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NewsC4I buy not the last for DRG
The Digital Rights Group (DRG) is in talks to buy at least two more companies and has its sights set on expanding to the US following its long-expected acquisition of Channel 4 International.
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NewsSimply plans TV and film moves
Simply Media has earmarked film and urban music as new business areas and is targeting channels squeezed out of BSkyB’s platform for online launches.
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NewsVerve signs first-look distribution deal
C4I has signed a first-look deal with new factual indie Verve Productions.
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NewsWeDig aims for heart with gameshow
Web-based interactive quiz show network WeDigTV has devised an online gameshow set inside the human body.
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NewsBBCW sells People's Quiz around Europe
BBC Worldwide has sold the Fever Media format The People’s Quiz to broadcasters in Spain and Belgium.
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C4 puts content online
Channel 4 has launched TV Clips, a website featuring more than 1,000 clips of shows from linear TV, 4oD and DVD.
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Transmission goes mobile
Channel 4 has extended its music series Transmission with T-Mobile across mobile phones.
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Joost loses comedy boss
Joost head of comedy Tony Orsten is to leave the peer-to-peer online TV service this week after 15 months.
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Food for thought for BT
UK distributor Electric Sky is offering more than 60 hours of international programming to BT Vision.
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NewsTarget signs V Good deal
Target Entertainment has signed a development deal with V Good Films for all its fictional output.
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FX to air MySpace clips
Fox-owned channel FX is to air user-generated video from MySpace TV in its Thursday night TV comedy line-up, which features Family Guy and The Newsroom.
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Indies sign up to Disney
Coolabi and Blue-Zoo Productions have become the first companies to develop kids shows with Disney Channel Worldwide’s global original programming hub.
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Talent grows in Japan deal
Talent Television has extended its relationship with Japanese indie TV Man Union following four Test the Nation specials for Japanese network TV Asahi.
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BBC4 airs Father Ted doc
BBC4 is to air a documentary made for Irish broadcaster RTE that tells the story of Ireland’s most notorious priest.
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NewsIndustry pays tribute to a drama pioneer
The TV industry has paid tribute to prolific producer Verity Lambert, who died from cancer last week at the age of 71.
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NewsMinghella sets up own drama outfit
Dominic Minghella, creator of ITV1’s hit drama Doc Martin and co-creator of BBC1’s Robin Hood, has set up his own drama production company, Plain Vanilla.
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NewsFactual partners join Sky Anytime
BSkyB will add third party channels to its Sky Anytime on PC offering for the first time when it updates the service next week.
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NewsUS orders boost business for September
September Films has won more than $6m (£2.9m) worth of US business in two major orders from US cable network WE: Women’s Entertainment tv and The History Channel.
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Wag TV expands into kids factual
The factual indie behind controversial Channel 4 documentary The Great Global Warming Swindle has entered new territory by launching a department for kids and family factual programming.
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NewsNew school Grange Hill set to target under-12s
BBC children’s drama Grange Hill has ditched almost two-thirds of its cast as part of a Hollyoaks-style makeover to move the show away from its gritty roots in a bid to reach younger viewers.