Country | Australia |
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Broadcast area | Australia New Zealand |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
Timeshift service | BBC UKTV +2 |
Ownership | |
Owner | BBC Studios |
Sister channels | |
History | |
Launched | August 1996[1] |
Replaced | BBC HD (BBC UKTV HD) |
Former names | UKTV (1996–2013) |
Links | |
Website | Australia New Zealand |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
Foxtel Go (AU) | Channel 105 |
Fetch Mobi (AU) | Channel 112 |
Binge (AU) | binge.com.au |
BBC UKTV is an Australian pay television channel in Australia and New Zealand, screening British entertainment programming, sourced mainly from the archives of the BBC, RTL Group (mainly Talkback Thames material) and ITV plc. The channel was originally a joint venture with Foxtel (60% ownership), the RTL Group (20% ownership) and BBC Worldwide (20% ownership). It is now owned solely by BBC Studios. It is the home of the channel's flagship programme The Graham Norton Show.