Sara Alessi

The 2018 FIFA World Cup kicks off tomorrow, and TV Real checked in with distributors and producers about the increased interest in factual football-themed programming across the globe.

Twofour Rights has inked volume deals for 60 hours of finished tapes across Asia and Africa.

Discovery’s free-to-air factual-entertainment channel Quest has ordered three new seasons of Salvage Hunters and commissioned sophomore runs of its spin-off series The Restorers and Classic Cars.

This year, PiXii (Paths of Interaction, eXperiences in Immersion & Innovation), an event focused on digital innovation, returns to Sunny Side of the Doc for a second edition.

Passion Distribution has secured additional sales for the documentary series Pompeii’s Final Hours: New Evidence.

Love Nature has greenlit the documentary series Dogs with Extraordinary Jobs, a co-production from Oxford Scientific Films in association with world-renowned dog trainer Victoria Stilwell’s Positively.

Following Smithsonian Channel's launch in Latin America, production has begun on the blue-chip natural-history title Migrating to Mexico.

A&E Network has lined up the Biography special David Cassidy: The Last Session, which sheds light on the singer’s illness and final trips to the recording studio.

GoQuest Media Ventures has launched a new division dedicated to developing, producing and distributing unscripted programming based on original IP for formats for the digital-first, new-age consumer.

UKTV has commissioned a reboot of Fantasy Homes by the Sea for its free-to-air channel Really.