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REELZ Preps Kennedy-Themed Programming for November

October 26, 2015

ALBUQUERQUE: U.S. general-entertainment channel REELZ has announced a November programming lineup focused on the Kennedy family, with its new docuseries The Kennedy Files anchoring the slate. Each one-hour episode of the ten-part Asylum Entertainment production will depict a different facet …

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DRG to Rep My Son The Jihadi Doc

October 26, 2015

LONDON: DRG has picked up the global distribution rights for My Son the Jihadi, a one-off documentary that recently premiered on Channel 4 in the U.K. My Son the Jihadi chronicles the daily struggles of a mother whose once mild-mannered …

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ABC Family Orders Second Season of Monica the Medium

October 27, 2015

BURBANK: ABC Family has given the go-ahead for a sophomore season of its original reality series Monica the Medium. Produced by Dave Caplan’s Trooper Entertainment in association with Lionsgate TV, Monica the Medium follows Monica, a college student and psychic …

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Breakthrough, Daniel H. Birman’s Co. to Jointly Produce Docuseries

October 27, 2015

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO: Breakthrough Entertainment and Daniel H. Birman Productions have joined forces to co-produce a multi-part documentary series based on the Hinges of History book series by historian and author Thomas Cahill.  The six best-selling books in Cahill’s Hinges of …

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E! Goes for Botched Spin-Off Series

October 27, 2015

LOS ANGELES: E! Entertainment has greenlit Botched By Nature, a new series from Evolution Media featuring Dr. Paul Nassif and Dr. Terry Dubrow of the network's hit plastic-surgery show Botched. The 8×1-hour series will debut on E! in 2016. It will follow …

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CBS Reality to Air The Deal Makers Around the Globe

October 27, 2015

LONDON: Twofour Rights and the CBS AMC Networks EMEA Channels Partnership have inked a deal for the first two seasons of the Posh Pawn spin-off The Deal Makers, which will broadcast on CBS Reality in 115 territories. The Deal Makers …

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ITV2 Goes for New Prank-Based Competition Show

October 27, 2015

LONDON: ITV2 in the U.K. has given the go-ahead to the competition series Prank Pad. The 8×1-hour production will see a group of eight tricksters compete through pranks to be the last one standing in order to win six months …

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MY Digital Scores Commissions from Travel Channel & More

October 28, 2015

NEW YORK: MY Entertainment's MY Digital division has secured deals with Travel Channel Originals, ulive and NBC Sports Digital for its online content. MY Digital is currently in production on a new series titled Ten Best Places with… for Scripps Networks Interactive’s Travel …

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Discovery Launching Oprah Winfrey Docuseries Worldwide

October 28, 2015

LONDON: Starting in December, Discovery Networks International will roll out the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network series Belief across its factual and lifestyle networks in 220-plus territories. Narrated by Winfrey, the original docuseries invites viewers to witness spiritual journeys through the …