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LOS ANGELES: Discovery Channel has elevated Craig Coffman to senior VP of production and development for motor content.

LONDON: BBC Two has commissioned Reef Television to produce a two-part program exploring the history of opera, tentatively titled Lucy Worsley’s Nights at the Opera.

LOS GATOS: Netflix is gearing up to launch the original documentary feature Get Me Roger Stone, covering how the political consultant transformed American politics, as well as his connection to Donald Trump.

MONTREAL: Investigation Discovery (ID) has given the go-ahead to Guilty Rich from CMJ Productions II (A Stranger in My Home, Fatal Vows).

LONDON: Pulse Films' upcoming documentary series Twiz and Tuck is slated to begin airing on VICELAND in the U.S. later this month.

LONDON: TCB Media Rights is preparing to launch 25 new programs at MIPTV, including history- and scientific mystery-themed content such as Hunting Nazi Treasure.

The executive producer and co-founder of indie outfit Lucky 8 TV provides an inside look at the logistics of making the A&E series.

BERLIN: Discovery Science has picked up exclusive TV rights in more than 100 countries for the recently completed series Evil Knows!: In the Name of Science, featuring “Evil” Jared Hasselhoff.

NEW YORK: Showtime has ordered a second season of the political documentary series The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth, which this time will focus on Donald Trump's first 100 days in office.

NEW YORK: Science Channel has named two new Mythbusters, certified rescue diver, pilot and drone enthusiast Brian Louden and product designer Jonathan Lung.