UKTV has invested in the UK’s first independent funeral-planning service, Legacy of Lives, using its multi-million pound investment fund, UKTV Ventures. The initial deal is worth £1 million of airtime, with a mutual option to extend the deal by a further £2 million once launched. Legacy of Lives is a free, online service dedicated to […]
BBC Studios (BBCS) has upped its borrowing capacity to £600 million (€700m) this year as it looks to increase investment in UK and international programming. It comes quickly after BBCS acquired ITV Studios’ stake in streaming service Britbox for £255 million. The company’s borrowing facility had stood at just £350 million in 2022 but will […]
UKTV has commissioned The Real Midwives of Essex (8×60’) from Firecracker Films (Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over, Emma Willis: Delivering Babies). This new docu-reality series will delve into the working and social lives of Basildon University Hospital’s midwives. Following every aspect of their day-to-day, this UKTV Original series will really shine a light on who they […]
BBC Studios in Africa has revealed that its multi-genre channel, BBC UKTV, has attracted record numbers, reaching over 12.9 million people. Viewers have grown by 135 per cent and the channel share has increased by 99 per cent among all individuals since launching on DStv in December 2022. BBC UKTV features a range of genres […]
UKTV has commissioned a fourth season of Secrets of the London Underground (10×60′) from for its factual channel Yesterday and free streaming service UKTV Play, set to air later this year. Secrets of the London Underground has gained a loyal audience on Yesterday, reaching over 10.1m individuals across all series to date, and is among […]
UKTV continues to invest in original drama for its specialist crime drama channel, Alibi, with the commission of six-part series I, Jack Wright (6×60’). The series is written by Chris Lang (Unforgotten, The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe) and produced by Federation Stories. The series has been pre-sold to Scandinavian public broadcasters (YLE, DK, […]
UKTV’s comedy channel Gold has announced that it will celebrate Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall’s much-loved sitcom Bottom with a new retrospective, Bottom: Exposed (1×120’), airing later this year. In Bottom: Exposed, Gold delves deep into the story behind the acclaimed sitcom, which spanned eighteen episodes across three seasons from 1991 to 1995, as well as […]
Celebrity couple Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Márquez are back to share more of their life unfiltered in the second season of Gemma and Gorka: Life Behind the Lens (6×60’) for UKTV’s free-to-air entertainment channel W and streaming service UKTV Play. Produced by Two Rivers Media, the hit UKTV Original series will return to screens later this year. Once again, the couple […]
Multichannel programmer UKTV has achieved record growth in 2023 for the network and its free streaming service UKTV Play. UKTV’s SOCI (Share of Commercial Impacts) reached 8.81 per cent, the highest ever for the seven channel network. The broadcaster also grew share by 5 per cent to a record 4.92 per cent, up from 4.70 […]
UKTV has appointed Helen Perry as Head of Drama to lead the multi-channel broadcaster’s growing original drama slate. Starting in January 2024, Perry will executive produce scripted drama programmes across UKTV’s Alibi, Drama and Dave channels. Reporting to Hilary Rosen, Director of Commissioning, Perry will join the team responsible for creating some of UKTV’s most […]