World Screen

ATLANTA: As truTV marks the one-year anniversary of its "Way More Fun" brand refresh, the channel has ordered three new prime-time series while renewing two fan favorites and announcing the development of a pair of unscripted shows. truTV has greenlit …

LONDON: TCB Media Rights has sold more than 80 hours of factual and factual-entertainment content into Australia and New Zealand. TCB has closed deals with seven of the region’s top broadcasters, including ABC, Channel Nine, SBS Australia, Foxtel, Sky TV, …

LONDON/MOSCOW: Digital Television Russia (DTR) has lined up the first international premiere for its natural-history documentary The Far Eastern Leopard: Struggle for the Taiga Throne on Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan in India. The Far Eastern Leopard: Struggle for the Taiga Throne …

LONDON: The new documentary Roller Derby: Skate Fast, Hit Hard is launching today on BBC iPlayer. The 20-minute documentary examines the full-contact, female team sport, which is played on quad roller skates. Roller Derby: Skate Fast, Hit Hard follows two …

LONDON: Channel 4 in the U.K. is set to air tonight an undercover investigation into British women who are supporting the ISIS militant group. ISIS: The British Women Supporters Unveiled is due out at 9 p.m. Led by young British …

TORONTO: Blue Ant International, a division of Blue Ant Media, has secured an exclusive distribution output agreement with factual producer Cream Productions. The multi-year deal will see Blue Ant International represent Cream Productions’s factual content, including such titles as Wild …

LONDON: The professional life of writer, director, actor and presenter Stephen Fry will take center stage in the upcoming BBC Two documentary Stephen Fry: A Life on Screen. Stephen Fry: A Life on Screen will feature commentary from Fry's colleagues …

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 …