Kristin Brzoznowski

PETALING JAYA: Primeworks Studios is working with Japan's Hokuriku Asahi Broadcasting (HAB) to produce Mad Markets Ishikawa: Japan Specials.

LONDON: ITV has commissioned STV Productions, with co-production partners GroupM Entertainment, to produce a second season of the ITV2 comedy panel show Safeword.

LONDON: NBCUniversal International has unveiled hayu, an SVOD service dedicated to reality programming, set to launch in March in the U.K., Ireland and Australia.

NEW YORK: Four additional presenters, including German racing driver Sabine Schmitz, are joining Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc for the return of Top Gear.

PARIS: MIPDoc has unveiled a range of speakers and sessions for the upcoming event, including a keynote from Morgan Spurlock and an international premiere screening of National Geographic's The Story of God with Morgan Freeman.

LONDON: As the company eyes further growth opportunities, 7 Wonder has brought on three new executives to its team.

SILVER SPRING: Animal Planet is in production on an all-new series, Penn Vet (working title), produced for the network by High Noon Entertainment.

LOS ANGELES: Electus has teamed up with Delbert Shoopman, the head of production and head of branding for Bear Grylls Ventures (BGV), to back the creation of a new TV production company, Jackknife Media.

LONDON: Matt LeBlanc (Friends, Episodes) is joining Chris Evans as a presenter on the new season of Top Gear, marking the first time the show has had a non-British host in its 39-year history.

LONDON: New sales have been secured with various global broadcasters for Greek and Roman classical history factual content from the all3media international catalogue.