All UKTV articles – Page 40
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NewsNat Geo swoops for UKTV double
Nat Geo has snapped up the rights to air UKTV series Dynamo: Magician Impossible and The Happenings in the US after it agreed a deal with Passion Distribution.
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NewsDave doubles up Modern Life is Goodish
Dave Gorman’s Modern Life is Goodish is to return to Dave for two extended series after becoming the channel’s highest-rated new commission last year.
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RatingsTidy result for Dave
Amid mobs and all the excesses that Babylon has come to represent, only outdone by modern day football, the appeal of two young lovers from Essex and South Wales continues unabated, with a whole series splurged out at once for avid fans.
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NewsUKTV beefs up YouView presence
UKTV has rolled out VoD players for free-to-air channels Really and Yesterday on YouView.
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NewsRoss Noble: Freewheeling close to US format deal
Ross Noble: Freewheeling, Dave’s tweet-driven comic travelogue, is on the brink of being sold to Turner in the US as a format.
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NewsDynamo heads to BBC1
BBC1 has snapped up the rights to air some of the first series of Watch’s hit magic show Dynamo: Magician Impossible.
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NewsUKTV dishes up Porridge special
UKTV is marking the 40th anniversary of British comedy Porridge with a three-part documentary series.
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NewsUKTV's The Happenings goes global
Watch’s The Happenings has started making magic internationally after Passion Distribution closed its first deals.
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NewsDave drives to World Cup with Kia
Dave has ordered its latest advertiser funded commission – a six part series looking ahead to next year’s football World Cup.
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NewsDave drives off with Sin City Motors
UKTV’s Dave has acquired Canadian motor series Sin City Motors after striking a deal with distributor Proper Rights.
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NewsYesterday targets WMR's CIA Declassified
UKTV’s Yesterday has acquired documentary series CIA Declassified from World Media Rights.
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NewsSky adds 14 channels to Sky Go
Sky has added 14 new channels including Comedy Central, Dave and Discovery to its multiplatform TV service Sky Go.
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NewsReally boosts paranormal activity
UKTV channel Really has picked up ghost format Haunting: Australia to boost the channel’s range of paranormal activity.
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NewsChoccywoccydoodah cooks up festive treat
UKTV’s Good Food has commissioned a one-off festive edition of Choccywoccydoodah from Twofour as the cake shop heads into one of its busiest seasons.
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NewsUKTV adds on-demand to Sky carriage deal
UKTV series including sitcom You, Me And Them and US import Believe are to be made available via Sky’s digital platforms for the first time after the broadcaster renewed its carriage deal with the pay-TV platform.
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NewsWatch plans to take magic to the ‘next level’
Watch is to return to the magic circle with its latest original commission The Happenings, from Derren Brown-producer Objective Productions.
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NewsDave's Suits renewed for fourth series
US comedy drama Suits, which airs on UKTV’s Dave, has been renewed for a fourth series.
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NewsDave set to bring back Red Dwarf
UKTV’s Dave is set to order Red Dwarf XI following the success of the revival series last year, according to one of its stars.
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NewsDynamo heads to Asia
Dynamo Magician Impossible is heading to Asia after Passion Distribution sold his UKTV magic series to RTL CBS Asia Entertainment Network.
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RatingsDave’s Dave is goodish
My PE teacher, with barely disguised sarcasm, frequently said that my javelin throwing was “in a league of its own” – more often, it ended up on the chemistry department’s roof.