Cheat creator Gaby Hull has written a six-part psychological thriller for UKTV's Alibi – the British broadcaster's second original drama since it moved into scripted commissioning.
Hull, who wrote the ITV and Sundance Now college thriller, is behind We Hunt Together, produced by BBC Studios.
This comes a week after the…
UK broadcaster Alibi, which is operated by Discovery and BBC-backed UKTV, is moving into original commissioning for the first time with a Happy Valley-meets-Silent Witness-esque crime drama. Traces is produced by Happy Valley and Safe producer Red Production Company.
The drama is a six-part series written by Scott & Ba…
Darren Childs, the CEO of British multichannel broadcaster UKTV, has decided to step down from the role he has held for eight years. The company’s board made the announcement today, saying Childs will remain in the job until July 2 while new leadership options are explored for the next phase of UKTV’s growth. The…
EXCLUSIVE: Fleabag producer Two Brothers Pictures is developing a comedy drama based on British author Matt Haig's memoir Reasons To Stay Alive for UKTV.
It marks a major scripted play for the Discovery and BBC-backed UK broadcaster, which has recently ramped up its activity in the genre with series such as Anna Paquin…
The U.S. border is the focus of a ten-part series from British multichannel broadcaster UKTV.
The Discovery and BBC Studios joint venture has ordered Borderforce: America's Gatekeepers, which will features "unprecedented" access to the U.S. border force. It will air on Dave.
The ten-part series will follow the Departme…
British pay-TV operator Virgin Media and UKTV, a joint venture between Discovery and BBC Studios, has ended its carriage dispute.
The dispute, which lead to the blackout of all UKTV channels on the Liberty Global-backed service, has been one of the most high-profile in the UK and has lasted for weeks.
However, the two…
UKTV, which is a joint venture between Discovery and BBC Studios, has handed British comedians Josh Widdicombe and James Acaster a new comedy panel show. This comes as its carriage feud with UK cable operator Virgin Media rumbles on.
The multichannel broadcaster has commissioned eight-part entertainment format Hypothet…
Sophie Turner Laing, boss of Endemol Shine Group, is to receive a special award at this year's International Emmys. CEO Turner Laing is to receive the International Academy’s 2018 Directorate Emmy® Award at the event, which is held in New York on November 19. The award is to recognize her work overseeing Endemol Shine…
U.S. SVOD service Acorn has hired former UKTV acquisitions chief Catherine Mackin as its commissioning chief. Mackin will become Managing Director of Acorn Media Enterprises, the company's London-based development division.
Mackin, who starts in early July, replaces Shane Murphy, who is returning to Dublin as Group Hea…
Vice Studios is continuing to pick up commissions from third-party broadcasters – this time securing a gameshow from British network UKTV.
The Discovery and BBC Studios-backed broadcaster has ordered Beat The Internet with John Robins for its male-skewing Dave channel. It also marks Vice's first studio gameshow…
Catastrophe creator Sharon Horgan is to star in and produce a six-part drama for British broadcaster UKTV and Irish network RTÉ based on the best-selling book Woman on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown by Lorna Martin.
Anna Paquin, star of Pop TV and UKTV's forthcoming dark PR comedy drama Flack, says now is the time for female roles that are "flawed, complicated and interesting" – echoing recent male antiheroes such as Walter White, Don Draper and Tony Soprano.
The True Blood star plays Robyn, a quick-witted London-based U.S…
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