Joanna Padovano Tong

NEW YORK: Spike has appointed Chaz Gray to its original series team as the channel's executive producer of current, a newly created position.

SINGAPORE: Bomanbridge Media has picked up the rights for the documentaries Morocco From Above, Mediterranean From Above, Algeria From Above and Bangladesh From Above.

LOS ANGELES: GRB Entertainment has snapped up the film, TV and digital/OTT rights for the New York Times best-selling book Archaeology of the Bible, penned by Jean-Pierre Isbouts.

BETHESDA: Seasoned producer Lawrence Cumbo has joined Pixeldust Studios as senior VP of development and content to expand the entertainment division of the digital animation and broadcast production company.

SINGAPORE: Bomanbridge Media has acquired the 4K docs St. Peter and the Papal Basilicas of Rome, Leonardo da Vinci: The Genius in Milan and Florence and the Uffizi Gallery from Italy's Nexo Digital for exclusive distribution in Asia.

NEW YORK: Next month, Smithsonian Channel is due to debut Hockney, a new feature-length documentary focused on the life of artist David Hockney.

LONDON: TCB Media Rights has picked up the international distribution rights for Icon Films' one-off documentary Restless Legs: Can’t Stop Twitching.

LOS ANGELES: E! has ordered a third season of the reality show WAGS (Wives and Girlfriends of Sports Stars) and a second season of the spin-off series WAGS Miami.

TORONTO: Among the highlights lined up for this year's World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP) are the new program Immerse and a panel discussion led by SVT chief Hanna Stjärne.

LONDON/PARIS: Pernel Media has inked an exclusive access deal to produce 20 Years on Death Row, a new documentary series following a California inmate who has been sentenced to the death penalty.