Joanna Padovano Tong

LOS ANGELES: Rive Gauche Television (RGTV) has appointed Julie Pifher, formerly of Workaholic Productions, as the company’s VP of development.

LONDON: Catherine Lynch has been elevated to creative director of Endemol Shine Group producer Initial, effective immediately.

LONDON: DRG has acquired a number of new history-based titles, including the global rights for the political docuseries Race for the White House.

LOS ANGELES: MGM Television Group has hired seasoned TV producer Barry Poznick as the company's president of unscripted television.

ATHENS: The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors has revealed the nine documentary and education programs that were among this year's victors, with multiple wins for HBO and PBS.

LONDON: ITV has commissioned Twofour to produce The Home Game, a tentatively titled new home-renovation competition series.

LONDON: Sky has commissioned STV Productions and GroupM Entertainment to produce a second installment of Prison: First & Last 24 Hours, a documentary series that explores life behind bars in Scotland.

TORONTO: Proper Television has kicked off production on season three of the reality series Vegas Rat Rods for broadcast on Discovery Channel in Canada and the U.S.

ALBUQUERQUE: REELZ has unveiled details for National Enquirer Investigates, a new original documentary series that is due to debut on the channel next month.

TORONTO: Proper Rights has picked up the international distribution rights to For the Love of Their Brother, a documentary focused on the September 11th terrorist attacks in the U.S.