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National Geographic Documentary Films has partnered with Lightbox, the studio co-founded by Emmy-winning producers Simon and Jonathan Chinn, for the new feature documentary Torn (working title).

Nonfiction producers in the U.S. have ranked HBO as their favorite network to work with, followed by Netflix, Nat Geo WILD, Oxygen and ID, according to a survey by NPACT.

Dan Johnstone has partnered with Asylum Entertainment Group’s founder and CEO, Steve Michaels, to launch the production company Breaklight Pictures in a joint venture with The Content Group.

Over 30 hours of original food programming from Gusto Worldwide Media have been acquired by Telia, an Estonian network that broadcasts to millions of Northern European viewers.

STV Productions has secured its largest-ever order for Antiques Road Trip and its sister series Celebrity Antiques Road Trip from the BBC.

Parade Media has joined forces with the Australian production company Essential Media to produce a documentary about the heroics performed during the recent catastrophic bushfire season that hit Australia.

Lion Television USA has optioned the true-crime title Burned: A Story of Murder and the Crime that Wasn’t by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Edward Humes.

Intuitive Content has appointed veteran producer Patrick McMahill to the role of VP of production and development.

Veteran producer Jeff Collins has been named president of Catalina Content, a new Los Angeles-based production label backed by Sky Studios in the U.K.

Submarine and Pumpernickel Films have partnered with media expert Douglas Rushkoff to create Exponential, which tells the story of how the digital economy has spun out of control, with ARTE on board as commissioning broadcaster.