The U.K. indie Brown Bob Productions, which specializes in high-volume rig shows, is opening its first U.S. office, with NBCU alum Gillian Hourihan set to helm the operation.

BBC Two has commissioned Dragonfly Film & TV, part of Endemol Shine UK, to produce Cops Like Us, a three-part series following officers as they talk candidly about the frustrations of being on the beat in one of the U.K.’s most crime-ridden cities.

Viacom International Studios UK (VIS UK) is set to produce a ten-part music documentary series for the American digital cable and satellite-TV network REELZ titled The Story of the Songs.

Eric Korsh is returning to the Emmy- and Academy Award-winning indie Scout Productions as its president.

Red Arrow Studios International has secured global distribution rights for three new factual shows, including Life 2.0, from a host of award-winning creators, as part of its spring/summer 2020 slate.

Drew and Jonathan Scott (Property Brothers) are set to host Celebrity IOU, a new HGTV series where Hollywood A-listers express their gratitude to the individuals who have had a major impact on their lives by surprising them with home renovations.

Céline Payot-Lehmann, ARTE's head of international distribution, talks about the breadth of factual offerings on ARTE Distribution's slate.

ITN Productions is opening a production base in Leeds with a number of commissions already secured for factual series.

Blue Ant International is unveiling a refreshed slate this spring that includes over 60 hours of new content across its tent-pole categories, including high-impact documentary series, factual entertainment and specialist factual.

The factual producers Arrow Media, Handel Productions and Rezolution Pictures have been commissioned to make Searching for Cleopatra for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and the U.K.’s Channel 5.