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UKTV
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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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UK nets bag Cineflix non-scripted series
UKTV, CBS Reality and Sky have all acquired UK rights to programming from compatriot distributor…
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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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Barcroft adds execs after Channel 4 investment
UK-based digital content business Barcroft Media has hired execs from News UK and Bloomberg for…
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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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Ex-BT channels boss joins Virgin content push
UK pay TV provider Virgin Media has hired a former content chief at BT TV…
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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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All3 brings in eOne exec for EMEA sales role
All3Media International has drafted in Entertainment One Television’s Graham Spencer to become senior VP, EMEA…
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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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UKTV buys Fox crime procedural
British multichannel operator UKTV has acquired Fox drama Rosewood for its crime network Alibi. The…
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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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UKTV’s Dave and Drama rise to the top
Channel provider UKTV reported double-digit growth in 2015 and said that Dave and Drama are now…
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UKTV hands DLT first non-scripted commission
British multichannel operator UKTV has handed DLT Entertainment its first non-scripted commission, a six-part gameshow…
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UKTV preps live Dynamo magic special
UKTV will broadcast one of Dynamo’s tour shows live on its W channel. The magician…
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UKTV launches Espresso space docs
UK multichannel operator UKTV has bought a trio of space-themed factual programmes from compatriot distributor…
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BBCWW, Zig Zag bag new W originals
BBC Worldwide will distribute an unscripted series that is one of two new originals for…
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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’s Watch becomes W
UK channel provider UKTV has unveiled a new pay TV brand, W, which will replace…
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UKTV moves into sports with David Haye fight
UK multichannel operator UKTV has landed exclusive local rights to former world champion boxer David…
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Foxtel, UKTV chart NASA’s Greatest Achievements
Foxtel in Australia and Britain’s UKTV are among prebuyers of upcoming space documentary NASA’s 10…
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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 buys RTÉ factual series
UK multichannel operator UKTV has acquired a pair of factual series from Irish distributor RTÉ…
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Scripps ups int’l CFO to new post
Scripps Networks Interactive has promoted international chief financial officer Simone Nardi to a new post….
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UKTV launches VOD service on Amazon
UK channels group UKTV has launched its catch-up and on-demand service UKTV Play on Amazon’s…
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UKTV goes for Gold Christmas makeover
UKTV is giving its Gold and Good Food channels a Christmas makeover. The Scripps and…
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Apple, Amazon, and the exclusivity paradox
Rob Gallagher, director of research and analysis, media and entertainment at research house Ovum, muses…
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UKTV buys trio of Disney shows
Channel operator UKTV has acquired three Disney-sold series for its Britiah channels: Code Black (left),…