Tag: UKTV

BBC Studios has appointed Grant Welland as chief operating officer for the U.K. region distribution and UKTV.

Sliced, which follows a down-on-his-luck pizza delivery driver in South London, is returning to UKTV’s comedy channel Dave for a second season.

Hypothetical, the Josh Widdicombe- and James Acaster-led UKTV Original comedy series, is set to be featured as one of the 2019 Edinburgh TV Festival’s big entertainment specials.

UKTV has commissioned the brand-new original series Trust Morecambe & Wise for its Gold channel and a second season of Hypothetical for Dave.

BBC Studios and Discovery have announced the completion of the UKTV split, with Discovery taking full ownership of the venture’s lifestyle channels and BBC Studios controlling the entertainment channels.

UKTV has commissioned three new shows for its Dave and Gold channels, including Meet the Richardsons with Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont.

Darren Childs is stepping down as the CEO of UKTV after eight years at the helm of the multichannel broadcaster.

According to a year-end review, UKTV originals topped 2018 ratings on six channels in the bouquet—Dave, W, Gold, Drama, Yesterday and Really—and on UKTV Play.

UKTV has revealed its first deal through UKTV Ventures, a multi-million-pound Innovation Fund, with an airtime-for-equity investment in the preschool edutainment platform Hopster.

As UKTV continues to grow its output of original programming, the broadcaster has put in place a new commissioning structure meant to "manage the increased flow of ideas better."