Sara Alessi

Netflix has lined up for winter/spring 2018 four new original documentary series covering a range of topics from true crime to pop culture to food, including Ugly Delicious and Wild Wild Country.

Keshet International and Woodcut Media have renewed their first-look distribution and development agreement that covers factual crime programming for another year.

During Discovery’s annual reception at the Sundance Film Festival, the network introduced the upcoming documentary Taken by the Tiger (working title), with Academy Award winners Fisher Stevens on board to produce and Ross Kauffman set to direct.

Will Packer Media (WPM) has expanded its footprint into the digital media ownership space by acquiring xoNecole, a lifestyle site for urban women that was founded by blogger Necole Kane.

The winners of the fourth annual Unscripted Breakthrough Awards were unveiled at NATPE Miami during a ceremony hosted by Dan Abrams, chief legal analyst for ABC News and host of Big Fish Entertainment’s hit series Live PD on A&E.

At NATPE Miami, A+E Networks introduced the upcoming 14-day, 24/7 global TV event History of Football, which will air on HISTORY in more than 160 countries.

U.S. arts network Ovation has picked up season one of The Wine Show, featuring Matthew Goode and Matthew Rhys, from Sky Vision.

Channel 5 has commissioned Twofour to produce Alex Polizzi’s Restaurant Rescue, a brand-new series fronted by the host of The Hotel Inspector and her brother-in-law, restaurateur Oliver Peyton.

BBC has ordered several natural-history programs, including Drowning in Plastic and The Truth About What You Wear.

GRB Entertainment has secured sales for several stunt and clip shows, including the new series Whacked Out Sports, across Asia, Europe, Canada and Africa.