Blue Ant unveils royal slate Canada’s Blue Ant International is launching Born To Be King (working title), a new documentary about Britain’s King Charles III, as part of its MIPCOM slate. Produced by Touchdown Films, the 1 x 60-minute doc tells the story of the new monarch, with “unique, unprecedented and unlimited access to a […]
TBI deputy editor Mark Layton hears from Kristen V. Carter, executive producer on new Discovery+ docuseries Profiled: The Black Man, about the show’s candid approach to tackling the pervasive stereotypes faced by Black men. Launching on Discovery+ today, Profiled: The Black Man is a four-part docuseries delving into the obstacles and stereotypes faced by Black men in the […]
‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ creators reunite for Hulu comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend creators Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna are teaming back up for a new comedy series in development at Hulu. The series, Badass (And Her Sister), will see Bloom play a spy who tires of her exciting and dangerous life and goes to live with her […]
Discovery has announced a new slate of unscripted original programming produced exclusively for the Discovery+ streamer under the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network banner. The slate includes five series orders, with OWN and Discovery’s HGTV partnering to co-produce Taking Back The House (working title), which will chronicle Broadway star Robert Hartwell’s room-by-room renovation of an 1820 […]
Oprah Winfrey is to host a two-night special in response to the continuing civil unrest in America following the murder of George Floyd, with the shows set to be made available around the world via Discovery. OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here? will air on Discovery-owned OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in the US […]
US channels have reacted to the passing of Hollywood legends Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, with HBO moving a new documentary forwards and OWN re-airing an exclusive interview with the pair. Premium cable net HBO had brought one-off doc Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, forwards to Saturday (January 7). The doc looks […]
ABC, BET and OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network are among the US networks planning to honour influential musician and pop star Prince, who passed away yesterday. Broadcast channel ABC will feature Prince: Death of a Legend today in the 10pm 20/20 slot, while OWN will re-air a 1996 interview Winfrey conducted with the enigmatic superstar. BET […]
Discovery Communications will launch the Oprah Winfrey series Belief across its international footprint from the end of this year. Discovery is a joint venture partner in US cable net OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, but has never rolled it out internationally. It has, however, decided to give Belief a wide international push, the first time it […]
LA’s GRB Entertainment has secured sales rights to a batch of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network shows. These comprise Raising Whitley, 2 Fat 2 Fly, Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s, Flex and Shanice, Deion’s Family Playbook, Blackboard and Knight Life with Gladys. “GRB is thrilled to evolve our long-standing partnership with OWN and represent many of their […]
Sky Italia has acquired The Diamond Collar (pictured), the 10x30mins series reality series about a former mafia henchman turned dog groomer. The reality series goes out on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in the US and Passion Distribution sells it internationally and struck the Sky deal. The London-based distributor has also sealed several other deals with […]
