All UKTV articles – Page 38
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NewsMonty Python doc prepped by Gold
UKTV is to build on the success of its Monty Python live performance with a documentary about the legendary comedy troupe.
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NewsWild Things travels to Watch for second series
Watch has acquired the second series of Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan from BBC Worldwide (BBCW), after the first series aired on Channel 5 almost two years ago.
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NewsUKTV poaches Sky creative exec
UKTV has poached Sky creative executive Scott Russell to oversee creative output across its ten channels.
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NewsUKTV plans VoD pilots
UKTV is planning to pilot TV shows via its online portal and allow visitors to vote on which secure commissions.
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NewsTV a ruder place to work
Television has become a ruder and more frustrating place to work for UK indies over the past 12 months, with commissioning standards at the BBC in particular going backwards.
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NewsWatch hunts global talent in hybrid show
24 Hours To Go Broke indie Renegade Pictures will hunt for the world’s best talent in a “part travelogue, part variety” hybrid format for UKTV’s Watch.
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NewsTom Hanks takes Yesterday back to the '60s
Factual broadcaster Yesterday has acquired Tom Hanks-produced documentary series The Sixties.
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NewsDynamo: Magician Impossible to disappear after fourth series
UKTV has confirmed that the fourth series of Dynamo: Magician Impossible will be its last.
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NewsSky moves lifestyle channels to ent slots on EPG
Sky is set to shake up its electronic programme guide (EPG) by removing its lifestyle category and relocating a raft of channels to the entertainment genre.
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NewsYesterday goes behind the Iron Curtain
UKTV’s Yesterday is to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with an international co-production about its construction from Sky Vision Productions.
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NewsWatch summons Objective magician
Psychological illusionist Katherine Mills is to perform mentalism and magic on Watch after the channel ordered an Objective Productions format.
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RatingsMonty Python delivers record ratings for Gold
SUNDAY: The live broadcast of Monty Python’s final-ever performance has become the highest-rated show to air on Gold.
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RatingsCHARTS: Dave’s Storage packs them in
This week, more than half of the top 50 programmes were Dave’s Storage Hunters
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NewsWatch reveals Formats Lab pilots
Watch is helping first-time buyers get on the property ladder and pitting tradesmen against each other for its Formats Lab initiative.
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NewsWatch cleans up with Bin There, Dump That
Watch is to explore Britain’s waste industry in its new ob-doc series Bin There, Dump That.
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NewsUKTV snares Del Toro drama
UKTV has captured Guillermo del Toro’s dark drama The Strain after fending off competition from several rivals.
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NewsUKTV buys into Resurrection
UKTV has acquired Brad Pitt-produced US chilling drama Resurrection from Hollywood studio Disney.
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RatingsCHARTS: Storage cleans up for Dave
Of the top 50 this week, nearly half were Dave’s Storage Hunters
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NewsUKTV lines up pilots for Formats Lab initiative
UKTV has launched a format-testing initiative as it seeks to commission a slew of risky factual, entertainment and reality projects.