UKTV
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UKTV Play introduces live streaming
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The broadcaster has introduced live streaming to its UKTV Play website and plans to roll out the feature to its mobile and TV apps in the coming months.
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Manhattan T3 Freeview Play 4K Smart Box Review
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This new, sub £80 set top box from Manhattan follows the Freeview Play specification, meaning it combines access to subscription-free channels available via your aerial, such as BBC One, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Dave, with catch-up and on-demand apps including iPlayer, All4, and UKTV Play.
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‘Cheat’ writer Gaby Hull to pen original new drama for UKTV’s Alibi
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Produced by BBC Studios, the six-part drama begins with the collision of two extraordinary people; Babeni (Baba), a former child soldier desperate to suppress his predisposition for violence, and Freddy, a magnetic and disarmingly charming free spirit.
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BBC Studios and Discovery confirm plans to split up UKTV channels and sign new factual programmes deal
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UKTV, one of the UK’s largest multi-channel broadcasters, is to be broken up and its channels split between current shareholders BBC Studios and Discovery.
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New deal brings Only Fools and Horses and other classic BBC boxsets to Sky and NOW TV
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Sky and BBC Studios have signed a deal to bring dozens of BBC comedy and drama box sets, including classic hits such as Only Fools and Horses, Keeping Up Appearances and Spooks, to Sky and NOW TV customers.
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UKTV to take viewers to the slopes of Val Thorens with new Ski A&E series
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Airing on the broadcaster’s premium entertainment channel, W, Ski A&E will give a “unique insight” into the work of teams who carry out emergency rescues on the mountains, as well as the daily drama in the medical centres and local hospitals.