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Discovery, BBC to split UKTV channels
Also announced Discovery SVoD to house BBC natural history programming
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Sky and BBC Studios partner to bring classic boxsets to NOW TV
Classic shows will be available via UKTV's Gold and Alibi
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Flack and light
TVBEurope talks to DoP Ruairi O’Brien about his work on UKTV's drama series Flack
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New broadcast names enter the frame for Premier League top job
Premier League is on the hunt for a new chief executive
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UKTV Play gets an upgrade
Enables synchronised viewing history and favourites across devices
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UKTV Play sees almost 40 per cent increase in views during 2018
Service generated over 140 million views and attracted 1.8 million registered users
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Bringing Morecambe and Wise back to Britain
TVBEurope speaks to executive producer Mark Wells about restoring unseen footage for 'Morecambe & Wise in America'
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UKTV to open technology innovation hub in Leeds
New office will initially house a team of up to 10 specialists, tasked with enhancing the broadcaster’s content distribution capabilities
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UKTV Ventures invests in Hopster
Streamer will advertise on UKTV channels in return for an equity stake in its business
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UKTV channels return to Virgin Media
Companies agree new long term deal including five times the amount of VoD content
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Freeview interest spikes in wake of Virgin-UKTV spat
UKTV is said to be losing around £1m a week
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Broadcasters, Ofcom and RNIB launch Audio Described TV campaign
UKTV, BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Viacom all involved
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ITV could pull its channels from Virgin Media
Broadcaster could remove its channels as soon as this weekend if an agreement is not reached
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STV appoints MD for new Digital division
Richard Williams joins the company from UKTV, where he was general manager of UKTV Play
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Ofcom “concerned” at Virgin/UKTV row
Four million viewers estimated to have lost UKTV's 10 channels
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BBC and Channel 4 considering £500m UKTV takeover
Broadcasters are reportedly in talks to take full control of the multichannel operator
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Dave taps VICE Studios for new game show
Beat The Internet with John Robins is the pair's first programme
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ITV mulls joint venture with BBC to acquire UKTV
Two companies are reportedly planning a £1 billion bid for the broadcaster
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UKTV reveals first ever BBC commission
New primetime adventure series Expedition with Steve Backshall will feature a number of world firsts
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TVBEurope March issue out now
Our third magazine of the year celebrates women in broadcasting
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UKTV Play launches on Roku and NOW TV
App includes content from Dave, Yesterday, Really and Drama
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UKTV Play attracts record viewers
On-demand service saw 75 per cent increase in views during 2017
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UKTV enables voice-search on Amazon Fire
UK broadcaster becomes the ‘first’ to offer voice capabilities on the platform
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Rogo Scott expands into broadcast management with new partner appointment
Tim Goff joins media and entertainment consultancy
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BBC ‘wants control of UKTV’
Corporation's commercial arm is mulling a £500 million for the broadcaster
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Really to deliver Halloween chills via Facebook Live
Two live streams to take place with ghost-hunting group UK Haunted
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UKTV’s Dave and Home to launch on Freesat
Both channels will launch at the beginning of August
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UKTV hires The Mill for streaming service advertising campaign
60, 40 and 20 second adverts are to promote UKTV Play
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UKTV announces record revenue, more investment in programming
Over the course of three years, revenues have grown by 24.1 per cent
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Google to speak at TVBEurope’s MediaTech 360
Justin Gupta, head of UK broadcast and entertainment, will speak on Day Two
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UKTV launches new player on YouView
UKTV has launched a new player on the YouView platform for its on-demand service UKTV Play. The new player features a new home screen with...
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UKTV reports record half-year results
UKTV has announced its half-year results, which reveal a record-breaking six months for the multichannel broadcaster. UKTV is the fastest-growing network in Britain
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UKTV extends Ericsson deals
UKTV has extended its playout, VoD and access services contracts with Ericsson. The agreement will see Ericsson continue to deliver playout services for UKTV’s...
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Virgin strikes UKTV deal
UKTV has agreed a deal with Virgin Media to deliver its live, catch-up and box set content offering to Virgin customers. The deal will...
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UKTV Play revamped
On-demand TV platform UKTV Play has undergone its first major redesign. The service, which offers content from all ten of UKTV’s TV channels, has...
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Channel 4, UKTV and BT Sport join TVBEurope 2020
Key figures from Channel 4, UKTV and BT Sport have been confirmed as part of the TVBEurope 2020 agenda. Keith Underwood, director of strategy...
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Haye returns to Dave
UKTV’s entertainment channel Dave has secured the exclusive UK rights for David Haye’s latest fight. Taking place on 21 May, the fight will see...