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PASADENA: To mark the 30th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, National Geographic Channel has slated for January 25 a documentary reconstructing the event through NASA footage and news reports.

LONDON: Arrow Media has appointed Howard Swartz, formerly of Discovery Channel, as executive VP of development and production.

SILVER SPRING: Days after the capture of Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, American Heroes Channel is set to premiere this Sunday the hour-long special El Chapo: Caught!

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …