UKTV Bright Ideas

UKTV Bright Ideas was a digital television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom, which was part of the UKTV family of channels. The channel broadcast a variety of programmes, often originally aired on UKTV Style, UKTV Food and UKTV Gardens, and are thus mainly cookery, DIY and gardening. In January 2005, it began showing programmes branded by UKTV Sport.

UKTV Bright Ideas
UKTV Bright Ideas logo used from 2004 to 2007.
Launched15 January 2003
Closed14 October 2007
Owned byUKTV
(BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media)
Formerly calledUK Bright Ideas (2003-2004)
Replaced byDave (Freeview)
UKTV Style +2 (Sky)
Sister channel(s)UKTV Documentary
UKTV Drama
UKTV Food
UKTV G2
UKTV Gardens
UKTV Gold
UKTV History
UKTV People
UKTV Style
Availability
(at time of closure)
Terrestrial
FreeviewChannel 19
Satellite
Sky DigitalChannel 269
Cable
Virgin MediaChannel 263
Tiscali TVChannel 41

History

The channel was launched on 15 January 2003 as UK Bright Ideas, initially for the Freeview digital terrestrial television platform, but later expanded to other platforms. Along with the rest of the UKTV network, the "UK" prefix was changed to "UKTV" on 8 March 2004 and it became UKTV Bright Ideas. It timeshared with Ftn, which has since been closed down and replaced with Virgin1 on 1 October 2007.

The channel was available on digital terrestrial television (Freeview), Sky Digital and Virgin Media.

In September 2007 UKTV announced that UKTV Bright Ideas, which only averaged 0.1% of the audience share, would be replaced on Freeview by Dave, as of 15 October.[1]

UKTV Bright Ideas ceased broadcasting on all platforms on 14 October 2007 at 6pm. The last programme on the channel was an episode of Antiques Roadshow, followed by a promotion of Dave.

Former programming
  • Tuscany to Go - UKTV Food
  • A House in Florida - UKTV Style
  • Antiques Roadshow - UKTV History
  • My Favourite Garden - UKTV Gardens
  • Model Gardens - UKTV Gardens
  • Ready Steady Cook - UKTV Food
  • The Thai Way - UKTV Food
  • Great Food Live - UKTV Food
  • Food Uncut - UKTV Food
  • Design ER - UKTV Style
  • House Chain: Under Offer - UKTV Style
  • Perfect Properties - UKTV Style
  • James Martin Digs Deep
  • Ching's Kitchen - UKTV Food
  • Heaven's Kitchen at Large - UKTV Food
  • Safari Chef with Mike Robinson - UKTV Food
  • House in Spain - UKTV Style
  • Fly to Buy - UKTV Style
  • Garden Rivals - UKTV Gardens
  • Summer Live - UKTV Style
  • Worrall Thompson
  • Our House - UKTV Style

References
  1. UKTV considers G2 Freeview launch Digital Spy, August 8th 2007
  • The TV Room looks at presentation/branding on the UKTV channels
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