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OTTAWA: Gusto TV is presenting a number of food-themed shows at this year's Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF), including Fish: The Adventure and Crate to Plate. Fish: The Adventure is a docuseries that looks on as a thrill-seeking chef …

LONDON: STV Productions has hired Peter Collins, who previously worked for Oxford Scientific Films, as the company's executive producer for factual. Collins' new position takes effect on January 4, 2016. He will work out of London under Dan Korn, STV …

LONDON: TCB Media Rights has sold more than 180 hours of content into India and the Far East, including package deals in China and Thailand. China’s Red Apollo Group has signed on for new-media rights to 14 documentaries and series, …

SINGAPORE: Turner has commissioned Beach House Pictures to produce A World Icon: Singapore Botanic Gardens, an original documentary that is due to debut on the recently launched World Heritage Channel in Asia. A World Icon: Singapore Botanic Gardens spotlights the …

BOSTON: PBS International has clinched the distribution rights for The 50 Year Party: London, Glamour and Royalty at Annabel’s, which is executive produced by renowned filmmaker Ridley Scott. Produced by RSA Films, the title offers a glimpse into the world …

NEW YORK: TV personality, executive producer and Skinnygirl founder Bethenny Frankel has entered into an overall deal with Leftfield Entertainment, in addition to launching her own production outfit, B Real Productions (BRP). Frankel's new series Food Porn, produced by Loud …

LONDON: Woodcut Media has appointed television industry veteran Jeremy Mills to the newly created position of chairman, effective immediately. Mills will serve in an advisory role to lead Woodcut Media's strategic growth as the company heads into its next phase …

NEW YORK: XiveTV co-founder Greg Diefenbach sat down with TV Real's Mansha Daswani to discuss the OTT service's revenue models, distribution strategy, licensing terms and more.   The XiveTV OTT network, dedicated to long-form documentary entertainment, was created in 2014 by …

EVANSTON: Vibrant TV in the U.S. has picked up 90 hours of Antiques Road Trip, a popular reality series from the Red Arrow International catalogue. Vibrant TV will premiere Antiques Road Trip on its 24/7 ad-supported programming service that reaches …

NEW YORK: HBO Documentary Films has prepped Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures, marking the first feature-length doc about the artist Robert Mapplethorpe since his death more than 25 years ago, to debut exclusively on HBO in April 2016. The documentary …