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LOS ANGELES: Health entertainment network Z Living has entered into a development deal with 3 Ball Entertainment that will initially see the companies work on three original series. Z Living and 3 Ball Entertainment are collaborating on The Big Fat …

LONDON: All3media-owned Objective Productions has created a new label dedicated to factual entertainment: Second Star Productions. Second Star will take on Objective’s factual-entertainment slate, which includes It Was Alright in the…, the forthcoming second season of Now You See It, …

LOS ANGELES: Khloé Kardashian has signed on for a new series on E!, Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian, which will follow the makeovers of scorned exes who are looking for the ultimate transformation. The six-episode series will see the reality …

PALO ALTO: Jaunt Studios and RYOT have entered into an agreement to produce Holy Land, the first documentary series created in immersive virtual reality (VR). Holy Land is filmed and directed by RYOT co-founder David Darg. The five-parter explores the …

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 …