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Channel 4 has commissioned Dragonfly Film & TV (part of Endemol Shine UK) to deliver a fast-turnaround observational documentary series, tentatively titled Pandemic: Emergency, that will capture how the West Midlands Ambulance Service is dealing with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sky Documentaries and Sky Nature are slated to launch on May 27 alongside Sky HISTORY, a co-branded venture between Sky and A+E Networks formerly known as HISTORY.

National Geographic Documentary Films has revealed a new documentary short, Akashinga: The Brave Ones, executive produced by three-time Academy Award winner James Cameron.

Two Rivers Media has optioned the A+E Networks canine competition series Top Dog for both the U.K. and Irish markets.

The U.K. indie Icon Films and Fremantle have partnered for the international distribution of the documentary feature Okavango—A Flood of Life.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has given its approval for Beyond International to acquire TCB Media Rights from FTI Consulting, receiver and manager of Kew Media Group.

The Red Arrow Studios company Gravitas Ventures has teamed up with Evergreen Podcasts for the new podcast series Behind the Doc.

BBC Studios and the Russian free-to-air channel FRIDAY! are continuing their partnership for the BBC Planet franchise.

MTV has greenlit the new series Revenge Prank with DJ Pauly D and Vinny, produced by U.K.-based Gobstopper TV.

The president of National Geographic Global Television Networks talks about the transition to Disney ownership, platform-agnostic storytelling and the Field Ready Program to promote diversity in the natural-history-filmmaking sector.