UKTV has commissioned a new season of Canal Boat Diaries (10×60′) for its free streaming service U and leading factual channel U&Yesterday, under licence from the BBC. In Canal Boat Diaries s7, waterways explorer Robbie Cumming will begin a brand-new journey across the UK from Wales to West Yorkshire. This will be a personal journey showing […]
UKTV has recommissioned four more series of the factual entertainment series, Bangers & Cash (52×60’) for its factual channel U&Yesterday and free streaming service, U. Spin-off sister show, Bangers & Cash: Restoring Classics has also been re-ordered for four more seasons (20×60’). The 72-episode order surpasses all previous commissions or recommissions by UKTV in terms […]
UKTV has announced that Adrian Edmondson (Rain Dogs, A Spy Among Friends) and Lesley Sharp (Red Eye, Before We Die) will be joining Damien Molony in the re-imagined series of Bergerac (6×60’). The six-part U&Original series will return for a second instalment on free-streaming service U and U&DRAMA in 2026, with filming now underway. Bergerac […]
Following on from the success of season one, real-life friends and podcast co-stars, Will Mellor and Ralf Little will reappear on U and U&Dave for more Will & Ralf Should Know Better (6×60’). Produced by Afro-Mic productions, this season will air in two blocks of three episodes and see the duo continue to explore how […]
After a positive reception for seasion one, hit series Pete Wicks: For Dogs’ Sake returns to U&W and U for another two seasons (2x5x60’), plus a Christmas special (1×60’). The series, which is U&W’s highest unscripted premiere since 2016 and was the top episode on U in the week of launch, is produced by BBC Studios […]
UKTV and BBC Select today announce the commission of new series, World’s Most Amazing Walks with Robson Green (8 x60’), for leading factual channel U&Yesterday and free streaming service, U, produced by BBC Studios Specialist Factual Productions. The new eight-part series will see the much-loved presenter and actor and keen rambler Robson Green embark on a […]
Virgin Media O2 and UKTV have renewed their partnership in the UK with a multi-year deal securing carriage for UKTV’s pay channels, U&GOLD and U&alibi, streaming service U, and UKTV’s free-to-air channels. As part of the deal, streaming service U will become available to almost all homes with Virgin TV later this summer. Currently, U […]
UKTV has acquired the UK premiere of Side Hustlers, the US business reality series produced by Reese Witherspoon’s production company Hello Sunshine, part of Candle Media, for its free-to-air entertainment channel U&W and streaming service U. UKTV and BBC Studios’ Global Acquisitions Manager, Roxana Rehman, secured the deal, overseen by Melanie Rumani, Global Head of […]
UKTV has reported that its digital first strategy has delivered “strong VoD growth” following the BBC Studios-owned broadcaster’s decision to unite its channels and streaming service under the U masterbrand and combine its previously separate linear and VoD divisions. In 2024, UKTV saw views to its free streaming service U grow by 34 per cent […]
UKTV has completed the rollout of its U Masterbrand with the commercial broadcaster’s pay channels, Gold & Alibi, transitioning to U&Gold and U&alibi across paid linear and on demand platforms. The U Masterbrand initially launched in July with UKTV’s family of free-to-air channels becoming U&Dave, U&Drama, U&Yesterday and U&W, and its free streaming service, formerly […]