Alison Skilton

TVF International is bringing a full slate of factual programming to MIPTV this year, with 150 hours of brand-new content that focuses on science, history and wildlife offerings, including New Species.

Distribution360 (D360) has teamed up with Partners in Motion and Infinity Films to produce Titanic: Stories from the Deep, a new series presented by actor Victor Garber from James Cameron’s Titanic, and presales have already been secured. 

Banijay Rights has landed a host of global deals for Apollo 8: The Mission That Changed the World, a one-off documentary from Touchdown Films, ahead of this year’s MIPTV.

Leading up to MIPTV, GRB Studios has closed on deals in multiple territories for a variety of programs from its catalog, including true-crime series, paranormal shows and a weapons docuseries.

TBS and TNT, both part of WarnerMedia Entertainment, have tapped former Facebook Watch and MTV exec Kristina Edwards for the role of VP of unscripted series.

Alfred Haber Television has scored the exclusive international rights to bublé!, the brand-new, one-hour special starring Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Michael Bublé.

CuriosityStream has pre-bought the six-part documentary series Planet of Treasures: A History of Mankind from ZDF Enterprises.

Rive Gauche Television (RGTV) has landed multiple sales for some of its factual titles leading up to MIPTV.

Chalkboard Television has appointed director and producer Natalie Humphreys as managing director of newly launched production house Storyboard Studios.

Gusto Worldwide Media is launching Gusto TV on DistroTV, a new free OTT service available in the U.S. and the U.K.