The TV series Outlander, shot in Scotland, will be appearing in the UK on Amazon's video service later this year.
The £50m US show, filmed in locations around Scotland and based at a studio in Cumbernauld, will be shown on the Amazon Prime Instant Video service.
Based on the best selling novels by Diana Gabaldon, fans of the time travelling romantic drama have for months been seeking information on how to view the series, made for the Starz network in the US, in the UK.
The series, which stars Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe in the main roles, has been successful and is now to film a second series.
The second season of at least 13 episodes will also be shot in Scotland.
The Amazon service is a streaming service, payable by subscription, and comes pre-loaded on Amazon's Fire tablet systems.
Online last night, fans of the series expressed disappointment that it would not be shown on a terrestrial or more popular channel.
The co-producers of the show, Sony Pictures Television, had been in talks with television stations around the world, but have now finally secured a system which can be accessed in the UK.
The second series will be will be based on Dragonfly in Amber, the second book in Gabaldon's best-selling series
The show and books follows the story of Claire Randall, played by Irish actreess Balfe, who is a married English combat nurse from 1945 who, while on her honeymoon in Scotland, is swept back to the 18th century.
There she meets Jamie, played by Scottish actor Heughan, a young Highland warrior.
The first series was filmed across 16 Scottish locations including Glasgow's George Square and Pollok Park, as well as being shot in the purpose-built studio.
It also stars Tobias Menzies, Gary Lewis, Graham McTavish, Lotte Verbeek and Bill Paterson.
The series of Outlander novels has sold more than 20 million copies and been in the New York Times best-seller list six times.
Sony declined to comment on the reports last night but a source close to the production confirmed the deal had been done with Amazon.
The series has been shot in Scotland with support from Creative Scotland.
It is understood by The Herald that the series will appear on the Amazon service in the spring.
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