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DRG
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DRG raids BBC, Shine and brings in Noel Hedges
DRG announced this morning that it has recruited commercial executives from BBC Worldwide and Shine…
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Channel 4 buys Norwegian political drama
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired Mammon, a political drama from Norwegian pubcaster NRK. The…
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Discovery Channel heads West with Redford
Robert Redford’s Sundance Productions is creating a new factual series for US cable net Discovery…
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MTG in $834m refinancing agreement
European media giant Modern Times Group has refinanced its debt arrangement by agreeing to a…
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DRG prepares Belgian cooking gameshow format
MTG Studios-owned DRG has acquired international rights to a Belgian culinary gameshow format in which…
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Buyers circled CableReady before closure
DRG and Content Media Corp. were among those that came close to acquiring the assets…
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Norwegian format Slow TV set for US remake
US producer LMNO has acquired Stateside remake rights to Slow TV, a format from Norway…
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Norwegian drama set for US remake, Fox, Chernin attached
A scripted format from Norwegian pubcaster NRK is heading in to the States, with Peter…
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News brief: DRG to sell Sex Box
MTG-owned distributor DRG has acquired sales rights to a new Channel 4 show in which…
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MTG Studios makes its move
MTG rebranded Modern Studios and created MTG Studios two years ago with little fanfare. However,…
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MTG has further plans to build content business post DRG deal
Modern Times Group says it plans to build its content and distribution business having already…
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DRG sells comic science factual series back to NRK
MTG Studios-owned UK distributor DRG has sold the Canadian remake of an NRK comic science-themed…
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DRG completes first post-takeover deal
UK-based DRG has acquired a pair of documentaries from Discovery Communications, marking the first deal…
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MTG Studios ditching Strix International brand for DRG
MTG Studios plans to fold the formats from its Strix International division into DRG, the…
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MTG completes DRG acquisition, buys Novemberfilm
Modern Times Group Studios has finalised its acquisition of UK-based distributor DRG, and bought Norwegian…
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MTG creates digital hub in VOD drive
Modern Times Group is to create a new ‘digital hub’ to accelerate the pace of…
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Viewpoint: bringing a classic format into the digital era
DRG’s managing director, acquisitions and formats Andrea Jackson on how classic UK gameshow Catch Phrase…
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MTG set to pip Sky Vision to DRG deal
Patrick Svensk’s MTG Studios is set to acquire UK distributor DRG after outgunning Sky Vision…
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Spike vows to Never Ever Do This at Home
US cable channel Spike TV has bought DRG-distributed science-theme entertainment series Never Ever Do This…
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UKTV moving into international programme sales
Multichannel group UKTV will start to distribute some of its original shows directly and will…
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DRG and Daro share spoils of Swindle deal
DRG and Daro Film Distribution have jointly acquired distribution rights to The Great Mint Swindle…
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Jeremy Fox out as DRG appoints new boss
Jeremy Fox is leaving as boss of DRG and the UK-based distributor has upped Jonathan…
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DRG taking female wrestling to Cannes
Female wrestling troupe WOW-Women Of Wrestling will be making their way around the world after…
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Discovery orders Never Ever Do This At Home format
Discovery channel Canada has ordered a local version of Norwegian broadcaster NRK’s factual entertainment show…
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DRG wins back Underbelly rights
DRG has picked up international rights to the latest two seasons of popular Australian crime…