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UKTV
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TBI Weekly: The billion dollar US pay TV drop
This week, damning numbers hinting US pay TV may face significant trouble in its near…
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UKTV hires Baby Cow’s Waddell in originals push
British broadcaster UKTV has hired Kerry Waddell from UK indie Baby Cow Productions. Waddell (pictured)…
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UKTV plotting to increase indie original hours by a third
British channels group UKTV is planning to increase the number of hours it commissions from…
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UKTV CEO claims originals strategy success
The CEO of British multichannel broadcaster UKTV, Darren Childs, has claimed investment in original programming…
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BBC considers £500m UKTV/Scripps buyout
BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, is considering a £500 million (US$660m) bid…
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UKTV restructures acquisitions & channels teams
British channels group UKTV has created five channel director posts in a restructure that looks…
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TBI Weekly: Uncertainty ahead for DHX
After weak quarterly financials, Canada’s DHX Media is eyeing a sale or merger of the…
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A+E content chief joins Nat Geo
A+E Networks’ Christian Drobnyk has joined National Geographic Global Networks as executive VP of programming…
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Virgin Media Ireland adds UKTV to on-demand platform
Virgin Media Ireland has added UKTV Play to its line-up of on-demand services, boosting its…
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Viacom eyes all-cash Scripps takeover
Viacom is reportedly eyeing one of the biggest all-cash takeovers in recent US media history…