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Facts and stats

UKTV is a multi-channel broadcaster owned by BBC Studios. It was formed in 1997 through a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Flextech.

Until June 2019, the channel was a joint venture between BBC Studios and Discovery. As part of the deal to split the business, Discovery acquired Good Food, Home and Really.

OwnerBBC

Titles owned

Alibi
UK & Ireland
Dave
UK & Ireland
Drama
UK & Ireland
Eden
GOLD
UK & Ireland
W
Yesterday
UK & Ireland

Contact UKTV

Postal address10 Hammersmith Grove
London
W6 7AP
Official website
Wikipedia
YouTube
Personal emailfirstname.lastname@bbc.co.uk

Social media

Twitter: Press Office@bbcpress (215,092 followers) compare
Twitter: Jobs@BBCCareers (129,439 followers) compare
Twitter@BBC (2,235,246 followers) compare

Latest news stories

BBC First to be rolled out to New Zealand
seenit.co.uk - published 24 April 2024, 3.31am edt
UKTV Ventures agrees airtime-for-equity deal with online care marketplace
Broadband TV News - published 22 April 2024, 8.10am edt
Bergerac revived by BBC’s UK ad-funded channel Drama
seenit.co.uk - published 12 April 2024, 5.56am edt
UKTV licenses six Disney shows
Broadband TV News - published 3 April 2024, 9.23am edt
More Dream Car Fixers coming to BBC ad-funded channel Yesterday
seenit.co.uk - published 27 March 2024, 5.36am edt

People

Claire Astley HR Director
Darren Childs Chief Executive Officer
Emma Tennant Controller
Jan Gooze-Zijl Chief Financial and Operations Officer
Keith Porritt Executive Director of Commercial
Simon Michaelides Marketing Director

…at BBC

Amol Rajan Media Editor
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson Non-Executive Director
Beth Parsons Broadcast Journalist, BBC Look North Yorkshire
Bob Shennan Group Managing Director
Charlotte Moore Chief Content Officer
Chris Roberts Project Engineer
Dame Elan Closs Stephens Member for Wales
Deborah Turness CEO of News and Current Affairs
Gautam Rangarajan Group Director of Strategy and Performance
Glyn Isherwood Chief Operating Officer (2)
Helen Boaden Director of BBC Radio
Ian Hargreaves Non-Executive Director
June Sarpong Director of Creative Diversity
Ken MacQuarrie Director of Nations & Regions
Kerris Bright Chief Customer Officer
Leigh Tavaziva Chief Operating Officer
Richard Sharp Chairman
Robbie Gibb Member for England
Shirley Garrood Non-Executive Director
Sir Nicholas Serota Senior Independent Director
Steve Morrison Member for Scotland
Tim Davie Director General
Tom Fussell CEO - BBC Studios
Tom Glenwright Producer

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