Tag: UKTV

All of UKTV’s channels and services have been restored on Virgin TV, after the two were finally able to reach a new long-term agreement.

Virgin Media customers in the U.K. and Ireland have lost access to ten UKTV channels following a spat over fees.

UKTV's portfolio of channels, including Dave and Gold, will no longer be available to customers of Virgin Media in the U.K. and Ireland if the two companies fail to reach an agreement over a new distribution contract by Sunday.

UKTV's entertainment channel Dave is making its first program with VICE Studios, titled Beat the Internet with John Robins.

Sharon Horgan (Pulling, Catastrophe) is producing and starring in Women on the Verge, a scripted dramedy that will air on UKTV’s entertainment channel W in the U.K. and RTÉ in Ireland.

UKTV has secured a multi-show deal with Disney U.K. that includes the crime drama Harrow and three seasons of the U.S. comedy American Housewife.

UKTV has appointed Ronan Hand to the newly created role of director of program funding.

UKTV has appointed Baby Cow Productions' Kerry Waddell as head of production.

UKTV is planning to up its commissions this year, increasing its total number of original hours from independent producers by around a third.

Mary Basterfield is joining UKTV in 2018 from Dentsu Aegis Network to serve as the U.K. multichannel broadcaster's chief financial officer.