Kristin Brzoznowski

BBC Studios has tapped Elanor Lee as head of production for specialist factual productions.

The indie producer Middlechild Productions has appointed Gursharan Singh Nijjar as its new head of factual.

The founder and CEO reflects on the shifts in the factual production business over the last decade and the state of non-scripted programming today.

Kate Beal, chair of the recently launched Association of True Crime Producers (ATCP), discusses the group’s mission to establish and enforce best practice guidelines for the true-crime genre.

Mark Thompson, former director-general of the BBC and president and CEO of The New York Times Company, has been appointed chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide.

An upcoming Netflix documentary series is planning to chart the years-long process of creating a one-of-a-kind girl group in partnership with HYBE x Geffen Records.

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max streaming platform is planning to launch CNN Max, a 24/7 news offering, in the U.S.

The Walt Disney Company EMEA has revealed details on a number of new U.K. unscripted originals for Disney+, among them World War Shoe: Adidas vs. Puma (w.t.) from David Beckham’s Studio 99.

BBC Studios has created a separate specialist factual productions unit out of its factual division.

Apple TV+ has lined up an as-yet-untitled six-part documentary event featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes access to Lionel Messi as he makes his debut in Leagues Cup and Major League Soccer.