Alison Kirkham, the controller of BBC factual commissioning, has revealed a range of new nonfiction highlights set to air across the BBC channels in the coming months, touching on topics such as homeless teenagers in Britain and gun violence.

Warner Bros. Animation has revealed Looney Tunes Cartoons, a series of new short-form cartoons starring iconic characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig.

FremantleMedia North America (FMNA), with Random House Studio, has struck up a partnership with the best-selling fantasy novelist Brandon Sanderson.

Discovery’s free-to-air factual-entertainment channel Quest has ordered three new seasons of Salvage Hunters and commissioned sophomore runs of its spin-off series The Restorers and Classic Cars.

Twofour Rights has inked volume deals for 60 hours of finished tapes across Asia and Africa.

The Starz original series Vida has been greenlit for a second season from showrunner and executive producer Tanya Saracho (How to Get Away with Murder, Looking, Girls).

The 2018 FIFA World Cup kicks off tomorrow, and TV Real checked in with distributors and producers about the increased interest in factual football-themed programming across the globe.

CBS Sports Digital has acquired BoxingScene, an online destination for boxing news and information.

Atlantyca’s animated series Bat Pat will be part of Toon-A-Vision’s lineup when the cable TV service launches this month.

The Electus-owned production studio Big Breakfast has promoted producer, director and writer Luke Kelly-Clyne to the post of head of development.