NEW YORK: Gwyneth Paltrow and will.i.am have joined Apple’s new unscripted production Planet of the Apps, where they’ll serve as mentors and advisors to the developers selected for the series.

Read More »

LONDON: Former ITV series producer Matthew Cox has joined Naked Entertainment as its new executive producer.

Read More »

HONG KONG: Harbour Rights has sold a slew of French and Asian documentaries across Asia, including a ten-hour package picked up by Thai PBS.

Read More »

LONDON: National Geographic WILD has commissioned a new natural-history miniseries about warring animal clans.

Read More »

BEVERLY HILLS: Timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of America’s entry into World War I, PBS is slated to air next year the three-night event series The Great War as part of its long-running American Experience strand.

Read More »

TORONTO: Distribution360, a marblemedia company, is slated to co-develop a portfolio of new factual content with Vancouver-based production company Partners in Motion.

Read More »

DUNEDIN: Sky Vision has picked up the distribution rights for the factual series The Miracle Tiger.

Read More »

LONDON: ITV Studios’s Potato has been commissioned to produce Devon and Cornwall Blues (working title), a new prime-time series following the work of the Devon and Cornwall Police Force.

Read More »

NEW YORK: U.S. network Logo has renewed its Emmy-nominated series RuPaul’s Drag Race for a ninth season, while also commissioning a docuseries from Kelly Ripa.

Read More »

TEL AVIV: Endemol Shine Group has entered a multiyear international partnership with digital-solutions provider eTribez for a casting platform that will enable production companies to consider twice the amount of candidates on competition shows.

Read More »