Wedding TV
Encyclopedia
Wedding TV is a woman's lifestyle television
channel broadcast in the United Kingdom
, on the Sky and Freesat
platforms. The channel claims to be the first of its kind, concentrating on love, life, relationships and weddings. The focus of the channel is primarily weddings and brides though there are programmes on fashion, beauty, celebrities and travel.
, a former DJ for Radio Luxembourg
.
In 2008 Wedding TV won the Broadcast Digital Channel Award for the Best Specialist Channel.
On 17 August 2011, Wedding TV was removed from Freesat
channel 400, where it had been available since 6 May 2008. The channel was restored on 31 August 2011.
on 1 July 2009. Wedding TV Asia
would become the first channel in the UK to be dedicated to Asian weddings. The channel ceased broadcasting on 14 December 2010.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
channel broadcast in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, on the Sky and Freesat
Freesat
Freesat is a free-to-air digital satellite television joint venture between the BBC and ITV plc, serving the United Kingdom. The service was formed as a memorandum in 2007 and has been marketed since 6 May 2008...
platforms. The channel claims to be the first of its kind, concentrating on love, life, relationships and weddings. The focus of the channel is primarily weddings and brides though there are programmes on fashion, beauty, celebrities and travel.
History
Wedding TV was founded (amongst others) by Tony PrinceTony Prince
Tony Prince is a British radio disc jockey and businessman, remembered for programmes on Radio Caroline and Radio Luxembourg in the 1960s and 1970s....
, a former DJ for Radio Luxembourg
Radio Luxembourg (English)
Radio Luxembourg is a commercial broadcaster in many languages from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It is nowadays known in most non-English languages as RTL ....
.
In 2008 Wedding TV won the Broadcast Digital Channel Award for the Best Specialist Channel.
On 17 August 2011, Wedding TV was removed from Freesat
Freesat
Freesat is a free-to-air digital satellite television joint venture between the BBC and ITV plc, serving the United Kingdom. The service was formed as a memorandum in 2007 and has been marketed since 6 May 2008...
channel 400, where it had been available since 6 May 2008. The channel was restored on 31 August 2011.
Programming
- WAG's World - a reality documentary about UK football WAGsWAGsWAGs is an acronym, used particularly by the British tabloid press, to describe the wives and girlfriends of high-profile footballers, originally the England national football team. The term came into common use during the 2006 FIFA World Cup, although it had been used occasionally before that...
hosted by Lizzie CundyLizzie CundyElizabeth "Lizzie" Cundy , née Miller, is an English television presenter, fashion & beauty advisor, and model.Cundy hosts the TV show WAGS World shown on Wedding TV. She also co-hosts So Would You Dump Me Now? with Sue Moxley, and Sporting Icon WAGS.-Career history:Cundy appeared on ITV's This...
(wife of Jason CundyJason CundyJason Cundy is a former English footballer.-Football career:During his career, Cundy played for Chelsea , Tottenham Hotspur , Crystal Palace , Bristol City , Ipswich Town and...
).
- The Wedding Show - a magazine show featuring wedding advice, beautiful venues around the world and viewer competitions hosted by Sam Mann.
- Celebrity Brides Unveiled - a gossip show about celebrity brides and weddings.
- Celebrity Hens and Stags - an in house produced documentary series about Celebrities hosting Hen and Stag weekends with Redseven.
- Marrying Elvis - a documentary following three couples who share an Elvis PresleyElvis PresleyElvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
obsession and their plans for an 'Elvis Wedding'.
- For Better or For Worse - a program following an engaged couple who give up control of their wedding to their friends and family. With the help of a wedding planner and assistant they have $5000 to make their dream wedding come true in one week.
- So Would You Dump Me Now? - a reality program giving beauty makeovers to people who have been dumped by their partners, hosted by Lizzie CundyLizzie CundyElizabeth "Lizzie" Cundy , née Miller, is an English television presenter, fashion & beauty advisor, and model.Cundy hosts the TV show WAGS World shown on Wedding TV. She also co-hosts So Would You Dump Me Now? with Sue Moxley, and Sporting Icon WAGS.-Career history:Cundy appeared on ITV's This...
and Sue Moxley.
- Brides On A Bus - David Van DayDavid Van DayDavid Van Day is an English singer and media personality, formerly a member of the pop duo Dollar. He was also a member of the 1970s vocal group Guys 'n' Dolls , and a latter-day version of Bucks Fizz....
hosts an eleven-part reality seriesReality televisionReality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
where ten brides-to-be travel from Lands End to Gretna GreenGretna GreenGretna Green is a village in the south of Scotland famous for runaway weddings. It is in Dumfries and Galloway, near the mouth of the River Esk and was historically the first village in Scotland, following the old coaching route from London to Edinburgh. Gretna Green has a railway station serving...
on a traditionalRoutemasterThe AEC Routemaster is a model of double-decker bus that was built by Associated Equipment Company in 1954 and produced until 1968. Primarily front-engined, rear open-platform buses, a small number of variants were produced with doors and/or front entrances...
double-decker busDouble-decker busA double-decker bus is a bus that has two storeys or 'decks'. Global usage of this type of bus is more common in outer touring than in its intra-urban transportion role. Double-decker buses are also commonly found in certain parts of Europe, Asia, and former British colonies and protectorates...
, along the way competing to win a wedding in Gretna Green.
- Three Grand Weddings - Ten-part series in which three couples compete to have the best budget wedding. Presented by Lucy Elliott of The Chief Bridesmaid who gives advice to the three teams and their respective wedding planners on how to have a great wedding on just three thousand pounds.
Wedding TV Asia
On 21 May 2009, it was announced that Wedding TV +1 would be replaced with Wedding TV AsiaWedding TV Asia
Wedding TV Asia was a woman's lifestyle television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom, on the Sky platform. It launched on 1 July 2009, replacing Wedding TV +1. Wedding TV Asia was the first channel in the UK to be dedicated to Asian weddings....
on 1 July 2009. Wedding TV Asia
Wedding TV Asia
Wedding TV Asia was a woman's lifestyle television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom, on the Sky platform. It launched on 1 July 2009, replacing Wedding TV +1. Wedding TV Asia was the first channel in the UK to be dedicated to Asian weddings....
would become the first channel in the UK to be dedicated to Asian weddings. The channel ceased broadcasting on 14 December 2010.