CMT takes off-network rights to "Hell's Kitchen"

First Run Features picks up 16 Acres 2 hours ago by Kelly Anderson New York-based First Run Features has acquired the North American distribution rights to a documentary on the efforts to rebuild the World Trade Center, and the drama and politics ...

NRK picks up in Afghanistan where Nightmare left off 55 mins ago by Kelly Anderson The producer behind Exit Afghanistan (pictured), NRK's follow-up series to its successful Afghan Nightmare, talks to realscreen about the challenges of documenting ...

SBS Discovery Media to buy Sweden's TV11 2 hours ago by Kelly Anderson SBS Discovery Media, Discovery Communications recently formed Nordicdivision, is adding another channel to its umbrella, buying the TV4 Group-owned TV11 in Sweden. This is the ...

C4 lines up Jamie Oliver show, Educating Essex spin-off 2 hours ago by Kelly Anderson UK pubcaster Channel 4 is lining up shows that look to better audience's wallets and lives, with money-saving series from Jamie Oliver (pictured) and Kirstie ...

Channel 4, Rize tackle The Alps Murders 1 hour ago by Kelly Anderson Channel 4 (C4) has tapped Rize USA to produce The Alps Murders (working title), an examination of the muchpublicized 2012 unsolved murderscase, which it will air in the UK later ...

Killer Karaoke travels to the Netherlands, Czech Republic 2 hours ago by Kelly Anderson Zodiak Media haslicensed extreme singingcompetition format Killer Karaoke (pictured) into the Czech Republic and the Netherlands. Zodiak Nederland will produce ...

The Alectrix, South of Heaven join MTV's line-up 46 mins ago by Kelly Anderson U.S. net MTV has lined up two female-focused docuseries, one on an all-girl band, the other on a group of girlfriends who work at a honky-tonkbar, from Go Go Luckey ...

Daisybeck rebrands, lands I Want That Car order 57 mins ago by Kelly Anderson UK indie DaisybeckProductions has rebranded as DaisybeckStudios and scored its first order under its new name, with ITV4 commissioning IWantThat Car. The prodco behind ...

Upfronts 13: Ovation lines up Kuhnert Chronicles, Culture Pop 2 hours ago by Kelly Anderson U.S. arts network Ovation is boosting its original programming with The Kuhnert Chronicles, a series on boundary-pushing artists, and Culture Pop, focusing ...