World Screen

CANNES: The three-parter Anatomy of Crime Fiction, which ARTE Sales is presenting at MIPTV, explores the whodunit genre and what makes it so successful.

World Screen, in partnership with Reed MIDEM, is launching the Factual Trendsetter Awards at MIPDoc to honor four individuals who have made significant contributions to the television business.

Jay Stuart reports on the advantages and challenges of filming factual TV in 4K.

DENVER: Orion Entertainment, which specializes in lifestyle productions, has relaunched under the new name Dorsey Pictures, following on from Red Arrow Entertainment Group's acquisition of a majority stake in the company.

NEW YORK: World Screen and TV Real are teaming with Reed MIDEM to present the first-ever Factual Trendsetter Awards at MIPDoc, recognizing Smithsonian Networks’s David Royle, ZDF Enterprises’s Kristina Hollstein, RMC Découverte’s Corentin Glutron and Discovery’s Nesta Owens.

LOS ANGELES: ProSiebenSat.1 Group’s multichannel network Studio71 (formerly Collective Digital Studio) has appointed Rabih Gholam to the newly created position of president of unscripted television.

PASADENA: PBS has revealed a slew of new programs and initiatives launching this year, including PBS Election 2016, focused on the upcoming U.S. presidential elections.

MIAMI: Bomanbridge Media has signed an agreement with Fox India Traveler Channel for the fourth season, as well as the renewal of the first season, of the travel show Latin Angels.

MIAMI: GRB Entertainment is launching sales for the crime documentary Nelson Serrano: I’m Innocent at NATPE.

TORONTO: Blue Ant International has sealed a raft of deals across Latin America, placing more than 45 hours of factual content on channels in the region.