Sara Alessi

YouTube Red has ordered the documentary The Lou Pearlman Project (working title), about the disgraced music manager, from Pilgrim Media Group and executive producer and former *NSYNC member Lance Bass.

Atlas Media Corp. has secured an exclusive development deal with New York Times best-selling author, former federal prosecutor and TV legal analyst Lis Wiehl.

Cinedigm and Gatherer Entertainment have partnered to launch the first-ever women’s lifestyle-focused SVOD service.

Authentic Entertainment is partnering with Kronicle Media to develop and produce character-driven content for and about women.

ITV has commissioned two new prime-time programs from Spun Gold TV in the lead-up to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s approaching wedding.

Sundance Now is debuting this month the documentary collection Take 5: The Shadow of ISIS, which is making its exclusive U.S. premiere.

Ahead of Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle’s wedding, Smithsonian Channel has lined up the special Million Dollar American Princesses: Meghan Markle.

ITV has commissioned Twofour to produce a brand-new, tentatively titled series, My Shirley Valentine Summer.

NBC has slated Inside the Royal Wedding: Harry and Meghan, an hour-long special from ITN Productions that will be hosted by Today anchors Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb.

Discovery, Inc. has elevated Scripps Networks Interactive veterans Allison Page and Courtney White to top roles for HGTV, Food Network and their supporting brands, as well as expanded Group President Henry Schleiff’s portfolio of networks to include Travel Channel.