Mansha Daswani

TORONTO: Banger Films has begun production on a 4K documentary chronicling this year's cross-Canadian concert tour by The Tragically Hip for launch on multiple Bell Media platforms in 2017.

NEW YORK: SundanceTV has commissioned a four-part crime documentary that re-examines the 1959 murders of the Clutter family, famously documented in Truman Capote's In Cold Blood.

MUNICH: A new production company, 7Stories, has launched as part of the Red Arrow Entertainment Group to create factual series and branded-entertainment programs for ProSiebenSat.1 Group as well as for broadcasters and platforms around the world.

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LONDON: Broadcasters in Australia and across Europe have picked up the eight-part historical docudrama The West, produced by Stephen David Entertainment and executive produced by Robert Redford, Stephen David and Laura Michalchyshyn.

PALO ALTO: VR specialist Jaunt is working with ESL on a range of documentaries and experiences for Intel Extreme Masters eSports tournaments.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A second season of National Geographic Channel's global series Breakthrough is in the works for a spring 2017 debut in 170-plus markets.

LONDON: A fourth season of Body Bizarre is slated to roll out on Discovery Networks International's global footprint.

VIENNA: ORF-Enterprise is reporting positive results from its trips to Sunny Side of the Doc and NATPE Budapest, clinching a co-pro pact with Scottish firm Maramedia and a host of deals in Central and Eastern Europe.