FirstLookTV is producing Paul C. Brunson: Red Flag, a true-crime series for UKTV's U streaming service and U&W channel.

Karin Marelle has been tapped to lead the global acquisitions team at BBC Studios and UKTV, reporting to Steve North, UKTV's chief content officer.

UKTV has slated a new escape room comedy entertainment series for U and U&Dave, adapted from the format created by Roses Are Blue for VTM and distributed by Be Entertainment.

A two-part true-crime doc about the murder of Peter Falconio in the Australian Outback has been commissioned at UKTV for the U streaming platform and U&W from Prospero Productions, with Sphere Abacus handling international distribution.

UKTV recorded its best performance in 2025, driving gains across VOD, linear and social, as well as in its share of commercial TV audiences.