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Smithsonian Channel has greenlit Ultimate Viking (working title), a living history series hosted by Game of Thrones star Kristofer Hivju and award-winning factual presenter Gry Molvær Hivju.

NBCUniversal International's reality SVOD service hayu has launched in Germany and Austria via Amazon Prime Video Channels.

Harriet Armston-Clarke, director of TVF International, talks about how the company’s independence and global perspective give it a competitive advantage in the factual distribution business.

BriteSpark Films will produce 20 additional episodes of Massive Engineering Mistakes, with Beyond Rights on board as co-production partner and international distributor.

E! has greenlit the new limited event series For Real: The Story of Reality TV, hosted and executive produced by Andy Cohen.

Blue Ant Media has elevated Sarah Etherden to VP of global communications and Craig Junner to VP of programming for Canadian Media.

BBC Studios has expanded The Documentary Unit and welcomed the arrival of new senior hires across both documentary and digital.

Netflix is slated to premiere a four-part documentary series about the life of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, made in collaboration with her family.

Indian pay-TV operator Tata Sky is set to bring CuriosityStream to its subscribers, beginning this week.

CuriosityStream is set to premiere the new original series Beyond the Spotlight, produced by the streamer along with Leonardo DiCaprio and Appian Way Productions and the Banijay group company Stephen David Entertainment.