Television

  • UKTV’s Dave and Home to launch on Freesat

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    Dave is one of the UK’s most-watched non-PSB channels and offers a mix of comedy and reality shows, including new and original commissions, established favourites, and hit series from America, including Taskmaster, Dave Gorman Modern Life is Goodish, Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled, Crackanory, Red Dwarf XI and Dara O’Briain’s Go 8 Bit.

  • BT Sport regains Caribbean Premier League rights

    BT Sport regains Caribbean Premier League rights

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    Coverage of this year’s season begins on August 4 and will run until September 9 and will see the Jamaica Tallawahs attempt to defend their title against Barbados Tridents, Guyana Amazon Warriors, St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots, St. Lucia Stars and Trinbago Knight Riders.

  • UKTV partners with David Haye to bring boxing fans five subscription-free fight nights each year

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    Boxing fans are being promised five subscription-free fight nights each year after UKTV signed a deal with Hayemaker Boxing, David Haye’s promotions company.

  • Sky Sports: Virgin Media customers unable to subscribe to individual channels

    Sky Sports: Virgin Media customers unable to subscribe to individual channels

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    On Monday the UK’s largest sports broadcaster unveiled a radical overhaul which includes sport-specific channels which its own customers can sign up to individually to suit their budget and interests.

  • Production starts on second series of Anna Friel’s ITV detective series, Marcella

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    Set in contemporary London, the eight part story begins with the discovery of a body inside a wall. The body is surrounded by toys and soft animals and a school blazer; a devastated Marcella (Friel) soon works out that the body is that of schoolboy Leo Priestley, who was abducted a few years beforehand and…

  • Idris Elba to return in new Luther series

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    Idris Elba is returning to BBC One with a new four-part series of Luther written by series creator Neil Cross. BBC bosses say filming will start early next year on the new series with further casting and details to be released closer to production.