Jamie Stalcup

The BBC and the Taiwanese public broadcaster PTS have acquired NHK’s documentary Deep Ocean: Kingdom of the Coelacanth.

The U.K.’s Documentary Film Council (DFC), Canada’s Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC) and the U.S.’s International Documentary Association (IDA) have formed an alliance to share research and collaborate on cross-border advocacy efforts.

Curiosity University has become available on Amazon Prime Video Channels in the U.K.

TVF International has come on board China’s Wild Secrets, a five-part series narrated by Stephen Fry, as distributor and co-producer alongside bilibili.

Prime Video has renewed its docuseries Shiny Happy People, with the second season to be titled Shiny Happy People: A Teenage Holy War.

Salla Kozma has launched the Monaco- and Finland-based film and TV company Pig & Horse Productions with a slate of documentaries and unscripted formats in the works.

Blue Ant Media has expanded its offering on The Roku Channel in Canada with the launch of Declassified.

Warner Bros. Discovery UK & Ireland has unveiled a slate of new commissions comprising over 70 hours, including new series for its linear channels and discovery+.

Channel 4 has teamed with Tesco Mobile for the new branded entertainment series The Great British Phone Switch, slated to bow on June 19.

All3Media International has acquired the global rights to distribute a slate of new unscripted titles from the female-led indie Candour Productions.