UKTV
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New series exploring the story behind Victoria Wood’s dinnerladies is one of 50 original shows coming to UKTV this year
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With never seen before access to Wood’s own notebooks, the series tells how the show was conceived, developed, produced and why the comedian chose to end it after just two series.
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The Listener’s Lauren Lee Smith to star in new crime drama for UKTV’s Alibi channel
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Co-produced in association with CBC and Shaftesbury – with which UKTV already produce Murdoch Mysteries – Frankie Drake Mysteries stars Lauren Lee Smith (The L Word) as the head of Toronto’s only female private detective agency.
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UKTV unveils new onscreen branding for its Original programming slate
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The network started life in 1992 with UK Gold, a channel which mainly broadcast shows from then shareholders BBC and Thames Television, and now operates ten channels plus its own widely available on demand service, UKTV Play.
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UKTV Play is joining Virgin Media’s Irish TV service
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The deal gives Virgin Media customers access to over 1,000 additional hours of content, including UKTV Originals John Bishop: In Conversation With… and Taskmaster.
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Channel 4 and UKTV strike deal for Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall shows
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Multi-channel broadcaster UKTV has snapped up the rights to eight serie including Jamie’s Fish Supper, Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals, multiple series of Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage, plus Nigella Bites, to screen on it’s lifestyle channels.
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British Boxing fans have never had it so good
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With three major broadcasters each boasting their own exclusive tie-ups and at prices to suit all household budgets, British boxing fans and the sport are enjoying a new golden age.