UKTV
Taskmaster Season 8 unveils contestants
February 21, 2019 | Staff Reporter
Taskmaster returns this May for Season 8, and Dave has finally unveiled the contestants brave – or foolish – enough to take on the show.
The double BAFTA nominated and Broadcast Award winning UKTV Original series sees a group of … Read More
UKTV Play launches AI-powered upgrade
January 15, 2019 | Staff Reporter
UKTV is investing in AI to improve its on-demand service, UKTV Play.
Britain’s biggest multichannel broadcaster is launching a new version of its steaming app, which uses machine learning to personalise each user’s experience. The enhanced app lets users browse … Read More
UKTV Originals bring young streamers to UKTV Play
January 4, 2019 | Staff Reporter
UKTV Originals are driving rapid growth among younger viewers on UKTV Play, with Taskmaster and more fuelling a 36 per cent increase in views last year.
UKTV has been increasingly investing in new and original content for its network of … Read More
UKTV channels return to Virgin TV
August 11, 2018 | Staff Reporter
UKTV TV’s channels are returning to Virgin TV this weekend, after the two companies settled their recent dispute.
Starting immediately, all 10 UK TV channels are available once again on Virgin, including Dave, Gold, Alibi and Yesterday, and UKTV originals … Read More
James Acaster and Josh Widdicombe to host new Dave comedy show
July 26, 2018 | Staff Reporter
James Acaster and Josh Widdicombe are teaming up to host a new comedy panel show on Dave.
Hypothetical will test two teams of comedians on their ability to deal with a series of ridiculous Hypothetical scenarios. You have to live … Read More
UKTV Play launches on Roku and NOW TV devices
February 22, 2018 | Staff Reporter
UKTV Play is now available on Roku and NOW TV devices.
The catch-up app from UKTV hosts shows from the broadcaster’s network of channels, including Dave, Yesterday, Really and Drama, featuring thousands of hours from its extensive archive. Part … Read More
UKTV Play views surge 75pc as original content drive pays off
January 9, 2018 | Staff Reporter
UKTV play has seen its views surge 75 per cent in the last year, as the broadcaster’s investment in original content continues to pay off.
UKTV, which is an independent joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Scripps Network Interactive Inc., … Read More
Dave supersizes Unspun with Matt Forde for Season 4
January 9, 2018 | Staff Reporter
Unspun with Matt Forde returns this month for Season 4, and Dave is supersizing its satirical comedy with a bumper order of eight episodes.
Following a Best Entertainment Programme nomination from the Broadcast Digital Awards, the topical chat show recorded … Read More
Taskmaster returns for Christmas special
December 13, 2017 | Staff Reporter
Taskmaster returns tonight for a Christmas special – and what could be more festive than forcing a group of celebrities to do stupid things for meaningless prizes?
Critically-acclaimed and BAFTA-nominated, UKTV announced that its absurdly silly TV tournament would return … Read More
UKTV Play adds voice search support on Amazon Fire TV
November 27, 2017 | Staff Reporter
UKTV has become the first broadcaster in the UK with voice-activated universal search on Amazon Fire TV.
Viewers can now search for shows from UKTV by speaking into their Amazon Fire TV Stick, and once they’ve found what they’re looking … Read More
