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Hilary Farr, known for her design work in HGTV’s Love It or List It, is set to star in a second series, Tough Love with Hilary Farr.

TVF International has inked a deal with the global SVOD service MagellanTV and U.K. producer Furnace to co-produce a new two-part series presented by physicist Jim Al-Khalili.

Searchlight Pictures and Disney General Entertainment’s BIPOC Creator Initiative have picked up Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), which is set for a theatrical release and will stream on Hulu in the U.S. and internationally on Star and Star+.

Lightbox is to exit Channel 4’s Indie Growth Fund (IGF), agreeing to buy back its shares for an undisclosed amount.

Attack of the Murder Hornets, a new documentary from Michael Paul Stephenson (Best Worst Movie, The American Scream), is set to launch on discovery+ this month.

Organized by Sunny Side of the Doc, the first edition of the Global Pitch awarded its main prize to The Hungarian Playbook, directed by Bence Máté and produced by Germany’s Film Five.

Discovery, Inc. has promoted Lydia Fairfax to senior VP, head of commercial partnerships for EMEA and commercial development for the U.K. and Nordics.

Robert Mills is expanding his remit as executive VP of unscripted and alternative entertainment at Walt Disney Television.

The Germany-based factual distributor Autentic Distribution has secured new sales for its catalog of factual titles, including for The Animal Within.

YouTube Originals and HiddenLight Productions have partnered for If I Could Tell You Just One Thing, a new four-part series that features YouTube star Patricia Bright in conversation with some of the world’s most inspirational women.