UKTV's originals push is paying off. Last year, original commissions were amongst the top-rated programmes on six of the channels (Dave, W, Gold, Drama, Yesterday and Really) across the network and also drove growth for VOD service UKTV Play. 
UKTV's Really channel has given the green-light to Renovate Don't Relocate, a twenty episode property series fronted by Sarah Beeny. The series, which hails from Outline Productions, is set to air on Really in 2019. 
UKTV is bringing three of their channels to Freesat. The commercial network, which is a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Scripps Networks Interactive, has struck a deal with Freesat which will see Drama, Really and Yesterday launch on the subscription-free satellite TV service, TVWise has learned. 
Born To Kill is on the move. UKTV's entertainment channel Really has secured the exclusive UK rights to the latest season of the real crime franchise produced by TwoFour Productions. The series, which previously aired on Channel 5, will launch on Really later this year with the show's sixth season. 
Across 2014, UKTV saw its average audience share across its 10 channels grow to 5.07%, up by 8.5% on the 4.67% audience share that the network registered in 2013. Meanwhile, on the back of that ratings growth, UKTV also saw their SOCI (share of commercial impacts) surge to 9%, up fairly considerably on last year's record of 8.2%. UKTV has reached a deal with Antix Productions for a new season of ghost hunting series Most Haunted.