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Discovery Slates New Season of Dual Survival

December 11, 2015

SANTA MONICA: Discovery Channel has lined up a January debut for the new season of the survivalist show Dual Survival. Produced for the network by Original Media, the series will see new co-hosts Grady Powell and Bill McConnell dropped into …

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New Discovery Studios Hire & Expanded Role at TLC

December 11, 2015

LOS ANGELES: Discovery Communications has revealed that Sandy Varo Jarrell has become the senior VP of creative at in-house production arm Discovery Studios, while Howard Lee is taking on an expanded role at TLC. In her newly created position, Varo …

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Blue Ant & Smithsonian Align for 4K JV

December 14, 2015

TORONTO/NEW YORK: Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks are partnering on a new joint venture, Blue Skye Entertainment, which will develop and distribute 4K natural-history and wildlife content. Operating out of London, the venture will distribute the 4K content globally …

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International Sales for FMI’s Bondi Ink Tattoo Crew

December 14, 2015

LONDON: FremantleMedia International (FMI) has sold its new factual reality series Bondi Ink Tattoo Crew to broadcasters worldwide. The 10×1-hour show has landed on truTV in the U.K. and Latin America, Fuse in the U.S. and Sony in Africa. It …

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Travel Channel Goes for Season Two of Man Finds Food

December 14, 2015

NEW YORK: Travel Channel has renewed the culinary/travel series Man Finds Food for a sophomore season, set to kick off next year.  The series, hosted by comfort food connoisseur Adam Richman, will air next summer across Scripps Networks’s international portfolio …

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Details Revealed for 2016 Asian Side of the Doc

December 15, 2015

SUZHOU: The seventh edition of Asian Side of the Doc is slated to take place next year from March 21 to 24 in Suzhou, which is located in the Jiangsu province of China. Asian Side of the Doc is an …

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Telemundo Taps Former Endemol Shine Latino Exec

December 15, 2015

MIAMI: Telemundo has appointed Mauricio Piccone, previously of Endemol Shine Latino, as the senior VP of reality programming. In his new role, Piccone is tasked with overseeing in-house and external reality productions in the U.S. and Latin America. His remit …

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NHNZ Moving Images to Rep Feodor Pitcairn Productions

December 15, 2015

DUNEDIN: NHNZ Moving Images has inked an exclusive representation deal with Feodor Pitcairn Productions for a variety of programs from the titular ocean photographer, videographer and producer. Titles include the five-part series Ocean Wilds for PBS, Ocean Odyssey for Smithsonian …

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Smithsonian Special to Spotlight Charlie Hebdo Massacre

December 15, 2015

NEW YORK: Smithsonian Channel is slated to broadcast Paris Terror Attack: Charlie Hebdo, a one-hour special focused on the assault that took place at the satirical magazine's office earlier this year. Paris Terror Attack: Charlie Hebdo is scheduled to air …

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Pivot Slates Syrian Refugee Docs

December 15, 2015

LOS ANGELES: Participant Media’s TV network Pivot has acquired two documentaries about the Syrian refugee crisis, which will air as part of its Stand Up for Justice programming scheme, launching on January 18. The documentary films, Salam Neighbor and This …