Channel 4 Sales has secured national diamond, jewellery and watch retailer Beaverbrooks as the official sponsor of its Festive Entertainment programming across Channel 4 and UKTV. The partnership, running through November and December 2025, sees Beaverbrooks aligning with holiday season programming including drama Dear Father Christmas (W/T) plus Kirstie’s Christmas Craft and Snowtrain at Christmas, alongside festive […]
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators is returning for its sixth season, with filming having already commenced in Stratford-Upon-Avon. The new season of the popular cosy-crime drama, produced by BBC Studios Drama Productions in Birmingham, is a co-commission by BBC Content and UKTV, and will premiere exclusively on UKTV’s specialist crime drama channel, U&alibi in 2026, […]
UKTV has recommissioned the classic car series, Dream Car Fixers (6×60’), for a third season for its factual channel U&Yesterday and free streaming service, U. The series is produced by Wiser Films. The programme follows mechanic and classic car enthusiast Sheldon Nichols as he tries to find his clients’ dream cars within their tight budgets. Be-it a […]
Comedians, writers, performers and podcasters Joe Wilkinson and David Earl will bring their camaraderie and love of comedy to U&Gold for Joe & David’s Magical Sitcom Tour (3×60’). Part travelogue, part buddy comedy and part retrospective, in Joe & David’s Magical Sitcom Tour Wilkinson and Earl will explore their love of classic British sitcoms, with […]
Channel 4 and UKTV have announced a multi-year carriage agreement that will offer audiences thousands of hours of free content from UKTV’s U service via Channel 4 streaming. The deal enhances the range of programming on Channel 4 streaming, while expanding further availability for the U service. From January 2026, Channel 4 streaming audiences will […]
Clash of the Comics, the award-winning live event that sees some of the biggest names in comedy battling against each other and some of the UK’s top professional wrestlers, will air on British TV for the first time in Novmeber on U and U&Dave as a special produced by Expectation (1×160’). Having previously appeared at […]
Sir David Jason will return to the U&Gold channel for Open All Hours: Inside Out – a feature-length retrospective that celebrates one of Britain’s most celebrated sitcoms, and also includes a new short scene, penned by original writer Roy Clarke. In it, Jason once again steps into the role of Granville for a final time, […]
UKTV has announced the launch of U on Sky Q in the UK, expanding the footprint of the free streaming service. The launch follows the multi-year deal announced in September 2024 which saw the U app launch on Sky Glass and Sky Stream devices to Sky customers in the UK, as well as securing carriage […]
Mediagenix, a player in smart content solutions to profitably connect the right content to the right audience, has announced the appointment of Tim Goff as VP of Curation and Scheduling. With over 20 years of experience delivering large-scale transformations across media, broadcast, and digital platforms, Goff brings deep expertise in operational excellence, content strategy, and […]
UKTV has acquired the UK premiere of Art Detectives, the new crime and artwork drama starring and executive produced by Stephen Moyer (True Blood, Sexy Beast). The series will launch exclusively on UKTV’s streaming service U and free-to-air drama channel, U&DRAMA, following a deal with Dynamic Television. Art Detectives (6 x 45’), which became Acorn […]