Latest UKTV News – Page 40
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NewsOfcom to review TV ad deals
Ofcom is to launch review of how TV advertising deals are agreed – a move that could change the way the UK’s commercial broadcasters make money.
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NewsLittleford to leave UKTV
UKTV channel controller Matthew Littleford is leaving the broadcaster after four years.
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NewsDave orders Al Murray gameshow
Al Murray is to front a pub quiz format for Dave, where he will reprise his Pub Landlord character and give contestants the chance to win meat.
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NewsTop chefs go head to head for Good Food series
UKTV channel Good Food has ordered a 20-part series from Optomen in which 26 of the world’s top chefs compete head to head.
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NewsUKTV in legal battle over Dave name
Digital TV channel Dave could be forced to change its name after a London-based branding consultancy launched a legal challenge.
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NewsDave has another One Night Stand
UKTV channel Dave has ordered a second series of Dave’s One Night Stand with comedians including Dave Gorman and Jason Byrne.
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NewsRed Dwarf to return on Dave
Classic sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf is set for a tenth series following a recommission by UKTV’s comedy channel Dave.
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NewsUKTV plans move away from Great Portland St HQ
UKTV is finalising plans to move its 160 staff out of its Great Portland Street headquarters to a new base in Hammersmith.
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NewsDave to ramp up orders
UKTV comedy channel Dave is piloting four new shows, including its first improv show, as it ramps up its commissions to around 10 series this year.
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NewsC4 and Nat Geo order warrior series
A series recreating the lives and experiences of bygone warriors has been co-commissioned by Channel 4 and National Geographic.
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NewsBroadcasters plan for product placement
Commercial broadcasters including ITV, Channel 4, UKTV and Sky have begun initial talks with media agencies and indies about incorporating product placement into shows.
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NewsUKTV and C4 step up to digital plate
UKTV and Channel 4 are stepping up their hunt for shows that have a strong multiplatform element to increase audience engagement.
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NewsUKTV hunting multi-platform projects
UKTV will only look to commission shows which have a strong multi-platform element for flagship channels Dave, Good Food and Home.
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NewsIf It’s Broke, Fix It! urges Phillips for UKTV Home
UKTV’s home and gardens channel Home has ordered a ten-part series from RDF Television in which handyman Craig Phillips teaches reluctant homeowners some DIY tricks.
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NewsUKTV unveils new season line-up
A look ‘behind the sofa’ of BBC1 sitcom The Royle Family and a new doc series inspired by the movie Mamma Mia feature in the line-up of new programming coming to UKTV channels.
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NewsWatch takes Sanctuary from ITV
ITV4’s sci-fi drama Sanctuary has been snapped up by UKTV entertainment channel Watch.
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NewsWatch unveils rebrand
UKTV has unveiled its new channel branding for Watch under the strapline “Watch…Together”, ahead of the launch of its autumn schedule.
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NewsCineflix makes raft of sales to Living and UKTV
Cineflix International Distribution has concluded major content deals with Living and UKTV for a raft of factual entertainment and documentary series.
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NewsUKTV commissions Colditz doc and revamps Kitchen
UKTV is continuing its focus on original commissioning by revamping Good Food’s Market Kitchen and ordering a landmark doc on World War II prisoner-of-war camp Colditz for Yesterday.
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NewsUKTV acquires Strictest Parents
UKTV’s Watch has picked up World’s Strictest Parents and has bolstered the deal by buying up the rights to the US and Australian spin-off series.