Joanna Padovano Tong

Ahead of its launch at MIPCOM, Keshet International has presold the new true-crime documentary series Jo Frost on Killer Kids to Foxtel in Australia.

Boat Rocker Media has purchased principal assets of Proper Television and Proper Rights, a Toronto-based unscripted production and distribution company, effective immediately.

National Geographic Global Networks has appointed former A+E Networks exec Christian Drobnyk as executive VP of programming strategy and acquisitions for National Geographic Channels.

Plimsoll Productions has hired Rachel Morgan, who previously worked for the BBC, as head of specialist factual and documentaries, among other appointments at the company.

DCD Rights has inked a number of deals for the popular culinary show James Martin's French Adventure, as well as the upcoming series Nadiya's Food Adventure.

Portfolio Entertainment is slated to showcase two new factual series at MIPCOM, including The Gig Guys, a millennial-skewing reality show.

Barnaby Shingleton, the company's director of entertainment and factual, discusses true-crime programming.

Banijay Rights has licensed the hour-long documentary Diana’s Death: The Search for the Truth to a number of new broadcasters around the globe, including Reelz in the U.S.

FilmRise has picked up the global rights for The Secret Life of Lance Letscher, a documentary that marks the directorial debut of Oscar-nominated film editor Sandra Adair (Dazed and Confused, Boyhood, School of Rock).

RTÉ has partnered with ARTE and American Public Television (APT) on the co-production of Countdown to Calvary, a special documentary that is being prepped for Easter 2018.