Alison Skilton

Passion Distribution has been appointed the international distribution partner for the new three-part special about the magician Dynamo, Project 7 (working title).

Smithsonian Channel Latin America has acquired Clorofilia, a new eight-part ecology series that combines documentary and fiction storytelling.

LGI Media (formerly Looking Glass International) is bringing a wealth of factual documentaries, including the science series Cosmic Futurist, to MIPCOM.

GRB Studios has signed a deal with Discovery to send its long-running series Untold Stories of the E.R. to Italy, Spain and Latin America.

ZDF Enterprises’ new documentary The Secret Underworlds of the SS—Hans Kammler’s Shadow Empire has brought to light documents that reveal clues to the whereabouts of the titular Nazi leader.

The 2019 International Emmys for current affairs and news have been presented by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Channel 4 has commissioned Meat the Family (working title), a docuseries from Spun Gold TV that sees participants live alongside the animals they eat.

TVF International is launching 300 hours of brand-new specialist-factual programming at MIPCOM, with a focus on science and technology, blue-chip wildlife, arts and human-interest documentaries.

BBC Studios Production has named Tom McDonald its new director of factual.

Smithsonian Channel has expanded its commitment to wildlife programming and initiatives, with the network set to sponsor the first annual Santiago Wild film festival and release new nature documentaries.