LOS ANGELES: AXS TV has picked up the first season of the U.K. mockumentary series Hoff the Record for a U.S. premiere in spring 2016. The six-episode semi-scripted series, shot in a verité style, stars David Hasselhoff (“The Hoff”) of Baywatch fame as a fictionalized version of himself. He moves ...

CANNES: Brazil-based Band Content Distribution arrives at MIPCOM hoping to strengthen its relationships with existing customers while attracting new partnerships by offering content for different platforms. Among the highlights is Wacky TV, a cartoon spoof on popular network fare featuring parodies of news broadcasts, talk shows and even infomercials. Additionally, ...

UTRECHT: The m4e Group has signed up ODMedia to prep its library of children’s content for digital distribution. Through the deal, chapters of shows such as Mia and me, Tip the Mouse, Lizzie McGuire and Miffy will be digitized for distribution through ODMedia’s delivery platform to VOD providers and broadcasters ...

LONDON: Sky has invested $300,000 in the Los Angeles-based TV4 Entertainment, which owns a bouquet of special-interest television channels distributed online. TV4’s portfolio includes a dozen channels, reaching millions of unique users every month. It has more than 30 new ...

LOS ANGELES: FOX has greenlit a new dramatic event series, Shots Fired, about the aftermath of racially charged shootings in a small town in Tennessee.  The drama is written and executive produced by Gina Prince-Bythewood (Beyond the Lights, The Secret Life of Bees, Love & Basketball) and Reggie Rock Bythewood ...

LOS ANGELES: Khloé Kardashian has signed on for a new series on E!, Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian, which will follow the makeovers of scorned exes who are looking for the ultimate transformation. The six-episode series will see the reality TV star help to motivate those who have been dumped ...

The output from National Geographic Channel (NGC) in the U.S. has undergone a significant transformation in the last year. While long-running character-driven reality series continue to have a home on the network, the channel has switched its focus to brand-defining productions like the revived Explorer and upcoming event series Breakthrough. ...

CANNES: The home-renovation series Breakneck Builds, a MIPCOM highlight from Tricon Films & Television, uses narration and no host to explore the inner workings of prefab factories where engineers use cutting-edge technology to build a house in just days. “It not only informs, but it is also entertaining, as you ...

LOS ANGELES: On October 19, production is set to begin on 20 episodes of the pop culture, trivia-based game show Easiest Game Show Ever. Hosted by comedian and actor Michael Ian Black (The Jim Gaffigan Show, Wet Hot American Summer, The State), along with co-host Abbi Crutchfield, Easiest Game Show ...

BOGOTÁ: The series The Cartel 2, distributed by Caracol Internacional, has launched in the U.S. for streaming on Hulu. The title follows Pepe Cadena, an informer who cooperates with the DEA to snitch on several major drug dealers. The original series has already been sold into more than 50 countries. ...