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WBD taps Ricochet, HCA & Dragonfly for expanding factual slate for UK linear nets & Discovery+
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) UK & Ireland today has made five commissions for Discovery+ and…
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WBD UK boosts lifestyle content on channels & Discovery+
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) UK has commissioned 149 hours of new and returning lifestyle programming…
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Discovery expands AVOD service Dplay into UK and Ireland
Discovery is expanding its streaming service Dplay into the UK and Ireland. The AVOD service,…
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Exclusive: Discovery “making changes” in commissioning post-UKTV split
Discovery Networks Europe is rejigging its commissioning team on the back of its UKTV channels…
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Discovery brings HGTV to the UK
Discovery is to launch its home renovation network HGTV into the UK and will reboot…
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Food Network orders Blink travelogue
Discovery-owned UK channel Food Network has commissioned Blink Films for a food travelogue series featuring…
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UKTV pre-buys Woodcut’s Killer In My Family
UKTV has pre-bought Woodcut Media-produced doc series The Killer In My Family. The 6 x…
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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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A+E Networks hires UKTV exec
A+E Networks UK has appointed UKTV executive Dom Wilkins as head of scheduling, History UK…
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UKTV to coproduce series with US producer
British multichannel operator UKTV has acquired and will coproduce a twelve-part paranormal-themed series from New…
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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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UKTV makes another free-to-air move
UKTV is moving its Home channel from pay to free TV. Home will replace Dave Ja…
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UKTV takes channels to Freesat
UK multichannel programmer UKTV is to launch three of its channels on free-to-view satellite platform…
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UKTV captures Born to Kill
Digital channel operator UKTV has acquired Born to Kill. The serial killer series will go…
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UKTV makes a date with Handsome Devils
UK digital channels group UKTV has prebought Handsome Devils, a ten-part doc series about murderers…
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Amazon launches third pilot season
Amazon has launched five new pilots and is asking its Prime Instant Video subs in…
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Amazon to launch third pilot season this month
Amazon Prime Instant Video is launching its latest season of pilots in the US and…
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Amazon’s Q3 original video spend to hit $100m
Amazon is planning “significant growth” in its original content spend, increasing its investment in Prime…
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Amazon making Mena Suvari pilot with Universal
Amazon is making Hysteria, a new one-hour drama starring Mena Suvari (American Beauty). The pilot…
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Amazon adds cable-style comedy to third pilot season
Amazon Studios has unveiled another show for its third pilot cycle – a “strikingly honest…
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North, Wills upped, Hornsey out in UKTV restructure
Multichannel operator UKTV has restructured its top-level team in a move that sees the departures…
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UKTV ups Watsham after Rogerson exit
British multi-channel broadcaster UKTV has promoted Richard Watsham to become director of commissioning following former…
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Really serves up Turner’s Cold Justice
Thematic UK pay TV channel Really has acquired two seasons of the Dick Wolf-produced Cold…
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UKTV launches catch-up service on YouView
UKTV has launched a seven-day catch-up service on YouView for two of its channels. The…
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Dave launches catch-up on YouView
UKTV-owned entertainment channel Dave has launched a seven-day catch-up TV service on the YouView platform….
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UKTV and YouView sign ‘landmark’ on-demand deal
UKTV has signed a catch-up agreement with connected TVservice YouView, in what the UK multichannel…
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Oz, Euro broadcasters tap Cineflix third-party series
Broadcasters in Australia, the UK and Italy have acquired a total of more than 120…
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2013 LA Screenings Buyer Profile: Catherine Mackin, UKTV
Catherine Mackin is director of programme acquisitions at UK channel operator UKTV. It runs a…
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UKTV launches drama-focused network
British multichannel operator UKTV is launching a new drama-themed free-to-air channel. Drama will launch in…