Tag: Channel 6

  • Channel 6 to air Alliance Atlantis titles

    Channel 6 to air Alliance Atlantis titles

    CANNES: Irish entertainment network Channel 6 has reached a deal to take rights for Alliance Atlantis titles like CBS dramas CSI and CSI: Miami, as well as the Canadian comedy Trailer Park Boys, the teen drama Instant Star and several TV movies.

    Channel 6 will air the first two shows in the CSI franchise from season one.

    Channel 6 founder and director of programs Michael Murphy said, “CSI and CSI: Miami are global sensations and drama fans around the world are addicted to them both. In addition, we feel that Trailer Park Boys is a real hidden gem and that Channel 6 viewers will quickly become fans of this award-winning, quirky comedy.”

  • Warner Bros. announces deals in Ireland, Bulgaria

    Warner Bros. announces deals in Ireland, Bulgaria

    CANNES: Warner Bros., International Television Distribution has announced deals with Channel 6 in Ireland and Nova TV in Bulgaria.

    The new Irish network has taken a raft of drama and comedy series. Among the first-run series set to premiere on Channel 6 are The Closer, Related, Four Kings, and The New Adventures of Old Christine.

    Also, the channel has secured the free-TV rights to The Sopranos, The Wire, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Without a Trace.

    The studio has announced a multigenre deal with Nova TV in Bulgaria, that gives the broadcaster the exclusive free TV rights to a range of current and library features, television series and miniseries, and animation. Key titles include The Matrix Reloaded, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, as well as Invasion, Nip/Tuck and Joey.