Carpool (10×30′) - An online car-based chat show that is transferring to TV after attracting 2 million downloads on iTunes. Robert Llewellyn offers celebs a lift in his car in return for an interview. Previously featured celebs include Patrick Stewart (streamed 100,000 times), Jo Brand and Jonathan Ross. Channel: Dave / Ad funded by Toyota [...]
Comedy Exchange (1×60′ pilot) – A transatlantic comedian swap and culture shock as Phill Jupitus and Flight Of The Conchord’s star Eugene Mirman travel to New York and London (respectively) to do a stand up gig. Channel: Dave Producer: Tiger Aspect TX: Early 2010 Source: Broadcast
Matthew Littleford is Channel Controller for the UKTV network; he recently outlined his current channel strategy and needs (as of August 2009).
Matthew’s View on UKTV
* Factual UKTV channels include: Dave, Really, Good Food, Home, Eden, Blighty, Watch and Yesterday.
* Dave website is rebranding and are launching a new schedule in mid-September.
* Really is reality/lifestyle programming for women aged 18-34 years.
Looking For:
* Cookery shows with new (and established) talent for Good Food
* Talent – bigger names.
* Noisy lifestyle shows – with focus on talent, home and foo.
How to pitch
* Send a one-liner with a snappy title.
(Photo by torrez CC BY-SA 2.0)
Links to the UK channels’ commissioning pages. Most have some kind of online or e-commissioning system – see each website for details.