Kristin Brzoznowski

Sam Rowden, VP of content and production at AMC Networks International, discusses the current acquisitions wish list, co-production strategy and taking an expert-led approach to programming for CBS Reality.

LEONINE Studios has acquired a 50 percent controlling interest in gebrueder beetz Filmproduktion, which specializes in documentary features and series.

Beyond Productions has appointed Joe Rivadeneira as senior VP of development for factual at its Los Angeles-based production operation.

TVF International has secured a raft of deals across South Korea, including for Untold Arctic Wars.

Actor and producer Tom Hardy is on board to narrate Sky Nature’s upcoming original series Predators, which marks Sky’s first co-production with Netflix.

BBC Studios LA Productions has tapped formats veteran Nicholas Oakley as senior VP of unscripted development.

National Geographic has entered into a first-look deal with actor and producer Chris Hemsworth and producer Ben Grayson’s newly formed Wild State production venture.

Showtime Documentary Films has picked up the four-part documentary series Spector, about legendary music producer Phil Spector, produced by Lightbox.

BossaNova Media and the U.K.’s Channel 4 are co-financing two history series, including Ancient Egypt by Train.

The all-reality SVOD Hayu is slated to launch in multiple Central and Eastern European countries later this year.