Telly Addict Launches on UKTV’s YouTube Channel

LONDON: UKTV is producing the short-form TV review series Telly Addict, written and presented by broadcaster and author Andrew Collins, for its YouTube channel.

Previously produced by The Guardian, the vlog ran online for more than 5 years and 249 episodes. The weekly ten-minute short sees Collins share his opinions regarding various British TV shows, using his experiences both behind and in front of the camera. New episodes of Telly Addict will be available on UKTV’s YouTube channel every Tuesday.

Telly Addict is written and presented by Collins, produced by Dave Barnsby, executive produced by Justine Bower and filmed by UKTV’s publicity producer, Matt Hemes. The vlog is part of UKTV’s social strategy to increase its exclusive short-form YouTube content.

Collins said: “I’m thrilled to be continuing with Telly Addict under the protective wing of UKTV, whose original output, especially in comedy, has long been on my watchlist. It began life as a column in Word magazine ten years ago, and it feels oddly subversive that it should finally arrive at a company that makes TV! I hope new and existing supporters will join me for a chat on YouTube every Tuesday.”

Bower, the head of consumer communications and Telly Addict executive producer, commented, “As a company that’s passionate about television we jumped at the opportunity to give Telly Addict a new home on our network. We love that Andrew’s reviews reflect the craft of television and he has grown an engaged and informed community around it over the past five years. For us it’s about being part of the cultural conversation around TV shows.”

Barnsby, the senior digital press office manager and Telly Addict producer, added, “We’ve always been big Telly Addict fans so the brief to Andrew was to continue exactly what he has been doing: talking about the best TV on each week in his own inimitable and knowledgeable way. We’re excited to be able to continue our YouTube evolution with Andrew by providing more original short-form content for our viewers to enjoy and complementing our long-form programs available for free on our video-on-demand service, UKTV Play.”