UKTV is a cash cow for the BBC, with profits surging from £29m to more than £90m in the past eight years, valuing the business at about £750m. We are committed to deepening our position with viewers as the leader in real life entertainment by building great brands that power people’s passions and deliver value to our partners.”In April, Discovery and BBC Studios also signed an historic ten-year content partnership deal making Discovery the exclusive global SVOD home (excluding UK, Ireland and Greater China) of BBC landmark natural history programmes, including Planet Earth, Blue Planet, Life and DynastiesBBC Studios, a global content company with British creativity at its heart, is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC Group. UKTVâs award-winning brands, innovative commissions and premium acquisitions have delivered large and loyal audiences who love great TV. BBC Studios has revenue of £1.4bn, and returns around £200m to the BBC Group annually, complementing the BBC’s licence fee and enhancing programmes for UK audiences.Discovery, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is a global leader in real life entertainment, serving a passionate audience of superfans around the world with content that inspires, informs and entertains. As the UKTV deal closes, five channels from both businesses are moving into new positions on the Freeview Electronic Programme Guide (EPG):Marcus Arthur, President, UK & Ireland at BBC Studios and new CEO of UKTV, says: “UKTV has always been an important part of the BBC Group, creating value for licence fee payers and British programme makers.
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UKTV’s award-winning brands, innovative commissions and premium acquisitions have delivered large and loyal audiences who love great TV. To subscribe please contact BBC is a trademark of the British Broadcasting Corporation. For more information, please visit BBC Studios, a commercial subsidiary of the BBC, and Discovery today announced the close of the UKTV transaction, announced on April 1, 2019. Available in 220 countries and territories and nearly 50 languages, Discovery is a platform innovator, reaching viewers on all screens, including TV Everywhere products such as the GO portfolio of apps; direct-to-consumer streaming services such as Eurosport Player and MotorTrend OnDemand; digital-first and social content from Group Nine Media and a strategic alliance with PGA TOUR to create the international home of golf. It has offices in 22 markets globally, including seven production bases in the UK and production bases and partnerships in a further nine countries around the world. Assisted by Alex Horne, he has set a series of devious tasks for five hyper-competitive comedians.Combine lively chat-shows, quirky quiz-coms, big British events, hilarious comedies and a daily dose of drama and you get UKTV.