ITV Studios Global Entertainment Pickups for Acorn TV

SILVER SPRING: Streaming hub Acorn TV has picked up a trio of titles from ITV Studios Global Entertainment, all of which are scheduled to launch next month.

The acquisitions will mark the exclusive U.S. premieres of the period drama Jericho (July 11), the 1970s-set comedy Cradle to Grave (July 18) and the holiday special Murdoch Mysteries: A Very Murdoch Christmas (July 25). Additionally, Acorn TV will roll out on July 4 six feature-length episodes from the latest season of Midsomer Murders, an all3media international title.

These premieres follow the debuts of the biopic Cilla, the comedy Raised by Wolves and the star-studded Very British Problems. Those titles will premiere throughout June.