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VH!'s reality show is in the block EXPANDED Mob Wive s will have a new owner -- and it's ITV, the same broadcaster that aired the recent Mafia with Trevor McDonald two-part series, one of the most watched non-scripted shows in Britain. It featured John Alite , the topic of George Anastasia's Gotti's Rules: The Story of John Alite, Junior Gotti, and the Demise of the American Mafia , among other former mobsters. What a sale means for Mob Wives and its viewers is open to debate, as The Weinstein Company will continue to manage its television division though it is "in the process of selling [it] to ITV, the British broadcaster that has been on a buying spree of late," as  The Hollywood Reporter  revealed today. The deal's value could be worth $950 million. It involves an up-front payment of around $400 million with "an escalating package of compensation and bonuses that would nearly triple the initial purchase price," sources told THR.

We got the link -- for real. Here it is -- ready? CLICK HERE   for  The Mafia with Trevor McDonald Episode 1 Sir Trevor McDonald seeks to show viewers the "reality" and not the "mythology" of the Mob on the program. Episode One kicks off with John Alite and Michael Franzese, as well as Michael "Mikey Scars" DiLeonardo, who speaks here publicly for the first time since providing his damaging testimony. He lives in constant fear of Mafia reprisal. Sir Trevor hosts two-part series on the mob. In one scene, DiLeonardo drives Sir Trevor down the one block of Little Italy that remains, Mulberry Street, to offer a passing glimpse at the place where he was formally inducted into the Gambino crime family on December 24, 1988.

Sir Trevor McDonald's two-part series The Mafia With Trevor McDonald debuts this month. We previously ran a  trailer for the show . The show seeks to provide insight into the Mafia's "brutal, unforgiving hierarchy," as the  Daily Mail  noted. Former Philly mob boss Ralph Natale The program debuts Monday, March 23 at 9 pm -- however, of you're in the U.S. you'll probably have to watch it via your computer.

Sir Trevor McDonald (considered England's Walter Cronkite ) interviews a bevy of former wiseguys in an ITV documentary titled "The Mafia with Trevor McDonald." See an excellent trailer here (we are unable to embed, so you must click the link): WATCH TRAILER As we noted, the veteran broadcaster wants to show viewers the "reality" and not the "mythology" of the mob in the show. Trevor will look at the day-to-day lives of men within the secret crime organisation as well as undercover law enforcement figures, the Radio Times reported.