UKTV has announced the appointment of Matt Berry to the newly created role of General Manager – Marketing, effective immediately. Berry will take on this senior leadership position at a pivotal moment for UKTV, as the broadcaster continues its next phase of growth. In this role, he will be responsible for leading UKTV’s overarching brand […]
UKTV has commissioned new docu-reality Prison Wives of TikTok (5×60’) on U&W. This U&Original series is produced by Flicker Productions and will air on free streaming service U, and U&W later this year, with US and international distribution is being handled by Fox Entertainment Global. This revealing new series follows five British women who have […]
Dara Ó Briain will host new comedy entertainment series Dara’s Dull Appreciation Society (4×40’) celebrating members of the public who take mundane to the max, on U’s free streaming service produced by Interstellar. Guests from across the country will showcase their seemingly dull, but actually quite interesting, collections, pastimes and passions. Dara and his board must […]
UKTV and BBC Entertainment have unveiled a joint co-commissioning brief, inviting production companies to pitch new comedy entertainment formats. The resulting 10 x 30’ series will premiere on U&Dave and UKTV’s free streaming service U, before airing on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. The partnership combines commissioning budgets to support a scalable, cost-efficient comedy format […]
Go Button Media is set to return to the echoes of World War II, announcing a fifth season of its long-running hit series Secret Nazi Bases, with investment from UKTV. The new six-part season will begin production this summer, with delivery slated for spring 2027. International distribution (excluding the UK and Canada) remains with long-time […]
Pupular crime-drama The Marlow Murder Club (6×60’) is set to return for a fourth season on free-streaming service U in 2027. The six-part U&Original drama is co-produced by US broadcaster Masterpiece and Monumental Television in association with ITV Studios, with pre-investment from UKTV. Masterpiece Mystery! on PBS is the US broadcaster. Returning to solve more […]
UKTV is partnering with BritBox and Sony Pictures Television for a co-commission of a new period drama Chocolate Wars (working title), produced by Fable Pictures, in association with Alfresco Pictures, and written by Chloë Mi Lin Ewart (Curfew, All Creatures Great and Small, Beyond Paradise). The series will launch on free-streaming service U in 2027. […]
Factual entertainment series Pete Wicks: For Dogs’ Sake will return to free streaming service U and U&W with a brand‑new fourth season (8×60’) plus a two-part overseas special (2×60’) The series, which has won several awards including Best Popular Factual Programme at the Broadcast Digital Awards, and Best Lifestyle Show at the TV Choice Awards, […]
UKTV has secured the exclusive rights to the early back catalogue of iconic Australian soap-opera Neighbours, following a content deal with Fremantle. The agreement comprises 420 x 30-minute episodes, taking viewers back to the beginning of the series in 1985 and revisiting the origins of Ramsay Street, where some of its most iconic characters and […]
Channel 4 Sales, the advertising sales representative for UKTV, has announced Bradford based outdoor living brand Powersheds as sponsor of UKTV’s Powerful Entertainment strand found exclusively on U platforms. With creative led by Propaganda Brand Consultancy, the six-month sponsorship is set to broadcast across the U network on various channels spanning U&Dave, U&W, U&alibi and […]