LIVINGtv
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Template:Infobox TV channel LIVINGtv is a British television channel owned by Flextech. Originally Launched as UK Living in 1993, the channel changed its name to Living in 1997, to dissassociate itself from the UKTV network that launched that year. Later it changed to LivingTV. The channel's programming is aimed mainly at women, families and gay men but is increasing its reach in a bid to become "the 6th Channel". With new shows such as CSI:, Close to Home and Boston Legal, the channel is now broadening its audience reach to other key demographics such as men aged 18-45.
The channel also airs Yvette Fielding's Most Haunted, in which Fielding and medium David Wells investigate supposedly haunted locations in the UK. The show has brought the channel's biggest ratings to date; Most Haunted Live was the most watched show out of every terrestial and digital channel on Halloween 2004.
In 2001, LIVINGtv launched a whole new genre of paranormal programming with such shows as Crossing Over with John Edward, 6ixth Sense with Colin Fry, Scream Team, Jane Goldman Investigates, Dead Famous, I'm Famous and Frightened! and Most Haunted, which continues to be a ratings winner.
Notable US imports include Charmed, Will & Grace, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Joan of Arcadia, CSI, The L Word and Just Shoot Me! . The channel also has first-showing rights to Australian comedy Kath and Kim.
More recently, Brian Dowling has been put forward as one of the public figures to represent LIVINGtv - by presenting programming including Celebrity Extra, Trolley Dollies, and a spin-off to I'm Famous and Frightened!.