Kristin Brzoznowski

John Farrar moves up from creative director of Barcroft Studios to chief creative officer, as Alex Morris steps away from the factual production company.

Gunpowder & Sky has signed a two-year deal with HBO Max and HBO for a first look at the studio’s library of documentaries and docuseries.

The world premiere of Cher & the Loneliest Elephant is set for April 22 on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Smithsonian Channel in the U.K., Latin America and Brazil.

Fourth-quarter revenue at CuriosityStream was $11.4 million, up 70 percent year-over-year, ending the period with approximately 15 million subscribers.

Natalie Lawley, the managing director of Escapade Media, talks about how the company has seen a rise in content that appeals to family audiences, the type that provides entertainment but is also informative.

Mattel and Mission Control Media, the production company behind Hollywood Game Night and Face Off, are developing Barbie Fashion Battle, a fashion-design reality competition show.

Relevé Entertainment, an All3Media America company, is collaborating with Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary’s Revelations Entertainment to develop and produce the docuseries History in Color.

Cream Productions has promoted four of its executives in an effort to bolster its award-winning creative team.

Factual producer Humble Bee Films has appointed Jayne Edwards as head of development, joining from BBC Studios Natural History Unit.

Dragonfly, part of Banijay UK, has established a new hub in Manchester to produce a further 12 episodes of the BAFTA Award-winning observational documentary Ambulance.