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Other competitors in the pay TV field also latched on to this, with [[LivingTV]] nabbing the likes of ''[[Will & Grace]]'', ''[[Ally McBeal]]'', ''[[Joan of Arcadia]]'', ''[[Charmed]]'', and later the likes of ''[[Boston Legal]]'' and ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', and [[Universal TV (British and Irish TV channel)|Hallmark Channel]], which acquired ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' (whilst Sky One held the rights to the original ''Law & Order'').<ref>{{Cite web |last=Week |first=Marketing |date=2003-10-23 |title=Sky One struggles as viewers turn off |url=https://www.marketingweek.com/sky-one-struggles-as-viewers-turn-off/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=Marketing Week |language=en}}</ref>
 
Newly appointed controller of Sky One, Sara Ramsden, struck a deal with [[Warner Bros. International Television Distribution]] to acquire five new US dramas: mainly the medical drama ''[[Nip/Tuck]]'' (which Sky acquired the first-run pay TV rights to after Channel 4 had already bought the FTA rights) and the CBS police procedural drama ''[[Cold Case]]''. The channel also poached the popular espionage drama 24 after finding success on BBC Two for it'sits first two seasons. Other new shows acquired by Sky One for 2004 included ''[[Las Vegas (TV series)|Las Vegas]]'' and as part of the WB deal, ''Tarzan and Jane'', the unproduced ''[[Fearless (TV pilot)|Fearless]]'' and ''[[Skin (American TV series)|Skin]]''.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Debra |date=2003-07-08 |title=Sky TV gets dramatic |url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/markets-festivals/sky-tv-gets-dramatic-1117888989/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
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