The BBC and Channel 4 have joined forces for negotiations to buy Virgin Media out of UKTV, which owns channels including Gold and Dave, MediaGuardian.co.uk can reveal.
Talks with Virgin Media over its 50% UKTV stake form part of what are understood to be wider discussions between the BBC and Channel 4 about creating a "UK content company".
The talks could see the commercial broadcaster join BBC Worldwide in the UKTV business by buying out Virgin Media's stake.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009...l4-virgin-uktv
Info from Media Guardian online.