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LONDON, June 26: Channel Four has commissioned Pioneer Productions to produce Britain’s Worst Weather for broadcast later this year. The four-part documentary, exploring floods, storms, lightning and snow, will be hosted by Oxford University geography fellow Nick Middleton. “Pioneer has …

BRIGHTON, June 26: Expanding upon its recently announced acquisition of 120 hours of programming, Electric Sky has taken on a slate of new properties ahead of Sunny Side of the Doc. Doggie Day Care from Screaming Flea in the U.S. …

TORONTO, June 26: Global Television has renewed the original prime-time series From the Ground up With Debbie Travis for a second season. The show, which will begin production on the new season in September, follows television personality Travis and her …

LONDON, June 26: BBC One has commissioned Lion Television to produce the documentary Great British Summer, looking at beloved summer traditions. Narrated by long-time British gardening television host Alan Titchmarsh, the four-part series travels across the U.K. to examine some …

TORONTO, June 26: HGTV in the U.S. has picked up the first season of the Canadian lifestyle program Kitchen Crimes from Picture Box Distribution, with an option to acquire further episodes. The series from Winnipeg’s Frantic Films, set to premiere …

BRISTOL, June 26: Five has commissioned Tigress Productions to produce six additional episodes of the series Austin Stevens Adventures for broadcast on the station this summer. The show follows the adventures of the eponymous South African herpetologist as he confronts …

LONDON, June 26: TV2 Norway has acquired the ten-part crypto-zoology series Animal X: The Natural Mystery Unit from British distributor MercuryMedia. Originally commissioned by Animal Planet in the U.S., the $2.5 million series from Australia’s Storyteller Media Group concerns a …

SANTA MONICA, June 23: GSN will launch a celebrity tabloid-inspired game show, StarFace, on August 1. Hosted by former child star Danny Bonaduce, the game puts pits three contestants against one another, putting their celebrity knowledge to the test in …

PALISADES PARK, June 23: Alfred Haber Distribution has been appointed the international distributor for Dick Clark Productions’ Celebrity Debut, which aired on ABC during the May Sweeps. Hosted by Beverly Hills 90210’s Brian Austin Green, the program mines early footage …

TORONTO, June 22: CBC International Sales is offering for presale two investigative documentaries about September 11, 2001, for broadcasters looking for titles to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the attacks. Al Qaeda War: The Secret History of 9/11, by producer …