Kristin Brzoznowski

Top Chef producer Magical Elves has promoted Dan Murphy, who has been with the company a decade, to COO.

Discovery Networks Asia has acquired the factual-entertainment series Around the World By Train presented Sir Tony Robinson.

The Content Group (TCG), along with Sami Abdou, has struck up a partnership with Barry Minkow to adapt his life story as an unscripted limited series.

HBO has lined up a number of new unscripted programs, including the docuseries The Lady and the Dale from Mark and Jay Duplass and Seen & Heard, executive produced by Issa Rae.

The new docuseries (Un)Well, produced by Red Arrow Studios' Left/Right, is headed to Netflix.

Hud Woodle, executive VP of international sales and operations at GRB Studios, on the enduring appeal of true-crime programming.

National Geographic has unveiled a number of new highlights coming to its schedule, including more From Above specials and the acquired series City So Real. 

TVF International has signed a number of deals with broadcasters in Italy, where Rai has picked up travel, environmental and wildlife titles for broadcast across its channel offerings.

Banijay Rights has licensed the travelogue Ray Winstone’s Sicily for a U.K. broadcast on the free-to-air channel BLAZE.

Beyond Rights, created through the merger of Beyond Distribution and TCB Media Rights, has signed acquisition deals with five new producer partners, totaling 35 hours of factual content.