Sara Alessi

Looks at how home-renovation and design series are being given makeovers of their own to keep the genre fresh and in demand.

The BBC has ordered a slate of factual programs, including the tentatively titled Vicky McClure: My Dementia Choir, as well as shows featuring Lucy Worsley, David Olusoga, Lenny Henry and Ed Balls.

Deutsche Welle’s (DW) ten-part series Founders' Valley spotlights startups in Asia and will be adapted in several Asian languages.

Amazon has given the green light to the original unscripted motorsport series The Gymkhana Files from professional rally driver Ken Block, exclusively for Prime Video.

Former Discovery Channel executive Stephanie Angelides has joined New York-based Engel Entertainment as executive VP.

Channel 5 has appointed ITN Productions as the new producer tasked with refreshing the weekday current affairs show The Wright Stuff.

FilmRise has teamed up with American Public Television (APT) to release the documentary Mario Lanza: The Best of Everything as part of APT’s Premium Service.

AMC Networks International Iberia and VICE have entered into a partnership that will see VICELAND’s Emmy-winning television programming air in Iberia starting this November.

Blue Ant International has presold a package of 4K natural-history content, including programming from Love Nature’s productions Camp Zambia II and Camp Sri Lanka, to National Geographic.

IM Global Television and France-based Newen have signed a joint venture agreement to create original content.