UKTV has appointed Tracy-Jean, known as TJ, as Commissioning Executive to work on the multi-channel broadcaster’s successful factual and factual entertainment slate. Starting immediately, TJ will executive produce programmes across UKTV’s Yesterday, W, Gold and Dave channels, as well as working closely with independent production companies to develop new programmes. Reporting to Helen Nightingale, Head […]
BBC Studios, the BBC’s commercial global subsidiary, has published a record set of results as part of a summary of its strategic and financial performance for the year 2022/23. Sales were at £2.09 billion (€2.46bn), up from £1.63 billion in 2021/22, a 28 per cent increase on the previous year. This increase was driven by […]
UKTV’s free-to-air entertainment channel W and catch-up service UKTV Play have commissioned a brand-new documentary series which follows the unfiltered lives of celebrity couple, actress and radio presenter, Gemma Atkinson, and professional dancer, Gorka Márquez. Produced by Two Rivers Media, Gemma and Gorka: Life Behind the Lens (3×60’) will air on W and UKTV Play […]
UKTV has secured the rights to air So Help Me Todd and Evil Season 3 for its crime channel Alibi, and all five seasons of A Million Little Things for its streaming service UKTV Play. The deal is the latest between UKTV and Paramount Global Content Distribution following last year’s acquisition of CSI: Vegas for […]
UKTV has announced the return of Rosie Jones’s Disability Comedy Extravaganza as a UKTV Play exclusive. The hilarious live comedy showcase is produced by Phil McIntyre Television and will air on UKTV Play in August 2023. Host Rosie Jones will welcome a plethora of up-and-coming comedic talent, alongside some familiar faces to a live audience […]
UKTV’s catalogue of original drama continues to grow, with the latest commission of The Red King (6×60’) for crime drama channel Alibi. The six-part series is created and written by Toby Whithouse (Being Human, The Game) and produced by Quay Street Productions, in association with ITV Studios, which will handle international distribution, and supported by […]
From the creator of hit series Death in Paradise, and the producers of celebrated series Ghosts, comes a newly commissioned TV adaptation of Robert Thorogood’s hit novel The Marlow Murder Club (2×120’) for UKTV’s free-to-air channel, Drama and streaming service UKTV Play. The two-part drama is a co-commission with co-producer and US broadcaster Masterpiece, produced […]
UKTV’s first commercial live event will give fans the chance to get closer to the world of Bangers & Cash. The UKTV Original series follows the work of Mathewsons, a family-run classic car auction house. Bangers & Cash Live will take place on August 12th and 13th at Scampston Hall in North Yorkshire. Visitors will […]
UKTV’s free-to-air channel W and on-demand service UKTV Play have secured exclusive access to award-winning documentary maker, Stacey Dooley MBE at home, after the recent birth of her first child. A special one-off episode, Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over: Family and Me will see Dooley reflect on episodes from previous series of W’s Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over, with a new perspective on family life and […]
UKTV’s BAFTA award-winning series Big Zuu’s Big Eats will be back and bigger than ever for a fourth season(8×40′) this autumn on Dave and UKTV Play. TV chef and presenter Big Zuu returns with friends Tubsey and Hyder as they fire up the food truck at Big Eats HQ. In a twist on the critically-acclaimed format, Zuu’s dinner guests will […]