Jan 4 2019
UKTV Originals topped 2018 ratings on six of UKTV’s channels – Dave, W, Gold, Drama, Yesterday and Really – and on UKTV Play Top three shows on UKTV’s network were UKTV Originals – Taskmaster, Death on the Tyne and Murder on the Blackpool Express Emmy and BAFTA nominated Taskmaster was the most watched show on […]
Nov 22 2018
UKTV has addedYesterday+1 to the Freeview platform on channel 99 in the Entertainment section of the Freeview channel list overspills below the HD channels. The channelbroadcasts a range of historical and wildlife factual programming alongside prime-time entertainment output, including older comedy series and has been on Freeview since the launch of the free-to-air service in 2002. […]
Sep 13 2018
Freesat, the UK’s subscription-free satellite TV platform, has added catch-up service UKTV Play to its on demand offering. From today, Freesat customers will be able to watch shows from Dave, Yesterday, Really and Drama via the UKTV Play app or directly via the rollback TV guide. The addition of UKTV Play further reinforces Freesat’s commitment […]
Aug 11 2018
Dave HD and Gold HD channels come to Virgin TV Mix customers for the first time More than five times the amount of on-demand programming than before Virgin Media and UKTV have reached a long term agreement which will restore all of UKTV’s channels and services to Virgin TV. These will return as soon as […]
Jul 23 2018
UKTV has removed its channels and programming from Virgin TV. Channels affected are: Drama, Really, Yesterday, Home, Gold, W, Alibi, Dave, Eden and Good Food. This includes +1 and HD channels, as well as On Demand and TV Go content. We want to restore UKTV’s free channels for our customers immediately but need UKTV’s permission […]
Jul 22 2018
Around four million households are no longer able to watch 10 of the country’s best-known TV channels after Virgin Media stopped offering the UKTV portfolio at midnight on Saturday. The move means that Virgin Media customers miss out on channels including Dave, Alibi, Drama and Gold, as well as favourite shows such as Taskmaster, Judge […]
Jul 19 2018
The portfolio of channels owned by UKTV, the commercial broadcaster, will soon cease to be available to customers of Virgin Media, the biggest cable operator in the UK and Ireland, if the two companies fail to reach agreement over a new distribution contract. In discussions over a new contract, the two companies have so far […]
May 30 2018
ITV is considering entering into a £1bn joint venture with the BBC by buying half of UKTV, in a move to strengthen British television against the increasing threat from US rivals. It is understood that the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are considering creating a homegrown competitor to Netflix. The window of opportunity to seal […]
Aug 11 2017
Virgin Media Ireland will be adding UKTV Play to its catalogue of catch up services from today. UKTV channels Dave, W, Gold and Alibi will now be available through Virgin Media Ireland’s On Demand platform, making over 1,000 additional hours of catch up TV available to its customers. Customers will be able to tune in […]
Aug 1 2017
Freesat, the UK’s subscription-free satellite TV platform, has announced that UKTV’s Dave and Home have launched on the platform effective immediately. Dave is available on channel number 157, with Home on channel number 166. Dave is one of the UK’s most-watched non-PSB channels and hosts a mix of comedy and reality shows, including new and […]
Jul 27 2017
Dave and Home, two of the UK’s best-known and most popular TV channels are now free-to-air on satellite. The two channels will be available to Freesat viewers from the 1st August 2017. Dave will be on Freesat channel 157 and Home on 166. Loads of the most loved programmes like Taskmaster, Red Dwarf XI, and […]
Jan 14 2019
UKTV Play invests in AI to enhance user experience
An update to UKTV’s on-demand app promises to offer greater personalisation through AI, plus cross-device synchronisation and the addition of the Home channel. The update to the UKTV Play app is available today on Amazon Fire OS, Android and iOS. Android and iOS apps now fully support Chromecast. The new synchronised viewing history function that […]
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