Sara Alessi, Author at TVREAL

February 2, 2016 Top Stories

Too Ugly for Love? Scores DNI Recommission

February 2, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Following on the heels of the season two launch of Too Ugly for Love? in the U.K., Discovery Networks International (DNI) has renewed the dating series for a third season.

February 1, 2016 Top Stories

Sky Vision Secures Global Sales for Clip Shows

February 1, 2016

LONDON: Sky Vision, the international distribution and production arm of Sky, has closed international deals for Bellum Entertainment’s clip shows, with Animals Unleashed among them.

February 1, 2016 Top Stories

Discovery Canada Greenlights Andrew Younghusband Docuseries

February 1, 2016

TORONTO: Canada's Discovery Channel has ordered a ten-episode season of the documentary series Andrew Younghusband’s How Hard Can It Be (working title) from Proper Television.

January 29, 2016 Top Stories

TCB Media Rights Bolsters Team, Secures Deals for U.S. Titles

January 29, 2016

LONDON: TCB Media Rights has appointed a new acquisitions and sales executive and has also finalized sales for three of its top U.S. titles, among them Murder Made Me Famous.

January 29, 2016 Top Stories

Bake with Anna Olson Renewed in 4K

January 29, 2016

TORONTO: Shaw Media’s Food Network Canada and Scripps Networks Asia Pacific have jointly commissioned a third season of the cooking series Bake with Anna Olson, to be produced in 4K for the first time.

January 28, 2016 Top Stories

La La Anthony, Timbaland & Leftfield Pictures Prep Hip-Hop Docuseries

January 28, 2016

NEW YORK: Leftfield Pictures is teaming up with actress La La Anthony and Grammy-winning producer Timbaland (Empire) to develop a brand-new docuseries profiling Face Time Agency, a casting company for booking music video and hip-hop fashion models.

January 28, 2016 Top Stories

New VP of Programming in Place at Travel Channel

January 28, 2016

NEW YORK: Scripps Networks Interactive has appointed Neil Regan as the VP of programming for Travel Channel.

January 27, 2016 Top Stories

Scripps Networks UK & EMEA Taps Nielsen NRG International Exec

January 27, 2016

LONDON: Ettie Etela, formerly of Nielsen NRG International, has joined Scripps Networks Interactive as the VP of research and insights for the U.K. and EMEA.

January 27, 2016 Top Stories

New Policy & Development Head in Place at NPA

January 27, 2016

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: The Nonfiction Producers Association (NPA), which represents the nonfiction content production business in the U.S., has appointed veteran unscripted producer and executive Michelle Van Kempen as the head of policy and development.

January 26, 2016 Top Stories

FilmBuff to Distribute Maggie Gyllenhaal-Narrated Docuseries Globally

January 26, 2016

NEW YORK: FilmBuff has secured rights to handle international sales for the investigative docuseries Truth and Power, narrated by Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Honourable Woman, The Dark Knight).

Sara Alessi

Too Ugly for Love? Scores DNI Recommission

Sky Vision Secures Global Sales for Clip Shows

Discovery Canada Greenlights Andrew Younghusband Docuseries

TCB Media Rights Bolsters Team, Secures Deals for U.S. Titles

Bake with Anna Olson Renewed in 4K

La La Anthony, Timbaland & Leftfield Pictures Prep Hip-Hop Docuseries

New VP of Programming in Place at Travel Channel

Scripps Networks UK & EMEA Taps Nielsen NRG International Exec

New Policy & Development Head in Place at NPA

FilmBuff to Distribute Maggie Gyllenhaal-Narrated Docuseries Globally

TV5MONDE Launches First FAST Channel in the U.S.

Off the Fence Signs Iberian Deals

Nat Geo Greenlights Slew of New Series

Apple Lines Up Official Fleetwood Mac Doc from Frank Marshall

Lucky 8’s Greg Henry & Kim Woodard

The Fifth Estate’s Bob McKeown to Retire