Kristin Brzoznowski

LONDON: Channel 4 has recommissioned the competitive cooking series My Kitchen Rules UK, which 7 Wonder will be producing new episodes of.

LONDON: Atlantic Productions, in a co-production with Alucia Productions, is prepping the three-part landmark series Mission Galapagos for BBC One.

AMSTERDAM: Off the Fence (OTF) has made some changes within its executive team, including Ludo Dufour, current VP of sales, being promoted to managing director of sales and co-productions.

LONDON: Cineflix Rights has closed programming agreements with A&E Latin America, NBC Universo and Televisa.

NEW YORK: In the new docuseries QB1: Beyond the Lights, award-winning director Peter Berg looks into the lives of three of America's top high school quarterbacks.

SANTA MONICA: Hulu and Live Nation have partnered on an immersive virtual-reality docuseries, On Stage, which takes viewers into the creative process of an artist's live music experience.

LONDON: BBC Earth and Oculus have partnered on three virtual-reality (VR) experiences, which invite users to step into the lives of very distinct animals.

NEW YORK: On January 15, HISTORY will air the two-hour special The 44th President: In His Own Words, which features an in-depth one-on-one interview with Barack Obama.

NEW YORK: True Entertainment and Original Media are combining their businesses as the jointly run Truly Original, which will remain a subsidiary of Endemol Shine North America.

Recaps some of the headline-making stories that defined the year in factual programming.