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Evolution of Scheduling and Commissioning in a VOD World | RTS Thames Valley

In a TV landscape where it's harder than ever to get eyeballs on your programmes, how have commissioning and scheduling evolved to meet the challenges of new platforms, greater competition and a changing audience? And what does the future hold for commissioning and scheduling strategy in a world of on demand viewing? In this session we hear from industry leaders, revealing the secrets of the modern commissioning and scheduling relationship, and how it influences what ends up on our screens.

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UKTV beefs up VoD

‘It’s the gift that keeps on giving,” says UKTV CEO Marcus Arthur, a grin spreading across his face. The gift in question is Gold, the network’s flagship channel, whose audience share last year grew by 7%. Highlights included The Vicar of Dibley: Inside Out, Gold’s most popular show of the year, watched by 829,000 people, with original drama Murder, They Hope in second place, watched by 687,000, and returning scripted series The Cockfields (490,000) in third.