DRG and 44 Blue announce two-year deal

Digital Rights Group has entered a two-year collaboration with Los Angeles-based prodco 44 Blue Productions. In it, the DRG is secured exclusive first-look access to acquire international rights to 44 Blue's slate under the DRG America banner. The production company churns out more than 150 hours of non-fiction, reality, how-to, lifestyle and action-adventure programming a year for broadcast and cable networks in the US and worldwide. The deal also includes the creation of a development fund for new projects. Already, DRG has earmarked two new projects being piloted for Tru TV for international sale and is discussing new projects.

January 18, 2010

Digital Rights Group has entered a two-year collaboration with Los Angeles-based prodco 44 Blue Productions. In it, the DRG is secured exclusive first-look access to acquire international rights to 44 Blue’s slate under the DRG America banner. The production company churns out more than 150 hours of non-fiction, reality, how-to, lifestyle and action-adventure programming a year for broadcast and cable networks in the US and worldwide. The deal also includes the creation of a development fund for new projects. Already, DRG has earmarked two new projects being piloted for Tru TV for international sale and is discussing new projects.

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Barry Walsh is editor and content director for realscreen, and has served as editor of the publication since 2009. With a career in entertainment media that spans two decades, prior to realscreen, he held the associate editor post for now defunct sister publication Boards, which focused on the advertising and commercial production industries. Before Boards, he served as editor of Canadian Music Network, a weekly music industry trade, and as music editor for HMV.com. As content director, he also oversees the development of content for the brand's market-leading events, the Realscreen Summit and Realscreen West, as well as new content initiatives.

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