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A+E Networks UK has commissioned a true-crime docuseries, What the Killer Did Next, from Avalon for Crime + Investigation (CI) in the U.K.

ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has been appointed to distribute Pernel Media’s series Monumental Revelations in all territories outside of France and the U.K.

Starz has acquired the observational documentary White Boy, based on the story of Richard Wershe, Jr., who is the focus of the upcoming feature film White Boy Rick with Matthew McConaughey.

Gusto Worldwide Media is launching Gusto TV as a dedicated channel on XUMO in the U.S.

For its factual entertainment and events division, BBC Studios has hired Kat Lennox as senior executive producer, while Seb Curtis joins as head of development.

Retired Argentine footballer Hernán Crespo sat down with World Screen Newsflash's Mansha Daswani to discuss how the series came together, along with Russ Lindsay, founder of Infinity Creative Media, and Danny Fenton, CEO of Zig Zag Productions.

A newly signed expansive distribution agreement will extend Discovery’s portfolio of entertainment brands to Hulu's on-demand and live TV subscription streaming services.

Later this month, VICE is due to debut On a Knife Edge, a new hour-long documentary focused on the current knife crime epidemic in London.

Discovery Channel has promoted Scott Lewers to executive VP of multiplatform programming and digital media, while Jennifer Williams will take on a newly created role.

Bomanbridge Media has partnered with Mandarin Film on Into the Heart of China: Walking the Yangtze, which will follow extreme British adventurer Ash Dykes as he attempts to walk the length of Asia’s longest river.