Sara Alessi

NEW YORK: HISTORY has given the green light to the documentary series Frontiersmen from executive producers Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson and Stephen David.

LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne), alongside Stolen Sky Productions and LBI Entertainment, have entered into a partnership to co-develop and co-produce a new travel series with musician Dave Matthews.

BERLIN: Several documentary series from Germany’s Maximus Film, including The Most Dangerous Ways to School, have been sold into South Korea, Australia, Poland and other countries.

SYDNEY: BBC Worldwide Australia & New Zealand (ANZ) has reached an agreement with Nine in Australia that will see its natural-history title Planet Earth II premiere on the network in 2017.

LONDON: Channel 4 has commissioned Princess Productions, part of Endemol Shine Group, to produce the hour-long program Taxi of Mum & Dad.

TORONTO: Canadian food and lifestyle channel Gusto has set a programming schedule that features new series such as Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party, and is also launching a nationwide freeview through January 10.

NEW YORK: The original nonfiction crime series Nightwatch from executive producer Dick Wolf is returning to A&E Network for a third season next month.

MILAN: Sky Arte is premiering the documentary Florence 66: After the Flood (Firenze 66: Dopo l’alluvione) to mark the 50th anniversary of the fatal flood in Florence.

LONDON: ITV has commissioned ITN Productions’ three-part docuseries easyJet: Inside the Cockpit (working title), which uses a mini fixed rig to go inside the cockpit and showcase what it takes to become an easyJet pilot.

LOS ANGELES: Electus International has secured deals for the new special David Blaine: Beyond Magic, featuring cameos with Margot Robbie and other celebrities, in the U.K., Australia and Canada.