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ITV to sell Discovery’s Animal Black Ops
ITV Studios has taken international rights to Animal Black Ops, the spin-off of the successful…
The truth about storytelling
I was meeting a factual commissioner whose ratings were rubbish. It soon became clear that…
Discovery, Foxtel chart Rise of the Nazi Party
Discovery Networks Western Europe and Australian pay platform Foxtel are among buyers of a new…
Viewpoint: Terrestrial commissions? Not for me
My friend, a commissioner at a prestigious terrestrial channel, was mystified. Why weren’t the top…
The War Report
With the 100th anniversary of the most terrible conflict in world history coming in 2014,…
Military Channel to reveal hidden CIA history
Discovery Communications’ US cable channel Military Channel has ordered a 10-part series that will delve…
Epic drama for factual channels
The last decade saw the big factual channels move from documentary led schedules to grids…
Discovery buys mafia series
Discovery’s US network The Military Channel in the US has picked up crime series The…