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Extreme angler Cyril Chauquet, who serves as host, director and producer on Chasing Monsters, met with World Screen Newsflash to discuss the new season and how challenging himself personally ensures that the series is bigger and more extreme with each installment.

Spun Gold Television is producing the new documentary special Sir Cliff Richard: 60 Years in Private and in Public for ITV.

Hulu is adding to its documentary lineup Ask Dr. Ruth, which is slated to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, on Hulu and in theaters next year.

The two-hour documentary Making the Mars Rover has been picked up by Science Channel and the streaming platform SCIgo in the U.S.

Kew Media Distribution has picked up the global sales rights for Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love, directed by Nick Broomfield (Whitney, Can I Be Me, Kurt & Courtney).

Sling TV is bolstering its service offerings with the addition of nine live Discovery networks, including Spanish-language channels.

National Geographic has commissioned the U.K.’s Caravan to produce the documentary series The Bible from Space (w.t.), which will be hosted by Albert Lin (Lost Treasures of the Maya Snake Kings, China’s Megatomb Revealed).

Orangutan Jungle School is getting a second season on Love Nature 4K, a joint venture between Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks.

In TCB Media Rights’ Massive Engineering Mistakes, experts investigate the science behind notable building blunders, as eyewitness accounts offer additional context.

Critical Content has closed a transaction to acquire the assets of T Group Productions, which has produced such series as Ozzy & Jack's World Detour, Very Cavalleri and Storage Hunters.