Kristin Brzoznowski

NEW YORK: World Screen Newsflash spoke with Diane Rankin, the senior VP of international sales and acquisitions at Distribution360, about 4K, VR and what’s trending in the factual marketplace.

HILVERSUM: TERN International's Ultra HD channel INsight is ready to enter the North American and Latin American market.

OTTAWA: CBC Docs has made its foray into the area of short-form digital documentaries with CBC Docs: Short Docs, an online platform dedicated to showcasing the work of emerging filmmakers.

LOS ANGELES: E! has added four new unscripted series to its programming lineup, including a spin-off of the WAGS franchise.

TORONTO: Bell Media is purchasing the Gusto brand, with plans to launch a new food-centric cooking and lifestyle network later this year.

NEW YORK: Ben Fogle, the host of The Big Catch, sat down with World Screen Newsflash to talk about how the series differs from some of the more traditional fishing shows and about what his dynamic is like with the contestants.

NEW YORK: A+E Networks has secured a distribution deal with Pulse Films and its wholly-owned formats and entertainment outfit East Entertainment.

LONDON: Steven D Wright, who was the first-ever commissioning editor for factual entertainment at Channel 4, is launching his new independent production company Kerfuffle TV under The Hot House, a recently launched creative incubator established by Remy Blumenfeld and Justin Bodle’s Purecom.

LONDON: BBC Three and BBC Worldwide have co-commissioned the new series Extra Gear, serving as a companion show with behind-the-scenes extras for Top Gear.

LONDON: Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have set up DriveTribe, a digital platform meant to serve as a community for motoring fans around the world.