News UK is to launch a new channel, talkTV, in early 2022. 

The channel will be streamed live and made widely available on all platforms including linear TV and OTT with content available across social media as well as News UK’s own broad inventory of websites and apps. Everyone in the UK will be able to access the channel, live or on-demand, either on their television or on any personal device. 

talkTV will offer a mix of programming from News UK’s stable of household brands. There will be proper hourly news bulletins, sports and entertainment shows as well as current affairs, debate, opinion and documentaries.

New format shows will be introduced using talent from its own brands – talkRADIO, talkSPORT, Virgin Radio, Times Radio, The Sun, The Times, and The Sunday Times. 

News UK will hire new talent to join a schedule of prime time programming for the evenings. 

There will be further announcements as the plans evolve.