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LONDON: DRG has picked up the global distribution rights for My Son the Jihadi, a one-off documentary that recently premiered on Channel 4 in the U.K. My Son the Jihadi chronicles the daily struggles of a mother whose once mild-mannered …

BURBANK: ABC Family has given the go-ahead for a sophomore season of its original reality series Monica the Medium. Produced by Dave Caplan’s Trooper Entertainment in association with Lionsgate TV, Monica the Medium follows Monica, a college student and psychic …

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO: Breakthrough Entertainment and Daniel H. Birman Productions have joined forces to co-produce a multi-part documentary series based on the Hinges of History book series by historian and author Thomas Cahill.  The six best-selling books in Cahill’s Hinges of …

LOS ANGELES: E! Entertainment has greenlit Botched By Nature, a new series from Evolution Media featuring Dr. Paul Nassif and Dr. Terry Dubrow of the network's hit plastic-surgery show Botched. The 8×1-hour series will debut on E! in 2016. It will follow …

LONDON: Twofour Rights and the CBS AMC Networks EMEA Channels Partnership have inked a deal for the first two seasons of the Posh Pawn spin-off The Deal Makers, which will broadcast on CBS Reality in 115 territories. The Deal Makers …

LONDON: ITV2 in the U.K. has given the go-ahead to the competition series Prank Pad. The 8×1-hour production will see a group of eight tricksters compete through pranks to be the last one standing in order to win six months …

NEW YORK: MY Entertainment's MY Digital division has secured deals with Travel Channel Originals, ulive and NBC Sports Digital for its online content. MY Digital is currently in production on a new series titled Ten Best Places with… for Scripps Networks Interactive’s Travel …

LONDON: Starting in December, Discovery Networks International will roll out the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network series Belief across its factual and lifestyle networks in 220-plus territories. Narrated by Winfrey, the original docuseries invites viewers to witness spiritual journeys through the …

NEW YORK: The three-part limited series Then and Now with Andy Cohen is set to premiere on Bravo on December 13 at 10 p.m. Each episode of the series sees host and executive producer Andy Cohen examine key moments of …

LOS ANGELES: Electus is partnering with Dan Kaufman, the deputy director of Google's advanced technology and projects group, to create The Future, a new series focused on cutting-edge technology. The Future will look on as Kaufman meets with the world's …