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UKTV
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Strawberry Blond expands into comedy with UKTV’s Joe McVey
UK-based producer Strawberry Blond is moving into comedy by backing a new outfit to be…
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Drama round-up: ‘Fleabag’ sells into Japan; UKTV moves into ‘The Gulf’; Magenta lands on Mars
Fleabag jumps into Japan Wowow in Japan has picked up Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s series Fleabag for…
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A+E’s ‘Miss Scarlet And The Duke’ heads to the US, Canada, Australia
US broadcaster PBS, Seven Network in Australia and CBC in Canada are among broadcasters to…
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UKTV’s Dave commissions Boomerang for ‘Big Zuu’s Big Eats’
UKTV channel Dave has commissioned Boomerang for fact ent series Big Zuu’s Big Eats, featuring…
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TBI Weekly: Why the face-off for ‘Taskmaster’ could be ‘Bake Off’ 2.0
Three years after Love Productions marched Bake Off from BBC One to Channel 4, history…
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Exclusive: Avalon pulls ‘Taskmaster’ from UKTV as Channel 4 circles
Avalon Television is snatching its format Taskmaster from UKTV’s Dave five years after the show…
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Asylum hires ITVSGE, UKTV alum Ronan Hand for UK office
Asylum Entertainment Group (AEG) has appointed former ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVSGE) exec Ronan Hand…
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Sales round-up: DRG strikes ‘Remarkable’ deals in Europe; DCD secures UK sales for Oz drama
DRG serves up sales for ‘Remarkable Places To Eat’ BBC Two’s Remarkable Places To Eat…
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Exclusive: Discovery “making changes” in commissioning post-UKTV split
Discovery Networks Europe is rejigging its commissioning team on the back of its UKTV channels…
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Discovery brings HGTV to the UK
Discovery is to launch its home renovation network HGTV into the UK and will reboot…