UKTV is a digital cable and satellite television network, formed through a joint venture between BBC Worldwide, a commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation and Scripps Networks Interactive. It is one of the United Kingdom's largest television companies.
UKTV's channels are available via satellite and cable in the UK and Ireland. In the UK, Yesterday, Dave and Really are available on Freeview, and selected parts of Gold, Home and Good Food are available through Top Up TV.
Most programmes on the channels are repeat broadcasts of BBC productions (although the entertainment channels also feature programmes made by other companies), and the channels themselves are played out by Red Bee Media from their broadcast centre in west London.
The UKTV channels have broadcast in widescreen since 31 January 2008, although some programmes originally made in 4:3 format are screened in the compromise 14:9 semi-letterbox format.
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