UKTV
UKTV is a major industry player and one of the most important and successful multi-channel providers in the UK. Formed in 1997, it is an independent commercial joint venture, between Flextech Television, the content division of NTL Inc. and BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC. Attracting 27 million viewers each month, the network consists of ten distinctive and innovative TV channels – UKTV Gold, UKTV History, UKTV Style, UKTV G2, UKTV Drama, UKTV Documentary, UKTV Food, UKTV People, UKTV Style Gardens, and UKTV Bright Ideas – offering a broad range of quality programming across entertainment, lifestyle and factual programming. UKTV currently operates 19 broadcast streams when multiplexes (+1s) and broadband are taken into account, and four highly successful websites. The success of UKTV is based on its programming including award-winning shows from the BBC and an increasing number of original commissions, acquisitions and. The network’s unique relationship with the BBC gives it a ‘first look’ at its programmes for secondary broadcast in the UK. The network is dedicated to providing a quality channel platform environment for the best content producers, including some of the UK’s top independent programme makers.