Fox gets into UK free TV

Fox International Channels is getting into UK free TV for the first time with the launch of female-skewed Your TV.

FIC UK currently operates pay channels Fox, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD and Baby TV, but moves into the free-to-air space on Thursday, October 1 at 1pm.

Your TV will focus on “sensational real-life stories, irresistible experiences and thrilling tales”, broadcasting 20 hours a day from 7am to 3am.

The network will give UK premieres to shows such as criminal investigation series Corrupt Crimes; upcoming US legal drama Shark, which stars James Wood as hot-shot lawyer who leaves a career of defending criminals to join public prosecution; BBC wedding show Don’t Tell the Bride; and healthy cookery series Baking Good Baking Bad.

Further programming announcements will follow in coming weeks, FIC UK said in a press release.

The move is one of the biggest FIC UK managing director Jeff Ford has made since taking on the post at the 21^st Century Fox channels group earlier this year.

“Providing a daily treat of compelling scripted and unscripted series for viewers, YourTV is a fresh new destination for entertainment,” said Ford, the former TV3 and Channel 5 programming chief.