Television

  • UKTV’s Gold announces new Morecambe & Wise retrospective

    UKTV’s Gold announces new Morecambe & Wise retrospective

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    Presented by Sir Lenny Henry, the four-part Trust Morecambe & Wise will take a look at rarely seen footage featuring the immortal duo at the peak of their careers.

  • BBC Studios and Discovery complete UKTV split

    BBC Studios and Discovery complete UKTV split

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    Confirmed in April after months of speculation, the agreement sees BBC Studios, the broadcaster’s commercial subsidiary take control of entertainment channels, the UKTV brand, and streaming service UKTV Play, while Discovery gains control of lifestyle channels Really, Home and Good Food.

  • Jon Richardson, Lucy Beaumont and Dave Gorman to star in latest UKTV Originals

    Jon Richardson, Lucy Beaumont and Dave Gorman to star in latest UKTV Originals

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    In 2018 UKTV Originals were the highest rating shows on six of UKTV’s channels plus its UKTV Play catch-up and on demand service. They also contributed to the network growing its 16-34 share of commercial impacts by 6% in the first quarter of the year.

  • BBC to restrict free over 75 TV licence to pension credit recipients

    BBC to restrict free over 75 TV licence to pension credit recipients

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    As part of the BBC’s latest funding agreement with the Government, the broadcaster became responsible for deciding whether to offer the concession after June 2020. Last year the corporation estimated that continuing the current concession would cost cost £745m by 2021/22.

  • UKTV Play arrives on Apple TV

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    The service offers subscription-free access to hits such as the Emmy and BAFTA nominated UKTV Original Taskmaster, brand new scripted comedy Sliced, starring and co-written by BAFTA-nominated Samson Kayo, and every episode from Yesterday’s car auctioning show, Bangers and Cash.

  • New UKTV series to reveal the secrets of restoring historic warplanes

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    Each episode of Warbird Workshop will follow the painstaking work that goes in to the restoration of an iconic aircraft, as well as telling the stories of the airfield where the workshop is located, the men and women who flew the plane, the part it played in military history, and the challenges it now presents…