CNN is launching Explore Parts Unknown, a mobile-first immersive guide featuring original stories and video, photography and interactive experiences based on its Emmy-winning series Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown.

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I Am Heath Ledger, a new documentary focused on the life and work of the late actor, is due to debut on Spike TV in the U.S. next month.

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Blink Films has been commissioned to produce three factual productions for broadcasters in the U.K., U.S., Canada, Australia and France.

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LONDON: BBC One has commissioned Endemol Shine's Dragonfly to produce a second installment of the factual series Ambulance.

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LONDON: UKTV has revealed the co-production of Swipe Right for Murder (working title) for its free-to-air network Really, which will also see the return of Nurses Who Kill.

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LONDON: Channel 4 has commissioned The Prison Visit, a tentatively titled single-access documentary from Chalkboard TV.

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LOS ANGELES: IM Global Television has appointed a trio of execs to its unscripted and alternative development division, including seasoned executive producer Jennifer Colbert as VP of development.

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LONDON: At next month's MIPTV, Passion Distribution is slated to showcase nearly 200 hours of new factual-entertainment, documentary and entertainment programming.

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LOS ANGELES: GRB Entertainment's long-running factual series Untold Stories of the ER has been renewed for a 12th season, which is currently in production.

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NEW YORK: HISTORY has given the go-ahead to more than 100 hours of original, premium documentary limited series and specials that are slated for broadcast this year, including the four-parter America's War on Drugs.

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