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UKTV
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ITV considers £1bn JV with BBC to buy UKTV
ITV is considering entering a joint venture with the BBC for £1 billion to buy…
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UKTV orders Sally Phillips original My Favourite Sketch
UKTV has ordered an original sketch comedy series from Sally Phillips (Bridget Jones’s Diary) for…
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UKTV, BBC and FMI partner on Backshall adventure series
UKTV has teamed up with the BBC and FremantleMedia International on a primetime adventure series…
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UKTV strikes multi-show deal with Disney UK
UKTV has struck a multi-show deal with Disney UK, which will see new and returning…
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UKTV orders first doc from BBC Studios for W
UKTV has ordered documentary series Sex, Knives and Liposuction from BBC Studios’ Science Unit, a…
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UKTV secures helping Hand for content financing
UKTV has appointed Ronan Hand to the new position of director of programme funding. The…
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UKTV picks up slate of Sony dramas for Alibi
UK-based multichannel network UKTV has acquired three Sony Pictures Television (SPT) shows for its crime…
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UKTV invests in drama with Collie Cousins as first commissioner
Multichannel broadcaster UKTV has appointed Philippa Collie Cousins as its first dedicated drama commissioner. Reporting…
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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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TBI Weekly: The billion dollar US pay TV drop
This week, damning numbers hinting US pay TV may face significant trouble in its near…
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UKTV hires Baby Cow’s Waddell in originals push
British broadcaster UKTV has hired Kerry Waddell from UK indie Baby Cow Productions. Waddell (pictured)…
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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 CEO claims originals strategy success
The CEO of British multichannel broadcaster UKTV, Darren Childs, has claimed investment in original programming…
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BBC considers £500m UKTV/Scripps buyout
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, is considering a £500 million (US$660m) bid…
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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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TBI Weekly: Uncertainty ahead for DHX
After weak quarterly financials, Canada’s DHX Media is eyeing a sale or merger of the…
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A+E content chief joins Nat Geo
A+E Networks’ Christian Drobnyk has joined National Geographic Global Networks as executive VP of programming…
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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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Viacom eyes all-cash Scripps takeover
Viacom is reportedly eyeing one of the biggest all-cash takeovers in recent US media history…
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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 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 orders Davina McCall talkshow
UK digital channel operator UKTV has ordered a new talkshow fronted by British TV personality…
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Virgin squares Full Circle with exclusive deal
UK pay TV operator Virgin Media has acquired three seasons of US drama Full Circle….
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Deal round up: Fremantle pitches in with Tent City
FremantleMedia North America has scored a production deal with US prodco Tent City Entertainment, to-line…
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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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UK, Germany clean up at international Emmys
Programmes from the UK and Germany led the way at the International Emmy Awards in…
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TVT hires exec from Scripps
Media services and post-production outfit TVT has hired Scripps Networks group financial controller Richard Bains…
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C4 and industry players back new UK indie
A raft of TV industry players and a Channel 4 fund have all backed Red…