Latest UKTV News – Page 42
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NewsYesterday returns to full Freeview service
Yesterday is to double its broadcast hours on Freeview to return as a full-time channel from June.
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NewsStiff competition likely in race to replace Abraham at UKTV
The race to succeed David Abraham as chief executive of UKTV is hotting up, with sources within the broadcaster indicating that a string of high-profile execs are being considered.
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NewsGood Food pilots Ronnie Corbett cookery show
Good Food has ordered a high profile pilot featuring Ronnie Corbett and Rob Brydon that will tap into the comedians’ passion for food.
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NewsDavid Baddiel to front online footie sitcom
David Baddiel is to front a football-themed online mockumentary series for Dave as it bids to tap into the popularity of the forthcoming World Cup.
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NewsUKTV hunts agency to re-brand Watch
UKTV is preparing to rebrand its Watch channel and is hunting for a creative agency to handle the brief.
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NewsYesterday lines up Blitz and royals for war season
Yesterday has ordered two wartime documentaries about the Blitz and the Royal Family as part of its yearlong Spirit Of 1940 season.
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NewsPennington returns to revamp troops’ homes
UKTV’s homes and gardens channel Home is extending its relationship with US star Ty Pennington via a makeover series that will transform the homes of British soldiers.
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NewsOff the Fence to co-produce Wildest Africa
MIPTV: Off the Fence Productions is to co-produce HD series Wildest Africa, a sweeping look at the continent’s diverse ecology partly commissioned by UKTV-owned channel Eden.
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NewsUKTV marks WWII heroes with doc
UKTV’s factual channel Yesterday is to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain with a special documentary.
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NewsYesterday to revisit Dunkirk
UKTV’s factual channel Yesterday has commissioned a one-off documentary to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Dunkirk.
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NewsAlibi seals highest-profile deal for ABC’s Castle
UKTV crime channel Alibi has sealed its highest-profile acquisition to date - picking up the exclusive UK rights to the first two series of ABC Studios drama Castle.
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NewsITV buries hatchet to hang on to Taggart
Taggart’s 26-year run on ITV is to continue after the broadcaster agreed an innovative co-funding deal with STV and UKTV’s Alibi.
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NewsUKTV beefs up spring schedule for Good Food
UKTV has beefed up the spring schedule of cooking channel Good Food with five culinary series from around the world.
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NewsHotel Inspector heads Home
UKTV-owned channel Home has picked up the rights to the first three series of Five’s factual entertainment hit The Hotel Inspector.
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NewsUKTV's Eden picks up Animal Armageddon
UKTV channel Eden has bought natural disaster series Animal Armageddon from distributor Parthenon Entertainment.
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NewsUKTV acquires Notting Hill Carnival doc
A Don Letts documentary celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Notting Hill Carnival has been acquired by UKTV’s Blighty.
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NewsRogerson named UKTV director of commissioning
UKTV has promoted director of factual and fact ent commissioning Jane Rogerson to the newly created role of director of commissioning.
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Yesterday starts 1940 season with two docs
Yesterday has ordered two shows for 2010 to spearhead year-long programming event The Spirit of 1940, marking a pivotal year in British history.
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NewsBBC2 gets Argumental
Dave panel show Argumental is to make its terrestrial debut on BBC2 - the first time the broadcaster has picked up an entertainment format from UKTV.
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NewsBBC Bristol lands first UKTV commission with show for Home
UKTV has commissioned its firstever show from BBC Bristol, ordering a Nick Knowles-fronted property restoration series for lifestyle channel Home.