UKTV
Summary
UKTV is a digital cable and satellite television network, formed through a joint venture between BBC Worldwide, a commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation, and US broadcaster Scripps.
In August 2011 Virgin Media sold its 50 percent stake to Scripps for £339 million in a combined cash, stock and debt transaction.
UKTV's channels are available via satellite and cable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. In the UK, Yesterday and Dave are available on Freeview, and selected parts of G.O.L.D., Home and Good Food are available through Top Up TV. Most programmes on UKTV's channels are repeat broadcasts of BBC productions (although the entertainment channels also feature programmes made by other companies), and the channels themselves are played out by Red Bee Media from their broadcast centre in west London.
UKTV started as a single channel, UK Gold, which channel launched on 1 November 1992 as a joint venture between Thames Television and the BBC to show reruns of their 'classic' archive programming, following the closure of the British Satellite Broadcasting "Galaxy" channel that had originally held these rights from the BBC. Then in the mid-90s the BBC and Flextech Television (now called Living TV Group) entered a joint partnership in.
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UKTV reintroduces parent name on branding
UKTV is reintroducing UKTV branding to its on-air presence and marketing in a bid to strengthen the network and encourage viewers and advertisers to try new channels and shows.
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STV returns to profit as ITV battle ends
Scottish broadcaster posts pre-tax profit of £9. 1m for 2012 thanks to rise in production revenue and legal settlement.
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Freeview ad claims platform airs 95% of top-rating TV programmes
Company takes aim at pay-TV rivals, claiming their customers spend on average £200 on shows they do not watch.
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Twitter has phenomenal relationship with TV and would be ‘poorer’ without it
Sixty per cent of Twitter’s UK users use it while watching TV and Twitter would be “poorer” without TV, according to Bruce Daisley, its sales director. Speaking at Twitter’s Tune in with Twitter event in London today, Daisley claimed the social network has a “phenomenal” relationship with TV, stressing that Twitter is “a layer” that exists alongside TV, rather than a competitor to it.
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Rennie to sponsor Christmas on Channel 4 and UKTV
Rennie, the indigestion remedy brand, is to target people overindulging in the Christmas period by sponsoring seasonal programming across Channel 4, Film4 and the UKTV network.
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Post-watershed TV 'should be available all day'
Broadcasters including Sky seek rule change so shows featuring swearing, violence and sex could be watched with pin code.
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BSkyB, C4, ITV and UKTV debate opportunities around product placement
Experts from BSkyB, Channel 4, ITV and UKTV came together last week to talk about the lessons learned about product placement since it became legal 18-months ago and review some best-in-class examples.
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BSkyB, Channel 4, ITV and UKTV debate opportunities around product placement
It's been 18 months since product placement became legal in the UK, and experts from BSkyB, Channel 4, ITV and UKTV have come together to discuss the lessons learned so far, with some best in class examples.
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Live Thinkbox debate: What can product placement do for brands?
It's been 18 months since product placement was made legal in the UK, listen to a panel of experts from BSkyB, Channel 4, ITV and UKTV provide discuss lessons learned so far with best in class examples.
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Tess Alps to become Thinkbox executive chair
Tess Alps, chief executive of Thinkbox, is to take the role of executive chair at the commercial TV marketing organisation from 1 July, while UKTV's Julia Jordan has become chair of the Thinkbox board.
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