Kristin Brzoznowski

Arthur Essebag's Satisfaction Group has acquired Sony Pictures Television Production France (SPTF) and Starling, while SPT takes a 20 percent stake in the newly enlarged Satisfaction Group.

Showtime Documentary Films is working with Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese on a new project that profiles David Johansen, the frontman of the New York Dolls.

New narrative and production techniques are being used in wildlife filmmaking, with messages of conservation front and center.

The documentary streaming service CuriosityStream has made its foray into the Scandinavian market, striking up a new partnership with the Swedish TV operator Com Hem.

TVF International has secured deals with public broadcasters across Europe for its latest arts titles, including Keith Haring: Street Art Boy.

Rockfield: The Studio on the Farm, which charts the musical significance of the Rockfield recording studio, will have its world premiere broadcast on BBC Two Wales and BBC Four across the U.K.

Tubi will bring 30 seasons of the cult phenomenon The Joy of Painting, featuring Bob Ross, to its library on the Docurama Channel from Cinedigm.

Lifetime and ITV America are joining forces with executive producer Sarah Jessica Parker for a new social-experiment dating show, Swipe Swap (working title).

Bill Goodwyn, a 30-year veteran of Discovery, Inc., has been appointed to the newly created role of chief revenue officer and executive VP of strategy, business development and partnerships at CuriosityStream.

Glass Entertainment Group (GEG) is expanding its podcast slate, which will be developed for television adaptations.