U&Dave has announced its first ever original drama series, Hit Point (6×60’), which will also be available to stream on U. Written by Howard Overman (Misfits, The War of The Worlds), and directed by David Caffrey (The Gentlemen, Peaky Blinders), Hit Point is developed & produced by Urban Myth Films and co-financed by Canal+, with StudioCanal handling worldwide sales […]
UKTV has announced a second season of Guy Martin’s Proper Jobs (4×60’), for U&Dave and free streaming service, U. Produced by North One, the series is currently in production and will air early next year. The first series of Guy Martin: Proper Jobs saw the motorcycle racer, truck fitter, part-time farmer, enthusiastic engineer and sometime […]
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 […]
Multichannel broadcaster UKTV has announced that senior executives Steve North and Hilary Rosen will be handed expanded remits to take on greater responsibility for channels and content, following Richard Watsham’s decision to step down as Chief Creative Officer which will see the role close in September. North, currently Chief Programming Officer, will assume the newly […]
From quiz show-inspired slots to British soap opera-style bonus rounds, UK TV nostalgia is really making its mark on the global field of online gambling. For those playing at an online casino in New Zealand, the connection to UK cultural programming remains as strong as ever, reshaping the online gaming landscape. Television nostalgia has always […]
BBC Commercial, the media company which is part of the BBC Group, has released its annual results as part of the BBC’s Annual Report and Accounts, marking a year where the company delivered record revenues of £2.2 billion (2023/24: £1.9 billion) and EBITDA of £228 million (2023/24: £199 million), driven by a diversified portfolio; strong […]
U&Gold has acquired the broadcast rights for Fawlty Towers: The Play (1×120’).Recorded during the show’s run at the West End with its original cast, Fawlty Towers: The Playwill airin September to mark the 50th anniversary of the classic sitcom’s first ever episode. Fawlty Towers: The Play is written by series co-writer and star John Cleese, […]
UKTV has announced that Richard Watsham, Chief Creative Officer at UKTV and Global Director of Acquisitions for BBC Studios/UKTV, will step down from his roles in September following a 14-year tenure in the business. Watsham joined UKTV as a Commissioning Editor in 2011 before being elevated to serve nine years as Director of Commissioning during […]