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WarnerMedia’s TBS has ordered The Big D, a 10-hour dating competition series hosted by The Bachelorette stars JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers (pictured), from the creators of Dating Naked and Are You the One? ...

Married at First Sight Red Arrow Studios International has secured a new deal with A+E Networks Asia for Married at First Sight, which will see the dating format made available in Korea and Japan for the first time. The company has also inked a further wave of international deals for the show including tape sales, local commissions and series recommissions. For its pan-regional feed, A+E Networks Asia picked up tapes of the sixth season of Married at First Sight Australia (pictured), produced...

Amazon Studios Europe is looking to grow its team with a head of UK originals. The executive would report to Georgia Brown (pictured), head of EU Originals, and be responsible for managing teams across all genres. Last month, it was announced that former Channel 4 commissioner Fozia Khan would be joining the studio’s unscripted team, reporting to head of unscripted Dan Grabiner. Amazon Prime Video UK’s unscripted lineup in the region includes such series as The Grand Tour and With a remi...

David Beckham to talk Studio 99 slate at MIPTV ’21 David Beckham is set to discuss his production company, Studio 99, and its current slate of projects in a keynote conversation at this year’s Digital MIPTV. The soccer icon, club owner ... March 16, 2021 David Beckham is set to discuss his production company, Studio 99, and its current...

Nanfu Wang, Stanley Nelson films added to Hot Docs’ special presentations roster The Hot Docs International Documentary Festival has added 13 more documentary features that will screen as part of this year’s Special Presentations program. The festival’s Special Presentations selection features world ... March 16, 2021 The Hot Docs I...

UKTV has commissioned, Secrets of the London Underground for its factual channel, Yesterday. The six-part UKTV Original series will be produced by UK indie, Brown Bob Productions. In the new series, railway historian Tim Dunn (pictured left;  The Architecture The Railways Built) and Siddy Holloway (right) from the London Transport Museum, will explore hidden areas of the London Underground that hardly anyone knows about including a station only accessible by getting a train driver to stop at ...

Australian factual producer WildBear Entertainment has appointed natural history filmmaker and wildlife biologist Chadden Hunter as executive producer. Hunter (pictured) will be working with the team to deepen its slate of ...

WarnerMedia’s HBO Max is buying the hype around streetwear culture — literally. The streaming service has greenlit The Hype, a streetwear competition series from Queer Eye and Legendary producer Scout Productions. ...

Fox moves into premium wildlife with Angela Bassett-narrated special Fox is moving into the natural history space with a two-hour wildlife documentary, narrated by Golden Globe winner and Academy Award nominee Angela Bassett (pictured, 9-1-1). Malika The Lion Queen, produced ... March 16, 2021 Fox is moving into the natural history space w...

Building Alaska; Oxygen’s Accident, Suicide or Murder) has renewed its management deal with parent company Red Arrow Studios. The European production group, part of Germany’s Pro.Sieben.Sat1 media empire, purchased a majority stake in Dorsey Pictures in 2016. Led by husband and wife team Chris (pictured) and Amy Dorsey, CEO and managing director respectively, the company specializes in “heartland-centric” programming for a variety of cable nets, and recently expanded into true crime, w...