Chelsea Regan

discovery+ has acquired Francesco, a documentary feature about Pope Francis from Oscar-nominated director and producer Evgeny Afineevksy.

Blue Ant Media has unveiled a series of greenlights for its suite of lifestyle and factual TV channels that includes Cottage Life, T+E, Love Nature and Smithsonian Channel Canada.

Toronto-based marblemedia has appointed Mike Armitage as its new development producer for factual and factual entertainment.

Gusto Worldwide Media has added Keren Jackman to its production team in the role of senior producer.

The Television Academy Foundation is set to launch its new Diversity and Inclusion Unscripted Internship Program for Los Angeles-area college students from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

Host Mike Rowe talks about what sets Six Degrees apart in the factual genre, the key to telling the truth in nonfiction TV and how he sees his job as introducing viewers to the people next door. 

Catalina Content has partnered with actress, activist and producer Mira Sorvino; her husband Christopher Backus; and her sister, Amanda Sorvino, an animal rescuer and 501c3 founder, for the new series Transformation Ranch.

Discovery UK has commissioned the true-crime docuseries Children of the Cult (w/t) for its discovery+ streaming platform.

Beyond Rights has licensed 250 hours of factual content into Iberia through deals with AMC Networks in Spain and SIC in Portugal.

The factual-distribution specialist TVF International has extended its first-look deal with Singapore’s Mediacorp for two more years.