Seven, ITVSGE extend deal

NEWS BRIEF: UK-based distributor ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) has extended its long-running first-look agreement with Australia’s Seven Network until 2021.

The arrangement gives Seven first refusal on ITVSGE formats and finished shows and has already seen Endeavour, The Chase and Murdoch Mysteries air on the network down under. Seven is currently preparing to air true-crime drama Little Boy Blue, which premiered on ITV in the UK earlier this year.