BBC Studios-owned UKTV is to rename its free-to-air channels and its free streaming service under a new ‘masterbrand’. The move is lined up for summer 2024 and will see streamer UKTV Play transition to U and UKTV’s family of free-to-air channels will become U&Dave, U&DRAMA, U&YESTERDAY and U&W. UKTV’s pay channels Alibi, Gold and Eden […]
UKTV has hired ITV exec Helen Perry as head of drama to grow its original scripted slate across its channels Alibi, Drama and Dave. Starting in January 2024, Perry will report to Hilary Rosen, director of commissioning, and will executive produce scripted drama for the broadcaster, joining the team responsible for shows including Annika, Traces, […]
UKTV’s Alibi channel and France Télévisions have struck pre-sale deals for upcoming Irish drama series The Boy That Never Was with distributor Abacus Media Rights. Produced by Subotica for Irish broadcaster RTÉ, with support from Screen Ireland, the series is filmed on location in Morocco and scheduled for delivery in April 2024. Co-written by Jo […]
BBC Studios and its broadcast group UKTV have jointly acquired the UK and Benelux rights to a slew of AMC Networks shows for FTA channels Drama and Alibi and streamer UKTV Play, and BBC First in Benelux. Comedy-drama Mrs Sidhu Investigates (4 x 90-minutes) and season 1 of detective series Signora Volpe (6 x 90-minutes) […]
UKTV channel Dave has commissioned its first Korean format with a local version of Korean gameshow Battle In The Box. The format was created by Korea’s NMedia and was picked up by UK-based producer Interstellar in April, following a deal with Something Special. An 8 x 60-minute show has now been ordered, to be fronted […]
BBC Studios-owned comcaster UKTV has launched four FAST channels on Samsung TV Plus and Pluto TV. The channels will launch in the UK today on Samsung TV Plus and tomorrow on Pluto TV, providing curated content from UKTV FTA channels Dave, Drama, W and Yesterday The UKTV Play Heroes channel will focus on shows following […]
UKTV has appointed former Sony, Discovery and Fremantle exec Tracy-Jean as commissioning executive across factual and factual entertainment. The exec, known as TJ, will executive produce programmes across UKTV’s Yesterday, W, Gold and Dave channels, as well as working closely with independent production companies to develop new programmes. TJ will report to Helen Nightingale, UKTV’s […]
BBC Studios-owned UKTV has commissioned Katherine Ryan: Parental Guidance (working title), a docuseries led by the comedian for FTA channel W and catch-up service UKTV Play. Produced by Expectation, the 4 x 60-minute series, which will air next year, will follow Ryan as she explores a whole host of extreme parenting techniques, and evaluates whether […]
UKTV has commissioned mystery-thriller The Red King from Being Human creator Toby Whithouse and Nicola Shindler’s Quay Street for its crime drama channel Alibi. Whithouse has created and written the 6 x 60-minute series, which is produced by Quay Street (Nolly), in association with ITV Studios, which will handle international sales. The series follows smart, […]
UKTV and PBS Masterpiece in the US have co-commissioned an adaptation of The Marlow Murder Club, the novel from Death In Paradise creator he Robert Thorogood. Produced by Monumental Television in association with ITV Studios, the 2 x 120-minute drama will air next year on UKTV’s FTA channel Drama and streaming service UKTV Play and […]
