All UKTV articles – Page 38
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NewsCoba: non PSBs outspend BBC on new indie originations
The non-PSBs spent £30m more on new, original commissions from indies than the BBC, ITV and Channel 5 combined in 2013, according to the Commercial Broadcasters Association (Coba).
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NewsReally takes care of business with crime docs
UKTV is beefing up its slate of true crime series with the acquisition of a pair of titles from Paul Heaney’s TCB Media Rights.
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NewsUKTV Play personalisation trial underway
UKTV has identified three distinct groups that use its VoD service as it trials a recommendation engine to increase usage.
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NewsDave doubles up on Storage Hunters
Auctioneer Sean Kelly is to remain in the UK after Dave ordered two more series of Storage Hunters UK.
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NewsGold digs out Bob Monkhouse joke books
UKTV has ordered a documentary series about the life of Bob Monkhouse for Gold.
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NewsWatch poaches Syfy boss Adam Collings
UKTV has poached Syfy boss Adam Collings to take on the new role of head of programming for Watch.
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RatingsHoney I Bought The House draws 80,000
TUESDAY: Honey I Bought The House, the first pilot in UKTV’s Formats Lab initiative, opened its doors to fewer than 100,000 viewers, as The Missing sunk to a low.
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NewsFormats due ‘next big wave’
Come Dine With Me creator Nell Butler has called on broadcasters to replicate UKTV’s Formats Lab scheme to inspire the next generation of formatted programmes.
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FeaturesStorage Hunters UK, Dave
Catherine Catton discusses adapting a high-energy US format without shortchanging fans of the original
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NewsGold to order five scripted series in 2015
UKTV plans to commission five scripted series for Gold in 2015 as part of its increased £125m commitment to content.
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NewsUKTV operations and technology boss steps down
UKTV operations and technology director Ben Hine is leaving the broadcaster as it restructures the division and creates three new roles.
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RatingsStrong starts for The Missing & Storage Hunters
TUESDAY: BBC1 drama The Missing got underway with 5.8m to comfortably win the 9pm slot, as Dave’s UK version of Storage Hunters locked up more than 1m viewers.
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VideoVIDEO: Storage Hunters (The Auction Remix)
UKTV channel Dave has teamed up with music producer Alex Ross to create charity single Storage Hunters (The Auction Remix) ahead of the launch of the UK version of the show tomorrow.
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NewsUKTV’s CFO gets expanded role
UKTV’s chief financial officer Jan Gooze-Zijl has been handed an expanded remit following the departure of Julia Jordan last month.
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FeaturesCrackanory
Provide picture and audio post services for the second series of the comedy show.
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NewsJulia Jordan departs UKTV
UKTV executive Julia Jordan has left the multichannel broadcaster after seven years.
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NewsGreg Davies to front Dave comedy
Cuckoo and Man Down comedian Greg Davies is to preside over a Dave adaptation of comedian Alex Horne’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Taskmaster.
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NewsDave orders police sitcom from Ant & Dec writer
Dave has commissioned a Donnie Brasco-style police sitcom from Ant & Dec’s full-time writer Andy Milligan.
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FeaturesCrackanory, Dave
Dave’s storytelling series use a multi-purpose location to create new worlds on a budget