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UKTV
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News round-up: Yesterday visits ‘Retro Electro Workshop’; VOYO Bulgaria drama deals; Dandelooo takes’ Super Heroes of Nature’ rights
Yesterday visits ‘Retro Electro Workshop’ UKTV’s factual channel Yesterday has commissioned a new UKTV original…
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UKTV invests $1.2m in biography firm StoryTerrace via ‘airtime-for-equity’ deal
BBC Studios-owned UKTV has made a £1m ($1.2m) investment in UK-based biography-writing service StoryTerrace. The…
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UKTV promotes two for factual, fact-ent & comedy commissions
UKTV has promoted Helen Nightingale to head of factual and factual entertainment, while Mark Iddon…
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UKTV rejigs commissioning with Hilary Rosen remit extended to include scripted
UKTV has rejigged its commissioning team with a promotion for Hilary Rosen, who will now…
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New remits for BBC Studios & UKTV execs in senior restructure
UKTV has handed expanded remits to senior executives Steve North and Richard Watsham, increasing their…
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UK’s Alibi & Masterpiece set sail on Annika S2, following global sales deals
UKTV’s Alibi has partnered with Masterpiece in the US on a second season of detective…
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UKTV’s W preps Alex Jones & Rochelle Humes shows as channel goes FTA
BBC Studios-owned multichannel service UKTV is taking its female-skewing entertainment channel W free-to-air (FTA) and…
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BBCS names UKTV exec to become EVP of global operations
BBC Studios (BBCS) has promoted the director of technology & operations at its UK-based networks…
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Show of the week: Black Panthers of World War II
This one-hour special tells the story of the US’s first African American armoured unit to…
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News round-up: BBC preps for end of dinosaurs; Leonine & Sky extend deal; UK’s W dates with mates
BBC, PBS, France TV prep for end of dinosaurs The UK’s BBC, France Televisions and…