Mansha Daswani

Smithsonian Channel has greenlit Ultimate Viking (working title), a living history series hosted by Game of Thrones star Kristofer Hivju and award-winning factual presenter Gry Molvær Hivju.

NBCUniversal International's reality SVOD service hayu has launched in Germany and Austria via Amazon Prime Video Channels.

BriteSpark Films will produce 20 additional episodes of Massive Engineering Mistakes, with Beyond Rights on board as co-production partner and international distributor.

Indian pay-TV operator Tata Sky is set to bring CuriosityStream to its subscribers, beginning this week.

In conversation with New York Times and CNBC journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin at the Paley International Council Summit, Discovery's David Zaslav talked about the continued strength of the company's channel brands and weighed in on the prospects for its upcoming streaming platform.

BBC Studios has sealed a deal with Discovery in Japan to bring seasons two to 28 of Top Gear to the streaming service Dplay.

BBC Studios has signed a first-look agreement with Rogan Productions, focusing on premium documentaries and landmark series.

The execs share what’s new at the company and reflect on trends in the factual business.

Discovery UK is rebranding its dplay service as discovery+ next month, delivering content from the company's pay-TV and free-TV brands, and has aligned with Sky as the exclusive launch partner.

Emmy-winning director and producer R.J. Cutler is launching a new production company, This Machine, with an investment from Eli Holzman's Industrial Media.