UKTV will launch on a new general entertainment channel called ''Watch''.
The broadcaster has also confirmed UKTV Drama will be given a new focus on crime fiction and renamed as ''Alibi''.
UKTV Gold, meanwhile, will be called simply ''Gold'' and move from "oldies" to general archive comedy.
''Watch'' will launch as a subscription-only channel on October 7.
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Thursday, 10 July 2008
Digital Spy: UKTV name date and name of new channel
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