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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 …

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 …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has acquired a 25 percent stake in the factual indie Amazing Productions, also scoring a first-look option for distribution rights for the next five years. Amazing is led by George Clarke, a professional architect and presenter; Rebecca …

NEW YORK: Showtime has greenlit a new documentary series, The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth, which will give a real-time account of the 2016 U.S. presidential race. The show is being produced in cooperation with Bloomberg Politics …

LONDON: Passion Distribution has secured international presales for Charlie Hebdo: 3 Days of Terror, a documentary focused on the January 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris and the manhunt that followed. Charlie Hebdo: 3 Days of Terror comes from BAFTA-winning director …

NEW YORK: Travel Channel has given the go-ahead to a 16-episode third season of the alcohol-themed reality show Booze Traveler. Booze Traveler looks on as host Jack Maxwell travels the globe in search of interesting drinking traditions. The series sees …

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 …