Latest news of uktv
21 MAY 2025
Deals
ABC Commercial closed sales for "Ladies in Black" with UKTV for UK and Ireland
Produced by Bunya Productions and inspired by Madeleine St John’s bestselling novel, "Ladies in Black" is a visually rich drama set in 1960s Sydney.
17 MAR 2025
Distribution
Big Media's "Has#tag Homicide" picked up by FilmRise and UKTV
FilmRise has acquired exclusive rights in all media for the US and Canada. In addition, UKTV has licensed the series for its branded free-to-air entertainment channel U&W.
17 JAN 2025
Streaming
UKTV doubles views on U streaming service in two years
This was made possible by its digital strategy success. 2024 also saw U’s active users increase by 21% and content on the service bolstered from 7000 hours to over 9000 hours. In addition, UKTV achieved record growth to its VOD content
8 JAN 2025
Corporate Moves
UKTV and BBC Studios appoint Sophie Judge as Global Acquisitions Manager
Sophie will be responsible for sourcing and securing all genres of content from third party suppliers for UKTV’s portfolio of free-to-air and pay channels and free streaming service U, and BBC Studios’ global branded services.
11 DEC 2024
Corporate Moves
UKTV appoints Emma Tibbetts as Director of Programming for Drama
Reporting to Chief Programming Officer Steve North, Emma will be responsible for developing and delivering the drama content strategy across UKTV’s channels and free streaming service U.