NBC, Scout Productions and Flextech's LivingTV have announced that independent production company ViaDigital has been appointed to produce a UK version of smash-hit series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.

Production starts immediately on ten one-hour episodes for LivingTV, with the show currently being scheduled to premiere on the channel during the first quarter of 2004. ViaDigital has offices and production facilities at NBC in London.

ViaDigital are also producing a UK version of the NBC Enterprises property, Access Hollywood.