions) to develop a scripted miniseries inspired by The Long Road Home, a best-selling book penned by ABC News' chief correspondent Martha Raddatz. …

BURBANK: ABC Family has renewed its original drama series The Fosters for a fourth season. The hour-long drama will air new episodes from season three starting January 25 at 8 p.m. The series follows a multi-ethnic family of adopted and …

LONDON: The U.K.’s Channel 5 has picked up the U.S. event series Heroes Reborn for its sister network 5*. The 13-episode series is due out next year. From creator/executive producer Tim Kring, the title is a follow-up to the 2006 …

LONDON: Zodiak Rights has scored a new raft of sales for the drama Versailles, following the series' record-setting debut on CANAL+ in France. The Scandinavian premium pay service C More has picked up the period piece, bringing it to viewers …

LONDON: Endemol Shine International and Amazon have inked an exclusive content licensing pact that brings the hit drama Humans to Prime members. Amazon Prime members will be able to stream the 8×1-hour series starting next spring. Humans is penned by …

LONDON: ITV has commissioned the six-part series Brief Encounters from CPL Productions. The series is set in the early 1980s and follows Steph, Pauline, Nita and Dawn, who sell exotic lingerie to both the dismay and delight of their loved …