Joanna Padovano Tong

LOS ANGELES: Production has started on the second season of Endemol Beyond USA's popular eSports show Legends of Gaming, which will be hosted by the YouTube sensation known as Syndicate.

LONDON: Richard Klein, who has been serving as ITV's director of factual, is leaving the broadcaster after two and a half years.

LONDON: October Films has been commissioned by Discovery Channel in the U.S. to produce Trailblazers, a new six-part survival show.

PARIS: francetv distribution has picked up the international distribution rights for a trio of 52-minute historical documentaries focused on World War II: Varian Fry’s List, I Betrayed Hitler and Drancy 1943, the Big Escape.

LONDON: DRG has picked up the exclusive global rights for Rude(ish) Tube, a family-friendly clip show produced by October Films.

SHERMAN OAKS: GRB Entertainment has licensed a number of its popular factual shows, including the cooking competition BBQ Pitmasters, to various broadcasters around the world.

LOS ANGELES: Content Media has picked up the global sales rights for MANOLO (The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards), an upcoming documentary about the famous shoe designer Manolo Blahnik.

LONDON: Channel 4 has commissioned Northern Ireland's Big Mountain Productions (Genealogy Roadshow) to produce Generation Foundation, an hour-long film focused on the art of makeup.

MANHATTAN BEACH: 3 Ball Entertainment has promoted DJ Nurre, a seasoned exec producer, to executive VP of programming and development.

DUNEDIN: NHNZ has appointed Abigail Rodriguez as the VP of development for Outrun the Sun, the company's new division specializing in character-based factual content for the U.S. market.