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BROOKLYN: VICE Media is launching Tonic, a brand-new digital channel dedicated to health, wellness and advances in medical science.

TORONTO: 108 Media has secured global rights for several documentaries, including Cold Love and Exodus, which it will represent under the 108 Believe banner.

LOS ANGELES: E! has ordered a third season of the reality show WAGS (Wives and Girlfriends of Sports Stars) and a second season of the spin-off series WAGS Miami.

LONDON: Silverlining Rights is distributing ITN Productions’ clip show Car Crash Global: Caught on Camera internationally and has placed the series in Australia and Poland.

TORONTO: Among the highlights lined up for this year's World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP) are the new program Immerse and a panel discussion led by SVT chief Hanna Stjärne.

NEW YORK: World Screen Newsflash spoke to charismatic presenters Hayden Quinn and Dan Churchill about the international appeal of Surfing the Menu: Next Generation, surprises they encountered while filming the series and the importance of connecting with fans through social media. Watch the interview here.

LONDON/PARIS: Pernel Media has inked an exclusive access deal to produce 20 Years on Death Row, a new documentary series following a California inmate who has been sentenced to the death penalty.

NEW YORK: HISTORY is commemorating the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor with a weekend of original programming dedicated to the events that brought the U.S. into World War II.

SYDNEY: Food Network Australia has ordered the culinary and travel series Andy & Ben Eat Australia, marking the first Food Network commission for Parade’s joint venture with Projucer.

LONDON: BBC Studios has appointed Claudia Lewis as the new development executive for science programming, effective in mid-November.