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NATPE Spotlight: Fred Media

January 13, 2016

MIAMI: Fred Media’s reality series Go Ahead Bake My Day, which is one of the company’s highlights for NATPE, sees three bakers compete for the chance to serve their cake at a real wedding in just 24 hours.

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NATPE Spotlight: GRB Entertainment

January 12, 2016

MIAMI: Teams of FBI agents try to track down the world’s most-wanted criminals in FBI Takedowns, a GRB Entertainment title. From one teen who suffered the consequences of taking drugs in high school to another who was involved in a …

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Discovery Asia Pacific Takes GRB Entertainment Factual Titles

January 11, 2016

SHERMANK OAKS: GRB Entertainment has inked several factual deals in Asia, with Discovery Asia Pacific taking a bulk of the titles. How Stuff Works, Nasty By Nature and When Fish Attack went to Discovery Asia Pacific’s Indian-territory feed, while FBI …

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Channel 4 Goes for More Very British Problems

November 9, 2015

LONDON: Channel 4 in the U.K. has ordered a second season and a one-off special of the factual series Very British Problems. Alaska TV will produce the sophomore run’s three hour-long episodes. Based on Rob Temple’s Twitter feed of the …

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Netflix to Debut Original Crime Docuseries Making a Murderer

November 9, 2015

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix has unveiled its plans to premiere Making a Murderer, an original ten-part documentary series that examines allegations of police and prosecutorial misconduct, evidence tampering and witness coercion. Making a Murderer will tell the real-life story of Steven …

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Abrams Artists Agency Prepping Grizzly Adams Resurgence

November 10, 2015

LOS ANGELES: Legendary outdoorsman Grizzly Adams is set for a comeback thanks to a deal inked by Abrams Artists Agency, which represents the casts and producers of “bearded reality” TV shows such as Discovery’s Gold Rush and HISTORY’s Mountain Men. …

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New Channel 4 Series Follows Rich Kids of Instagram

November 10, 2015

LONDON: A new docuseries on Channel 4 will shine the spotlight on a group of rich young people who share their lives on social media. Commissioned by Channel 4 Education's commissioning editor, Emily Jones, the program will be produced by …

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Hollywood’s Best Film Directors Scores Renewal in Italy

November 10, 2015

PARIS/LOS ANGELES: NBCUniversal International Networks in Italy has renewed Prime Entertainment Group’s factual series Hollywood's Best Film Directors. This marks the sixth deal the companies have done together since 2012. Among the directors featured in the series is Danny Boyle …

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NATPE to Expand Reality Track Program

November 11, 2015

LOS ANGELES: During the upcoming market and conference, a second day will be added to the NATPE Reality track, following its inaugural one-day run. NATPE returns to the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach from January 19 to 21 in 2016. The upcoming …