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WBD UK & Ireland to move “new look” TLC to free-to-air, close HGTV linear channel

UK & Ireland has announced plans to launch a new-look TLC in the region, and to shutter its HGTV linear channel. Beginning in January 2026, TLC will ...
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A+E Global Media appoints former Hallmark exec Lauri McGarrigan as SVP, content distribution

Former Hallmark Media and Fuse Media exec Lauri McGarrigan is boarding A+E Global Media as senior vice president, content distribution and strategy after a period of consulting with the company’s ...
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Sony Pictures Television to develop comedy gameshow format “100 Choices” for Game Network

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is developing the comedy gameshow format 100 Choices produced by L.A.-based prodco B17 Entertainment for Game Show Network in the U.S. Based on a format from Tokyo-based ...
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SXSW doc “An Army of Women” lands broadcast premieres across Europe and Australasia

Together Films has announced the international broadcast premieres of the new documentary An Army of Women from director Julie Lunde Lillesæter.  The film (pictured) will air on leading European ...
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“Black Barbie,” “Delicious Miss Brown” among 2025 Daytime Emmy winners

The 52nd annual Daytime Emmy Awards were handed out at a gala ceremony on Friday (October 17), with a number of non-fiction programs receiving awards, including Apple TV’s The Secret ...
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Nevine Mabro to lead BBC’s ‘Storyville’ strand

Former Channel 4 exec Nevine Mabro has been appointed head of the BBC’s ‘Storyville’ doc strand. Mabro (pictured) will begin in the role in January, reporting to Fiona Campbell, controller of ...
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DOK Leipzig appoints Aleksandra Staszel as new festival and managing director

Staszel is set to become DOK Leipzig’s new festival director and managing director of Leipziger Dok-Filmwochen, effective January 1, 2026. The appointment was made by a committee led by ...
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IDA Doc Awards to honor Julie Goldman, Brittany Shyne and Impact Partners

The International Documentary Association (IDA) has announced the honorary awards to be presented at the 41st annual IDA Documentary Awards, which will be held from December 4 to 6 in ...
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“Orwell: 2+2=5,” “The Perfect Neighbor” lead 2025 Critics Choice Documentary Award nominees

The Critics Choice Association (CCA) has revealed the nominees for the 10th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards (CCDA). The winners will be announced at a gala event on November 9 ...
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Magilla Entertainment hires its first chief development officer

Stamford, Connecticut-based Magilla Entertainment has hired Kevin Duncan as its first chief development officer. The announcement was made yesterday (October 13) by the unscripted-focused prodco’s ...
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Creating a stir: How YouTube and the creator economy conversation fared at MIPCOM

The creator economy — and the platform that has been one of its biggest drivers, YouTube — were both major focuses of MIPCOM 2025. However, for some producers on hand ...
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Nat Geo sets Chris Hemsworth father-son doc “A Road Trip to Remember”

Actor Chris Hemsworth is re-teaming with National Geographic for a new standalone documentary special, Chris Hemsworth: A Road to Remember, which premieres on the cable network on November 23 and ...