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 Virgin Media and BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC.
Attracting 36.5 million viewers each month, the network is midway through an ambitious rebrand of its ten distinctive and innovative TV channels to create a portfolio of multi-platform brands. It offers a broad range of quality programming across its entertainment, lifestyle and factual offerings - Watch, G.O.L.D., Dave, Alibi, Eden, Blighty, Yesterday, UKTV Style, UKTV Food and UKTV Gardens. UKTV will complete its network rebrand with the relaunch of its lifestyle channels in Q2 2009.
