Kristin Brzoznowski

WGBH Boston has prebought The Blob: A Genius Without a Brain from ARTE Distribution for its NOVA strand.

Sky and Discovery have signed a new long-term, wide-ranging partnership across the U.K., Ireland, Germany and Austria, including carriage of Discovery’s direct-to-consumer streaming services for the first time.

BET has appointed Tiffany Lea Williams as executive VP of unscripted programming and development, having previously served as senior VP of unscripted programming and development at MTV.

The U.K. factual specialist Zinc Media Group has launched a new division that will create programs and content for advertisers and brands.

Litton Entertainment's Mission Unstoppable, hosted by Miranda Cosgrove, has been picked up by CuriosityStream, broadening its family programming slate.

Chris Knight, Gusto TV’s president and CEO, spoke to World Screen Newsflash via video conference about the programming slate, channel rollout, audience engagement and what’s to come.

CEO Paul Heaney and Executive Director Dina Subhani have stepped down at TCB Media Rights following the company’s acquisition by Beyond Entertainment.

Documentaries and specials focused on the coronavirus have been in high demand, exploring health-related aspects as well as human-interest stories.

The ZDF Enterprises- and Off the Fence-backed interactive VOD platform WaterBear Network is set for a fall launch.

ARTE Distribution has inked its first co-production deal with the Chinese video-sharing platform Bilibili for the nature doc The Deep Med.