Latest news of uktv
17 JUN 2025
Corporate Moves
Melanie Rumani, BBC Studios and UKTV Global Head of Acquisitions, passes away
Rumani joined BBC Studios in 2006, holding various positions within sales and acquisitions until her most recent role as Global Head of Acquisitions for BBC Studios and 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.