Marcus Arthur
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CEO @UKTV President @BBCStudios UK & Ireland
Joined November 2010
We are very excited to announce this new commissioning for @alibi_channel. A fantastic story from Chris Lang and excellent cast.
🚨 NEW THRILLER FOR 2025 🚨 SO excited to announce our gripping commission #IJackWright, written by @ChrisLangWriter. Nikki Amuka-Bird leads the cast, alongside John Simm and Gemma Jones. The series is a moving murder mystery with family at its core. Stay tuned for more details
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Very proud of the entire @UKTV team for the hard work that went into these fantastic results for 2023.
📢 We're delighted to share with you that in 2023 we achieved record growth of our free streaming service @UKTVPlay and achieved our highest ever SOCI (Share of Commercial Impacts), reaching 8.81%. Here are some highlights...
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Today @UKTV announced the creation of U. t’s a fantastic piece of work and I cannot wait for the launch next summer.
We’ve got something to share with you… In Summer 2024, the UKTV family of channels are uniting under ‘U’, the new name for UKTV Play. Lose yourself in what you love.
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Rumour has it that wasted #food 🥴 is wandering the streets and causing havoc! We've partnered with @UKTV to tackle food waste in their new #EverydaySustainability campaign 🙌 Let's save food by only buying what we need 🥕 🌽 🍓 https://t.co/o4wsdj5XOx
#UKTV @WRAP_UK
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Very proud to see 11 nominations for @UKTV shows and channels on this year's @Broadcastnow Digital Awards shortlist - some fantastic work recognised from our commissioning, social and channel teams.
Broadcast Digital Awards 2023 shortlist unveiled
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Fantastic news that Murder They Hope will be returning to @goldchannel this Christmas!
As Terry and Gemma spend their first Christmas together as a married couple, we thought it only right to join them for a BRAND NEW 90-minute #MurderTheyHope special called #BloodActually Guest cast includes @janehorrocks_ @arobertwebb @RoseAylingEllis @terrymynott and many more!
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Absolutely fantastic news that @ItsBigZuu is back for series 4 of Big Zuu's Big Eats with Tubsey and @Hydzofficial later this year.
📢 Big Zuu's Big News 📢 @ItsBigZuu, Tubsey and @Hydzofficial are back for more Big Zuu's Big Eats this autumn. We cannot wait.
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Across five of our channels UKTV Original commissions were the top performing shows, and we saw our commitment to finding and launching new talent continue to bear fruit with the second series of Big Zuu’s Big Eats winning two BAFTAs earlier in the year.
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Today I’m delighted to share the news that UKTV has continued to grow its share of the commercial TV market (SOCI) to record levels while continuing to invest in services and programming.
Today we're taking a look at what UKTV achieved in 2022 and we're starting with the fantastic news that we grew our free streaming service @UKTVPlay by over a quarter in 2022!
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Delighted to announce today that Steve North and Richard Watsham are taking on expanded remits. I can't wait to see how they drive @UKTV and @bbcstudios towards further success.
✨News ✨ Steve North and Richard Watsham handed expanded remits in UKTV restructure. Read more here:
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Our second announcement today, an amazing opportunity for female comedy writers to submit scripts for development, with @femalepilotclub:
🚨**CALL OUT!!**🚨 In partnership with @UKTV @femalepilotclub seeks comedy scripts by women, featuring leading parts for women who are over 45. We’re seeking 4 scripts for an industry audience read in London. Head to our website for more exciting details!
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Fantastic night at the @BroadcastDigi Awards with three wins for the @davechannel team - exceptional work recognised at an industry level.
#winners of Best Digital Support for a Stand, Channel of Genre @Davechannel @UKTV featuring @itsbigzuu @tubzy100 @hydzofficial @broadcastdigi #bda2022 #shoutout #shoutoutvids
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A fantastic new acquisition for @alibi_channel with the Las Vegas sequel to the hit CSI franchise.
🚨EXCITING NEWS 🚨 #CSIVegas, the sequel to the global hit series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, will be getting its UK premiere on Alibi this July! 🔍 Get ready for a brand new chapter in Las Vegas, the city where it all began...
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Such a strong line up of comedians set for @davechannel's upcoming new series Live at the Moth Club. A must-watch for comedy fans.
📺NEWS📺 Think you've seen live comedy? Think again. Live at the Moth Club, featuring stand-up and sketches starring amazing performers including Jamie Demetriou, Natasia Demetriou, Ellie White, Cardinal Burns, Arnab Chanda, Ben Ashenden, Alexander Owen and more: coming soon
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Very pleased to be welcoming Mel Giedroyc and @LouSanders back for a third series of Unforgivable.
🎉NEWS! 🎉 Every sinners favourite show is coming back to Dave for a brand new series as Mel Giedroyc and @LouSanders explore the sordid pasts of the nation’s favourite celebrities in #Unforgivable! Coming soon…
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More impressive work from our @davechannel team celebrated by @Twitter today:
Our amazing @davechannel social team are recognised in @Twitter's #SuccessStories this week for their work on #LateNightMash last year. What a Friday!
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Today on our channel you will see pieces from some of our favourite comedians, chatting about… well whatever they wanted to chat about really! We wanted to share some of those here too #IWD2022
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So pleased to welcome @LucyABeaumont and @RonJichardson back to @davechannel for Series 3 of #MeetTheRichardsons - a must-watch on Thursday.
Meet The Richardsons is back THIS WEEK! Join @LucyABeaumont and @RonJichardson this Thursday at 10pm for a brand new series! #MeetTheRichardsons
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Tonight's the night! Join Sir Billy Connolly TONIGHT at 9pm on Gold as the Big Yin revels in his own and others’ bad behaviour in the first episode of #BillyConnollyDoes...
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