Alison Skilton

Orange Smarty has made a string of deals with broadcasters across Europe for its slate of prime-time U.K. documentaries, including with DR in Denmark.

Puerto Rico’s WAPA TV is set to produce and broadcast the reality show Guerreros (Warriors), which will simulcast live in the U.S. on WAPA América, the broadcaster’s U.S. cable network arm.

Elaine Frontain Bryant, executive VP and head of programming at A&E Network, talks about A&E’s new eight-part docuseries, The Employables.

Red Arrow Studios International has secured a raft of sales for the true-crime documentary Slender Man: The Untold Story, including a deal with Nine Network in Australia.

The factual-entertainment show ¿Te Lo Vas a Comer? (Are You Going to Eat It?) from Cuarzo Producciones, a Banijay Group company, has been recommissioned for a sophomore run by Spain’s La Sexta.

Production has begun on Pròxima estació (Next Stop), a five-episode docuseries about the Generalitat de Catalunya railway service (FGC) from The Mediapro Studio and TV3.

Alfred Haber Television has inked several international deals for bublé!, a one-hour special featuring Grammy-winning musician Michael Bublé, including a sale to ITV in the U.K.

Rare TV’s The River: A Year in the Life of the Tay has been ordered by BBC Four, marking the first commission for the recently formed independent production company under its new banner.

Mike Suggett, a creative executive, producer and programmer at MotorTrend Group, has been named head of programming and development for the Discovery company.

Anne Hufnagel, the long-time general manager of Autentic Distribution, is set to leave the documentary sales company by the middle of the year.