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Grab a cuppa and settle in for a good read ☕ Our Managing Director Sam Tewungwa recently chatted with Together TV's Francesca Aita. From the launch of the U Masterbrand and our digital first strategy, to our initiatives to improve diversity and inclusion on and off screen, Sam and Francesca cover a lot of UKTV ground. Thank you Sam, Francesca and Together TV.

It’s been a proud week for the UKTV Marcomms Leadership Team as they received a BBC Outstanding Contribution Award for their incredible work leading the successful launch of our new U Masterbrand.   The BBC Outstanding Contribution Awards recognise colleagues from across the BBC Group who have gone above and beyond in their role, delivering outstanding creativity, ground-breaking innovation, and exceptional work.   The team’s accomplishments included the creation of a comprehensive design system for U, comprised of over 19,500 assets, and an acclaimed ad spot featuring global superstar Cher.    It’s extremely special for our work and achievements at UKTV, as a BBC Studios company, to be recognised within the wider BBC Group. My huge congratulations to Penny Brough, Scott Russell, Nick Gilmer, Russell Dowse, Alister Morgan, Charlotte Scott and the entire UKTV marcomms division.

🌍 WeAreALBERT has released an industry-created Climate Content Pledge sizzle reel full of inspiration for programme makers on ways to reach more people with content that helps them navigate the path to net zero. 🌍 UKTV is committed to supporting more and better climate storytelling on screen, so we're proud to see our U&Original commissions - World’s Most Dangerous Roads, Canal Boat Diaries, Katherine Ryan: Parental Guidance, Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable, Big Zuu’s Big Eats and The Marlow Murder Club - among the titles showcasing the huge breadth and opportunity of climate content across all genres.

Yesterday UKTV’s content team hosted our annual staff Christmas Preview Screening at Picturehouse Central, showcasing upcoming titles from our fantastic content slate for Christmas and into 2025.   It was a real treat to see a mix of both original commissions and key acquisitions with highlights including a first chance to see Damien Molony starring in our highly anticipated re-imagining of the classic crime drama, Bergerac; Pete Wicks: For Dogs’ Sake, which sees the reality star’s passion for helping our four-legged friends; and access to the Ryan HQ in At Home With Katherine Ryan. We also enjoyed a festive treat from acquisitions with the Christmas special of The Chelsea Detective, which has been a star performer for us this year on U and U&DRAMA.   My thanks to Steve North, Richard Watsham, Hilary Rosen and Harriet Armston-Clarke for their terrific presentations, our internal comms team for a great event, and all members of the commissioning and acquisitions team for an unparalleled line up of new and exclusive content coming soon to our streaming service U and portfolio of channel brands.

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🌍 The UK screen industries, including UKTV, signed the Climate Content Pledge at COP26 and committed to supporting more and better climate storytelling on screen across all genres. Three years on, WeAreALBERT has released an update detailing progress so far and reaffirming the industry’s commitment to reach more people with content that helps them navigate the path to net zero.   🌍 Pan-industry progress to date includes an industry-created showreel to inspire programme makers and a climate content tracking process agreed on by UK broadcasters.   🌍 Having pioneered climate content tracking in our original productions three years ago, UKTV is delighted to be part of the new on-screen sustainability tracking and proud to see our U&Original commissions - World’s Most Dangerous Roads from Ricochet TV Production; Canal Boat Diaries from Middlechild Productions; Katherine Ryan: Parental Guidance and Mel Giedroyc: Unforgivable from EXPECTATION ENTERTAINMENT ; Big Zuu’s Big Eats from Boom Cmyru; and The Marlow Murder Club from MONUMENTAL TELEVISION LIMITED - among the titles showcasing the breadth and opportunity of climate content in the brand-new Climate Content Pledge sizzle reel. 🌍 Watch the reel below and follow the link in comments to read the update in full. #ClimateContentPledge #ClimateAction #Collaboration #Sustainability #BAFTAalbert

This afternoon we were excited to welcome Tim Davie, Director-General of the BBC, and Tom Fussell, CEO, BBC Studios, to UKTV HQ at 10 Hammersmith Grove for a team Q&A hosted by our CEO Marcus Arthur. In an insightful and wide-ranging conversation, Tim, Tom and Marcus discussed how UKTV, as a BBC Studios company, fits into the BBC’s Value for All strategy, and shared their thoughts on the launch of our 'U' Masterbrand and digital first-strategy, as well as looking at the bigger picture including the fast-evolving broadcasting landscape.    Over 250 members of the UKTV team packed out the 4th floor of 10 Hammersmith Grove to catch this opportunity to hear directly from three of BBC Group’s most senior leaders, with many more joining via livestream. Tim and Tom took further questions from the floor, with all proceedings expertly chaired by Marcus who seemed delighted to have both his boss and bosses’ boss in the hotseat. Thank you, Tom, Tim and Marcus for a great event. #UKTV #BBC #ValueForAll #BBCStudios #TeamMeeting

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