iPads wittier with Dave On Demand app

Fans of entertainment channel Dave can now access their favourite shows for the very first time through a brand new iOS app.

The app is based on UKTV's Dave on Demand PC VoD service and has been created specifically for use on iPads and iPhones. From today, it can be downloaded for free from Apple's app store and marks the first time that UKTV has made its programming available to viewers via their iOS device.

Ben Hine, UKTV's Director of Operations, Technology and Innovation, commented: With the 12 million tablets currently in use in the UK increasingly becoming a primary device for viewing content, the Dave app makes our great programmes conveniently accessible to even more viewers. Dave is the first of our free-to-air channels to have an iOS app and over the coming months we will be working towards rolling out apps for Yesterday and Really.

The app also means viewers with iOS devices can catch up on hits shows such as US comedy Suits, which had its second season premiere on the channel last month. The series stars Gabriel Macht as a high flying US lawyer and Patrick J. Adams as his college dropout associate who has no legal experience but happens to be brilliantly smart. Series one proved extremely popular with Dave viewers, averaging over 700,000 per episode.

UKTV launched its Dave, Yesterday and Really On Demand services in Q4 last year and, combined with services on BT Vision and Sky On Demand, total UKTV digital views topped three million in 2012.

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For more information, please contact:

Kerry Parker, UKTV Senior Corporate Communications Manager, kerry.parker@uktv.co.uk 0207 745 3036

Zoe Clapp, UKTV Director of Communications

zoe.clapp@uktv.co.uk 02072996259

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About UKTV (www.uktv.co.uk)

UKTV is a major industry player and one of the most important and successful multichannel providers in the UK. Formed in 1997, it is an independent commercial joint venture between BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, and Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. (NYSE: SNI) .

Attracting over 41 million viewers each month, the network consists of 10 distinctive channel brands Watch, Gold, Dave, alibi, Yesterday, Blighty, Eden, Home, Really and Good Food offering a broad range of quality programming across entertainment, lifestyle and factual. UKTV currently operates 25 broadcast streams when its eight multiplexes and five HD channels are taken into account, and 11 highly successful websites. The network also runs video on demand (VOD) services on Sky and BT Vision and is part of TalkTalk on YouView. In addition, UKTV recently launched its own On Demand' services with Dave On Demand and Yesterday On Demand.

UKTV's successful programming strategy combines high profile original commissions and key acquisitions with quality content from the BBC.

All UKTV channels are distributed on Sky and Virgin Media. Dave, Really and Yesterday are also available on Freeview.

About Dave (www.joindave.co.uk) @joindave

Satirical and edgy, Dave is the home of witty banter. Featuring the best in contemporary entertainment including QI, Mock the Week and Top Gear, Dave also showcases popular original series, such as Dave's One Night Stand, Jo Brand's Big Splash, Al Murray's Compete for Meat, Red Dwarf: Back to Earth and Carpool, all laden with the biggest names in British comedy.

Where to find Dave: Sky channel 111, Virgin TV channel 128, Freeview 12.

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