SANTA MONICA: Hulu has renewed Deadbeat, an original comedy series starring Tyler Labine (Tucker & Dale vs. Evil), for a 13-episode third season. Deadbeat centers on a hapless medium who helps New York ghosts resolve their unfinished business. Starring alongside ...

LONDON: ITV has commissioned several new and returning non-scripted titles from Shiver, ITV Studios’ factual division. Among the new titles is Animal Births, a new 6×30-minute documentary series following expectant animal mothers as they go through labor. Shiver is also producing two new hour-long specials for the Countrywise series, Countrywise: ...

SYDNEY: Scientist and TV presenter Jennifer Gardy has joined Escapade Media’s new series Genetics as executive producer and host. The 6×1-hour series, which was developed in-house, will give an overview of the history of genetics. Gardy previously appeared on The Nature of Things, Myth or Science and Discovery’s Daily Planet. ...

LONDON: FremantleMedia International has picked up the exclusive international distribution rights (excluding partner territories) for The Young Pope, a new drama series starring Jude Law. The Young Pope, which begins production this summer, centers on the start of fictional Pius XIII's controversial pontificate. The eight-episode show, a joint production of ...

A decade after the launch of TLC’s Miami Ink and A&E’s Inked—both long credited with mainstreaming the once taboo world of tattoos—unscripted titles focusing on body art continue to draw audiences worldwide and across demographics. At the most recent MIPTV, FremantleMedia International (FMI) premiered Bondi Ink, an Australia-set reality show. ...

LOS ANGELES: An expanded sessions lineup has been added to next month’s NATPE Europe in Prague, as well as a keynote by showrunner Adrian Hodges. An award-winning writer and creator, Hodges most recently created the BBC series The Musketeers. He will share his experiences and perspective of the global television ...

PARIS: Dana Walden and Gary Newman, the chairmen and CEOs of Fox Television Group, are to jointly receive the honor of MIPCOM 2015 Personalities of the Year. This marks the first time that two industry leaders have jointly received the ...

NEW YORK: Preschool network Sprout has ordered 26 half-hour episodes of The Ollie & Moon Show, a new original series, from Cottonwood Media. The Ollie & Moon Show follows the adventures of two cats who travel around the world, teaching young viewers about serendipity, friendship and global citizenship along the ...

HONG KONG: PGS Entertainment has clinched a number of international presales for the upcoming second season of The Jungle Bunch to the Rescue!, which is due out this fall. The animated show’s sophomore run will now air on France 3, Super RTL in Germany, Clan TVE in Spain, Canal Panda in ...

LONDON: Comedian and actor Jason Manford is set to host the new series The Money Pit on UKTV's entertainment channel Dave. The series watches as six people risk their own money to invest in ideas and small businesses of aspiring entrepreneurs. Dozens of amateur investors will decide which entrepreneurs, inventors, ...