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UKTV picks up ‘Sons Of Anarchy’ in Disney drama deal
BBC Studios-owned UKTV has acquired the rights to six drama series from Disney for its…
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Exclusive: UKTV CEO on how broadcaster weathered storm of 2023 to achieve significant growth
While the past year has been marred by ad market downturn and all-round rising costs,…
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UKTV’s Dave ties with Korea’s Something Special for ‘Battle In The Box’
UKTV channel Dave has commissioned its first Korean format with a local version of Korean…
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UKTV’s Dave names channel director following Luke Hales’ exit
UKTV has appointed Cherie Cunningham as the new channel director for its comedy entertainment channel…
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News round-up: FilmRise launches Classic TV AVOD; Dave unveils comedy-ent formats; Vice renews All 4 partnership
FilmRise launches Classic TV AVOD US-based distributor and AVOD operator FilmRise is launching a new Classic TV…
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Deals round-up: Dave expands ‘Expedition’; ‘Epic Yellowstone’ sales; Drive preps ‘Shackleton’ project
UKTV’s Dave returns to Expedition With Steve Backshall UKTV has ordered a second season of…
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UKTV unveils Mel Giedroyc comedy, return of ‘World’s Most Dangerous Roads’
UKTV’s entertainment channel Dave has unveiled a raft of new programming including a new comedy…
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UKTV’s Dave commissions Boomerang for ‘Big Zuu’s Big Eats’
UKTV channel Dave has commissioned Boomerang for fact ent series Big Zuu’s Big Eats, featuring…
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Channel 4 swoops for ‘Taskmaster’
Channel 4 has swooped for Avalon format Taskmaster, as first revealed by TBI earlier this month. …
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TBI Weekly: Why the face-off for ‘Taskmaster’ could be ‘Bake Off’ 2.0
Three years after Love Productions marched Bake Off from BBC One to Channel 4, history…
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UKTV orders car ‘flipping’ series for Dave
UKTV has commissioned new original Lazy Boy Garage for entertainment channel Dave. The series, which…
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UKTV returns to Virgin with more content than ever
UKTV’s channels returned to Virgin Media at the weekend, ending a three-week negotiations stand-off that…
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UKTV’s Dave teams with Vice for its first game show
UKTV channel Dave is making its first programme with Vice Studios named Beat The Internet…
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UKTV controller Emma Tennant passes away
The British television industry is today mourning the passing of the well liked UKTV controller…
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UKTV plotting to increase indie original hours by a third
British channels group UKTV is planning to increase the number of hours it commissions from…
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UKTV restructures acquisitions & channels teams
British channels group UKTV has created five channel director posts in a restructure that looks…
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Virgin Media Ireland adds UKTV to on-demand platform
Virgin Media Ireland has added UKTV Play to its line-up of on-demand services, boosting its…
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Dave adds Spanish street game show format
UK entertainment network Dave has ordered a local version of a Spanish game show set…
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Dave is All Torque with Ross Noble
UK free TV channel Dave has commissioned a 3x60mins entertainment series featuring comedian Ross Noble….
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UKTV launches investment fund, commits to originals
Channels group UKTV has teamed with Channel 4 to launch a multi-million pound innovation fund…
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UKTV plots uptick in originals investment
UK-based channels group UKTV plans to increase investment in its original programming this year. Richard…
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UKTV takes Ultimate Strongman rights
UK channel operator UKTV will show the Ultimate Strongman: Next Generation event on its Dave…
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Dave brings Lizard Lick team to UK
UKTV channel Dave is bringing the stars of US reality show Lizard Lick Towing to…
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Dave explores the Joy of Techs
UKTV’s Dave has commissioned an unscripted series in which technophobe Marcus Brigstocke and best friend…
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UKTV touts viewing share
UKTV has issued half-year viewing and market share results, claiming it is outperforming the wider…
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UKTV gets Unspun with political comedy
British multichannel broadcaster UKTV has commissioned a 6x60mins political comedy for its Dave network. Unspun…
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UKTV buys Red Tent for Drama
UKTV has acquired Sony Pictures Television miniseries The Red Tent for its thematic Drama network….
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UKTV doubles content on Virgin Media
British channel provider UKTV is due to double the number of programmes available to Virgin…
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Dave takes Celebrity Storage Hunters to series
UK digital channel Dave has greenlit a full season of Celebrity Storage Hunters after a…
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Gov’t could force BBCWW to sell UKTV stake
The British government could force BBC Worldwide to sell its 50% in multichannel operator UKTV,…
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