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Sundance Channel unveils development slate
NEWS / TVSundance Channel’s non-fiction development slate includes series from Jamie Oliver’s Fresh One, GRB, and Giant Pirates Entertainment, while the U.S. cable network is also renewing The Mortified Sessions (pictured).
Kinosmith picks up Canadian rights for “Herman’s House”
FILMAt Hot Docs, the Toronto-based distributor acquired Angad Singh Bhalla’s feature documentary on Herman Wallace, a man who has spent 40 years imprisoned in solitary confinement, and his unlikely friendship with a New York artist.
Sheffield Doc/Fest to host Dziga Vertov retrospective
FILMThis year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest is to honor Dziga Vertov with a film retrospective, and will feature doc premieres from Julien Temple and Morgan Matthews, alongside festival hits such as Call Me Kuchu and 5 Broken Cameras.
NGCI’s Mykura: “We’ve got a lot of commissioning to do”
TVHamish Mykura (pictured), National Geographic Channels International’s executive VP and head of international content, says the company’s new London-based commissioning and programming hub will allow it to “take a bigger approach to the programming we’re seeking.”
CABLEready moves “Saw Dogs,” “Sasquatch” and more
TVCABLEready has reached deals with UKTV, TV4, and Destination America and others, for such programs as Saw Dogs (pictured), Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science, and Epic Conditions.
“Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields” takes One World Media Awards
FILM / TVThe One World Media awards, which recognize the best British media coverage of the wider world, were handed out at a ceremony in London last night (May 8), and saw Channel 4′s Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields picking up two awards. (Pictured L-R: Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields‘ producer Zoe Sale, presenter Jon Snow and director Callum Macrae)
CMT signs up Steve Austin for “Redneck Island”
TVThe actor and former WWE star comes to the U.S. cable net via the upcoming 51 Minds series, premiering in June, and with a development deal for his own prodco in the picture.
Bischoff-Hervey, Discovery rev up for “The Devils Ride”
TVAhead of Discovery Channel’s premiere of The Devils Ride in the U.S. tonight (May 8), Bischoff-Hervey Entertainment exec producer Eric Bischoff (pictured inset) tells realscreen how he talked a biker club into doing a reality show, and talks about managing expectations from Sons of Anarchy fans.
“Beverly Hills Nannies” coming to ABC Family
TVEvolution Media is behind the new docuseries (pictured) that focuses on the nannies and “mannies” working for the rich and famous.
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TLC, ITV Studios America are “On the Fly”
TVThe previously announced ITV Studios America series going behind the scenes of one of the U.S.’s biggest airlines makes its TLC debut on May 24.
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Factual Entertainment Forum 2011 - John Saade, EVP, alternative series and late-night programming, ABC Entertainment Group, at Realscreen’s Factual Entertainment Forum in Santa Monica.