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BURBANK: Starting January 4, ABC is set to launch the one-hour after-show Bachelor Live, which will air following episodes of its long-running reality competition The Bachelor. The show will be produced by Embassy Row, the outfit behind the Emmy-nominated Walking Dead …

LOS ANGELES: Discovery Channel has added to the Deadliest Catch franchise with the tentatively titled Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove, set to premiere next fall. A spin-off of Deadliest Catch, the series goes aboard vessels that navigate the “Graveyard of the …

KNOXVILLE: Scripps Networks Interactive has rolled out its lifestyle channels on Apple TV. The HGTV, Food Network and Travel Channel brands are now available on the digital media player. Viewers who sign in and authenticate with their pay-TV provider credentials …

SILVER SPRING: American Heroes Channel (AHC) is set to air the special Justice for MLK: The Hunt for James Earl Ray on January 17. American Heroes Channel is marking Martin Luther King Day weekend with the special, which chronicles the …

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 …