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UKTV
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Nine Network, UKTV link for ‘Outback Vet’
Australia’s Nine Network is partnering with UKTV’s natural history channel Eden on docuseries Outback Vet. The…
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UKTV, Foxtel acquire Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer
UKTV’s Really and Foxtel in Australia have acquired the second series of FirstLook TV’s Inside…
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UKTV orders emergency Ski series for W
UKTV has commissioned a new original series which follows the medical emergency teams at one…
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Red Arrow takes global rights to Renovate Don’t Relocate
Red Arrow Studios International has secured the global distribution rights to home makeover format Renovate…
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TBI Scripted: Greenlights at Alibi, NENT; Tomorrow enters Polite Society
UKTV’s Alibi channel orders first scripted original Crime drama channel Alibi has commissioned its…
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Darren Childs to step down as UKTV CEO
UKTV boss Darren Childs is to step down from his role as CEO of the…
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Exclusive: UKTV’s Rumani takes over as head of content funding
UKTV has promoted Hassan Rumani to head of content funding following the departure of Ronan…
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UKTV Play reaches 140m views, adds 1.8m users
UK commercial broadcaster UKTV has revealed that its on-demand service UKTV Play has reached 140m…
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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 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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On the set with Vice’s first game show
TBI speaks to Vice Studios exec producers Dan Louw and Yonni Usiskin on how…
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UKTV, Endemol head north for reinvention
Broadcaster UKTV and producer Endemol Shine Group are looking to reinvent their brands in northern…
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UKTV: “No drop-off” in commissioning amidst ownership shake-up
UKTV director of commissioning Richard Watsham has said that an increased investment in original content…
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UKTV Ventures strikes first investment deal with Hopster
UKTV has struck its first deal through its innovation fund, UKTV Ventures, with an airtime-for-equity…
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UKTV pre-buys Woodcut and Forces TV’s Royals on the Frontline
Woodcut Media and Forces TV Productions have teamed for the first time on three-part documentary…
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UKTV to recreate lost Dad’s Army episodes
UKTV is to recreate three lost episodes of classic BBC sitcom Dad’s Army. Mercury Productions…
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UKTV extends ‘Inside’ franchise with Brown Bob
UKTV has commissioned Brown Bob Productions for 20-part fixed rig series Inside The Operating Theatre….
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UKTV orders Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over
Firecracker Films has a new project lined up with Stacey Dooley which will see the…
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UKTV’s Good Food orders Paul Hollywood travel series
UKTV has teamed up with British Bake Off star Paul Hollywood for a brand-new travelling…
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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-Virgin dispute: no end in sight
The ongoing dispute between Virgin Media and UKTV over carriage fees has hit another impasse….
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All3Media sells Brokenwood Mysteries to Germany
German viewers will get the chance to puzzle over The Brokenwood Mysteries after All3Media sold…
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TBI Weekly: Virgin Media’s potential channel wipeout
This week, Virgin Media’s carriage disputes with content providers dominated the conversation in the TV…
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UKTV ‘hugely disappointed’ as channels go dark on Virgin
Ten UKTV channels have gone dark for four million Virgin Media customers in the UK…
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UKTV channels dropped from Virgin Media
Virgin Media is set to drop UKTV’s portfolio of 10 channels from its platform in…
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RLJ hires UKTV exec as MD of Acorn Media
RLJ Entertainment has hired UKTV exec Catherine Mackin as the managing director of Acorn Media…
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BBC & C4 plan £500m to bid for UKTV
The BBC is in talks with Channel 4 (C4) to make a £500 million ($657…
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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 & Foxtel order Jack Stein’s food adventure series
UKTV’s Good Food and Foxtel Lifestyle Channel are set to partner with distributor Parade Media…
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UKTV & RTÉ board Sharon Horgan drama
UKTV has partnered with RTÉ to bring Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe) drama Women on the Verge…