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UKTV takes Ultimate Strongman rights

UK channel operator UKTV will show the Ultimate Strongman: Next Generation event on its Dave channel as two two-hour shows later this year. The Championship, in which contestants battle across various feats of strength to find the strongest, will run as a live event this December. Dave will run the Championship, alongside the under-25 version […]

Dave brings Lizard Lick team to UK

UKTV channel Dave is bringing the stars of US reality show Lizard Lick Towing to the UK in a new ten-part series. Lizard Lick Touring will see ordained minister Ron Shirley heading to the UK to find classic and luxury automobiles to ship back to the States. British entertainment network Dave has already successfully adapted […]

Dave explores the Joy of Techs

UKTV’s Dave has commissioned an unscripted series in which technophobe Marcus Brigstocke and best friend and Celebrity Masterchef UK winner Alexis Conran test gadgets while tackling classic games and scenarios. The pair will front Joy of Techs on the British network, with the show running to ten half-hours and coming from indie Blink Films. Comedian […]

UKTV touts viewing share

UKTV has issued half-year viewing and market share results, claiming it is outperforming the wider British TV market and noting a 50% uptick in on-demand viewing. UKTV, which is a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Scripps Networks International, said it is now the fastest-growing channel operator in the UK. Its share of commercial impacts, […]

UKTV gets Unspun with political comedy

British multichannel broadcaster UKTV has commissioned a 6x60mins political comedy for its Dave network. Unspun with Matt Forde is billed as an “up-to-date, fearless weekly satirical show” that features reactions to the news agenda. “I’m simultaneously horrified and entertained by the state of British politics so I can’t wait to start making Unspun,” said Forde, […]

UKTV buys Red Tent for Drama

UKTV has acquired Sony Pictures Television miniseries The Red Tent for its thematic Drama network. The 4x40mins mini stars Minnie Driver (About a Boy), Rebecca Ferguson (The White Queen) and Iain Glen (Game of Thrones), and is set in Old Testament times and based on a story in the Book of Genesis. The story follows […]

UKTV doubles content on Virgin Media

British channel provider UKTV is due to double the number of programmes available to Virgin Media customers. The deal will make more than 10,000 hours of catch-up and box-set content available and will include the launch of the updated UKTV Play app on Virgin Media’s TiVo platform. UKTV said the ‘landmark deal’ will provide Virgin […]

Dave takes Celebrity Storage Hunters to series

UK digital channel Dave has greenlit a full season of Celebrity Storage Hunters after a one-off was a ratings success. A 5x60mins series is going ahead after a Christmas special became the UKTV-owned channel’s biggest rating show of 2015. Celebrity Storage Hunters is based on Storage Hunters UK, which itself is a remake of US […]

Gov’t could force BBCWW to sell UKTV stake

The British government could force BBC Worldwide to sell its 50% in multichannel operator UKTV, which has been a vital cash cow for the BBC’s commercial operation. The culture department of the Conservative government has considered forcing a sale various times in the past two years, and according to the Telegraph, it has now revisited […]

Factory produces Indestructible pre-MIP deals

Lifestyle and action sport specialist Factory Media has inked a raft of sales before heading to MIPTV next week. UK and Germany-based Factory has sold UK action sports series The Indestructibles to the BBC Brit. The BBC Worldwide channel has snagged rights for Brit across Africa, the Nordics and Poland. In Latin America the show […]