Chelsea Regan

discovery+ has inked a high-volume, multi-territory SVOD deal with All3Media International for more than 250 hours of non-scripted content.

Gunpowder & Sky’s DUST has acquired the worldwide rights to Awaken, a documentary showcasing the world’s natural wonders, narrated by Liv Tyler.

Discovery has commissioned the fast-turnaround documentary special GameStop: The Wall Street Hijack (wt), which will be hosted by Jordan Belfort, known as The Wolf of Wall Street.

ZDF Enterprises has secured global distribution rights from Story House Productions for the docuseries One Day in…, which explores a day in the life of ordinary people living in three different historical settings.

Blakeway Productions, part of Zinc Media Group, has been commissioned by Channel 5 for a pair of history programs—1939: Hollywood’s Golden Year and a new season of Tony Robinson’s History of Britain.

Hamo Forsyth has been appointed to the new role of creative director of factual for Beyond Productions UK.

Autentic Distribution is set to present about 25 hours of in-house programming to international buyers as part of its factual spring slate.

Netflix is set to premiere this summer Sparking Joy with Marie Kondo and has renewed two other home organization and design shows.

Discovery, Inc. has appointed Missy Birns-Halperin to the newly created role of head of talent development and casting for discovery+.

CTV Life Channel, in association with Boat Rocker Studios, Unscripted through Proper Television, has begun production on the new culinary series Mary Makes It Easy, hosted by Mary Berg (Mary’s Kitchen Crush).