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ALBUQUERQUE: U.S. general-entertainment channel REELZ is set to start the year with several returning series, along with new specials and premieres. On January 19, the network will debut new episodes of Gangsters: America’s Most Evil showcasing true-life crime stories that …

LONDON: Atlantic Productions has inked several international deals for its original David Attenborough-fronted specials. PTS in Taiwan, RUV in Iceland, Hong Kong’s TVB and VRT in Belgium picked up Flying Monsters, Attenborough’s enigmatic look at the lives and behavior of …

TORONTO: The culinary-themed documentary series Confucius Was a Foodie is slated to begin airing on Nat Geo People in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. The 6×1-hour first season of Confucius Was a Foodie looks on as celebrity chef Christine …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: National Geographic Global Networks has put in place the senior team for programming, development, planning and marketing to work under CEO Courteney Monroe. Tim Pastore, the president of original programming and production, takes on that role for all …

NEW YORK: The factual-programming industry has kept pace with the rapidly changing technological advancements of the TV market, and in a lot of ways, 2015 saw the segment even leading the charge with its digital strides. The year kicked off …

NEW YORK: HBO Documentary Films has acquired the U.S. TV rights for Jim: The James Foley Story, focused on the life and death of the frontline journalist who was killed by ISIS. Jim: The James Foley Story spotlights the American …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: Lionsgate has signed a multiyear overall agreement with Jonathan Karsh, an Emmy-winning director and unscripted television producer, who will develop and produce alternative programming through his new Shiny Objects Entertainment banner. Karsh previously served as senior VP of …

TORONTO: Corus Entertainment has inked two new international broadcast deals for the real estate-themed unscripted shows Buying the View and Masters of Flip. Buying the View is headed to Digicast RCS MediaGroup’s Dove Channel in Italy. Masters of Flip was …

LONDON: Channel 4 in the U.K. has commissioned a new observational documentary series about a Scottish holding facility for young male offenders. The fixed-rig doc will be set inside the Polmont Young Offenders Institution. It will explore the methods that …

VIENNA: At last week's market, Terra Mater Factual Studios sold more than 250 hours of programming to buyers from Germany, France, the U.S., Sweden, China, South Africa, Russia and Poland. In Germany, WDR snapped up the rights for Wild Canada …