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UKTV
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News brief: UKTV prebuys Raiders of the Lost Art
UK digital channel operator UKTV has acquired upcoming art theft series Raiders of the Lost…
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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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Dave calls on Davies for chat show
UK digital channel Dave has commissioned a 5x60mins comedy chat show featuring QI panellist Alan…
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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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Nat Geo buys pair of Passion’s magic shows
The US National Geographic Channel has acquired two magic series from UK-based distributor Passion. Nat…
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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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NBC staffs up with new roles at channels business
NBCUniversal has created two new positions in its international channels division and hired executives from…
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UKTV commissions doc series on comedy classic Porridge
UKTV has commissioned a three-part doc about classic British comedy series Porridge. Porridge: The Inside…
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UKTV launches networks on Virgin TV Anywhere
UKTV has launched its full network of channels on Virgin Media’s TV anywhere service, marking…
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Comment: Are newspaper giants the new pay TV channels?
The news back in September that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos had bought the iconic Washington…
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UKTV orders Choccywoccydoodah special
UK digital channel operator UKTV has ordered an hour-long Christmas editon of its reality show…
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Sky takes UKTV online and on-demand
UK pay TV provider BSkyB has signed a new multi-year deal with UKTV that will…
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DCD picks up rights to UKTV shows
DCD Rights has picked up rights to two series from UKTV and will launch them…
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Watch begins to Believe in Abrams’ new show
UK multichannel network Watch has acquired J.J. Abrams latest series Believe from Warner Bros. International…
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UKTV’s Watch moves into original drama with Red Planet series
UKTV-owned pay channel Watch is getting its first original scripted drama, with scriptwriter Tony Jordan’s…
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Mark Linsey confirmed in top BBC television role
The BBC’s entertainment commissioning chief Mark Linsey has been confirmed as its new deputy director…
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Australia’s Surveillance sells to BSkyB, Mediaset
Australian factual entertainment and CCTV series Surveillance has found its way to BSkyB in the…
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UKTV buys CBS drama for Alibi
UK digital channels group UKTV has acquired US drama series King & Maxwell from CBS…
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ZDFE signs Sky Living drama in Bonafide development deal
German distributor ZDF Enterprises has acquired global sales rights to upcoming UK drama Talking to…
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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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Watch gets acquainted with Boston’s Finest
UK pay TV channel Watch has acquired Boston’s Finest, a reality series focusing on the…
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BBC Worldwide hires ex-UKTV, Channel 4 commissioning execs
BBC Worldwide has expanded its commissioning team with execs from UKTV and Channel 4. UKTV’s…
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Murphy goes one step beyond
The new general manager of Australia-based Beyond Television tells TBI about changing international perceptions of…
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French documentaries singled out
Despite European public channels closing documentary slots and growing competition from hosted factual and reality…
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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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UKTV will premiere Dynamo series online before TV
UKTV will show the first episode of the latest Dynamo: Magician Impossible series online before…
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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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Pact: Channel 5 attitude toward indies ‘worrying’
UK producer body Pact has labelled the terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5’s relationship with local indies…
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Electric Sky commercial director exits
Karen Young has left her position as commercial director of UK-based producer and distributor Electric…
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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…