Sara Alessi

LONDON: SBS has appointed TCB Media Rights as its distribution partner, representing the Australian pubcaster’s in-house food catalog, including This is Brazil, outside of Oz.

LONDON: BBC Three has commissioned 7 Wonder to produce the documentary film Obesity: The Post Mortem, about the impact excess fat has on the human body.

LONDON: Oxford Scientific Films (OSF), part of the Twofour Group, has appointed BBC Development Central alum Mike Philo to the newly created role of development executive.

NEW YORK: HISTORY is marking the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks with a week of programming commemorating the historic events, with the first title due to premiere on September 5.

NEW YORK: WE tv has greenlit the new docuseries Hustle & Soul, following a Brooklyn restaurant’s quest for a Michelin Star.

EDINBURGH: Discovery Networks International is premiering the documentary Rise of the Warrior Apes on its portfolio of factual channels, including Animal Planet in the U.S.

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has landed a season two commission for Fishing Impossible, in addition to orders for three new factual series.

LOS ANGELES: The Case Of: JonBenét Ramsey, a docuseries that reexamines the unsolved murder of the young beauty queen, has been sold into Australia and New Zealand through deals secured by Electus International and Critical Content.

EDINBURGH: Idris Elba has signed on for an all-new limited series from Discovery Networks International that will see the Golden Globe-winning actor and producer train to become a professional kickboxer.

SHERMAN OAKS: GRB Entertainment has secured international deals in Europe, Latin America and Canada for the real-life medical series Untold Stories of the E.R. and the supernatural show Angels Among Us.