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SILVER SPRING: Animal Planet has set a December premiere date for its two-hour special Melting: Last Race to the Pole, which features self-shot footage from explorers at the North Pole. Due out December 9, the title will follow polar explorer …

NEW YORK: Bravo Media is expanding The Real Housewives franchise with the addition of two new series. The Real Housewives of Potomac (True Entertainment) is set to premiere on January 17 at 9 p.m., while The Real Housewives of Dallas will …

NEW YORK: A slew of social-media stars are set to take part in the latest installment of CBS’s The Amazing Race, with host Phil Keoghan live streaming for the first time from the competition’s first destination. The long-running reality show’s …

SILVER SPRING: Later this month, American Heroes Channel (AHC) in the U.S. is set to debut a three-part series commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials. Titled Nuremberg: Nazi Judgment Day, the series’ hour-long episodes will draw on extensive …

WALBRZYCH: In partnership with the Polish town of Walbrzych, Discovery Communications has announced plans to film the investigation of a buried World War II German armored train that may contain treasure. The investigation will be undertaken by the Department of …

SILVER SPRING: Destination America has commissioned Railroad Alaska: Real Time Train Ride, to air as a Thanksgiving special. Airing from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the title will follow the journey of a train through Alaska in real time as …

LOS ANGELES: Media RED, the venture founded by former One Three Media exec Tom Leach, has clinched a deal with Sony Pictures Television (SPT) for the development and production of nonscripted formats and series. Media RED has development deals with …

LONDON: DRG has secured several deals for its catalogue of factual-entertainment programming from Swedish producer Strix TV, including renewals for the format The Farm. The Farm was renewed by Romania’s Pro TV, Slovenia’s Planet TV and Slovakian TV network Markiza. …

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises’ documentary unit ZDFE.factual has teamed up with U.K. producer Screen Glue for the new docuseries Size Matters. The title will be helmed by three-time Emmy winner Jasper James, co-creator of the hit Walking With… series. The new …

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, D.C.: Ward Platt and Courteney Monroe are set to take on expanded roles at National Geographic Partners, the new entity encompassing the Nat Geo channels, magazine and other assets. In September, National Geographic Society and 21st Century Fox announced …