{"id":23901,"date":"2025-11-25T10:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T15:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/uktv-acquires-three-shows-from-paramount-global-content-distribution\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T10:45:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T15:45:24","slug":"uktv-acquires-three-shows-from-paramount-global-content-distribution-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/uktv-acquires-three-shows-from-paramount-global-content-distribution-2\/","title":{"rendered":"UKTV Acquires Three Shows from Paramount Global Content Distribution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UKTV has acquired <em>NCIS: Sydney, NCIS: New Orleans <\/em>and<em> SEAL Team<\/em> from Paramount Global Content Distribution for U, U&amp;W and U&amp;alibi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to expand our collaboration with Paramount to bring quality U.S. drama to U.K. audiences,\u201d said Sophie Judge, senior global acquisitions manager for UKTV and BBC Studios. \u201c<em>NCIS: Sydney<\/em> is a perfect fit for U&amp;alibi\u2019s crime-loving viewers, while <em>NCIS: New Orleans <\/em>and<em> SEAL Team<\/em> bolster our free streaming service U with compelling, high-impact storytelling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The deal includes 267 hours of drama content, containing <em>NCIS: Sydney<\/em> seasons one and two for U&amp;alibi, as well as <em>NCIS: New Orleans<\/em> seasons one to seven for U&amp;W and SEAL Team seasons one through five for U.<\/p>\n<p>The deal between UKTV and Paramount Global Content Distribution was brokered by Judge and Harriet Armston-Clarke, senior global acquisitions managers for UKTV and BBC Studios, and Matt Downer and Carlos Mata, senior VPs of regional TV licensing at Paramount Global Content Distribution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new licensing agreement with UKTV reinforces the strength and reach of our content portfolio,\u201d said Downer. \u201cBringing three standout series\u2013including two from our hugely successful NCIS franchise\u2013to audiences across the region highlights the continued global resonance of these stories.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UKTV has acquired NCIS: Sydney, NCIS: New Orleans and SEAL Team from Paramount Global Content Distribution for U, U&#038;W and U&#038;alibi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7389,"featured_media":23900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[11657,6165,11656,979],"class_list":["post-23901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-matt-downer","tag-paramount-global-content-distribution","tag-sophie-judge","tag-uktv","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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