World Screen

SINGAPORE: Bomanbridge Media has sold the home-improvement titles Disaster DIY and Open House Overhaul into Asia. Times Group India has acquired the 26×30-minute series Disaster DIY. The show follows people who have failed at their do-it-yourself home-renovation projects and need on-the-job …

LONDON: TCB Media Rights has secured sales for six factual series to Sky and Discovery for broadcast in the U.K. Sky’s Pick has acquired Monkey Life, about the staff and inhabitants of the world’s largest ape and monkey rescue center …

OTTAWA: Gusto Worldwide Media, the production and distribution arm of Canadian food and lifestyle channel Gusto TV, has sold its original 4K food series One World Kitchen to Fatafeat TV, a Discovery Communications company. One World Kitchen features five female …

LOS ANGELES: Showtime has set a January 21 debut for the new eight-part docuseries Dark Net, which will explore the disturbing side of the digitally connected world. The 8×30-minute series will focus on topics such as bio-hacking, cyber-kidnapping, digital warfare, …

LONDON: Two new natural-history programs featuring Sir David Attenborough have been commissioned by the BBC, including a one-off special that celebrates the famed naturalist's 90th birthday. In the hour-long special Inspiring Attenborough: Sir David at 90, broadcaster Kirsty Young will …

NEW YORK: Chasing Monsters host Cyril Chauquet talks to TV Real about the fishing-themed show, which combines adventure and travel.   Beyond Distribution teamed up with Untamed Productions to bring Chasing Monsters to the international market. The series is led …

PARIS: As a partner of World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP), Terranoa is set to present new projects at the conference, including The Clintons & the Obamas: The Secret Story of a Rivalry, and has also secured sales …

AMSTERDAM/STOCKHOLM: Submarine and NonStop Entertainment have aligned to launch a new documentary-centric label in Scandinavia, NonStop Submarine. NonStop Submarine will aim to distribute a minimum of 10 to 15 titles a year theatrically and across all digital, DVD, TV and …

LONDON: Tim Wonnacott, who has hosted the BBC One daytime series Bargain Hunt for 12 years, is leaving the show, following an alleged altercation with producers earlier this year. The presenter was reportedly suspended from the show in September after …

LONDON: Terror: Seven Days in Paris, produced by NBC Peacock Productions, is set to air on HISTORY feeds across Europe over the next week. The one-hour special will broadcast on HISTORY U.K. this Friday, in Romania and Poland on December …