Chelsea Regan

Discovery has launched the Family Favorites initiative, which offers additional content across its portfolio of 13 TV-everywhere streaming GO apps and sites to entertain families as they are spending more time together at home amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The U.S. general-entertainment network INSP has ordered 12 episodes of Wild West Chronicles, a new Western docudrama series.

Rakuten TV is set to debut its latest exclusive documentary, Made in Senegal, about the rise of the Liverpool FC star and African Player of the Year 2019, Sadio Mané.

The VOD streaming service DocuBay has signed a global acquisition deal with U.S.-based Big Media for new documentary films that cover technology.

Julian Chou-Lambert, acquisitions manager at TVF International, talks about the unique challenges presented with fast-turnaround documentaries and the role that documentaries play in increasing awareness and empathy about global matters like the coronavirus.

ZDF Enterprises, which co-produced Countdown to Surrender–The Last 100 Days with Spiegel TV, has taken the international distribution rights to the documentary series.

Insight TV has extended its free trial period to 30 days throughout the month of April in support of those honoring shelter-in-place policies invoked around the world due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Channel 4 has commissioned a four-part DIY and home crafting series from Dick Strawbridge and Angel Strawbridge, tentatively titled Dick & Angel’s Make, Do & Mend.

Cream Productions has entered into a co-production partnership with actor, host and producer Dominic Monaghan and his production company, Monkey Spunk.

AMC Networks International Southern Europe (AMCNISE) and NOS in Portugal have joined forces for the new lifestyle channel Casa e Cozinha (Home & Kitchen).