NEW YORK, March 17: In this video interview, Discovery Communications’ president and CEO, David Zaslav, reflects on what has made the company’s brands so strong over the last 25 years and what's still ahead.

NEW YORK, March 17: Scripps Networks Interactive has tapped Passion Distribution to represent programs from Food Network, HGTV and DIY Network in the international market, kicking off with 13 titles that will be launched at MIPTV.

NEW YORK, March 17: Hallmark Channel has acquired the exclusive license for the domestic TV rights to a range of lifestyle programming from the library of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia to air as part of its soon-to-launch seven-hour home and lifestyle programming block.

LONDON, March 17: Weird or What?, produced by Cineflix Productions and distributed outside the U.S. by Cineflix International, will receive its MIPTV launch with the iconic William Shatner on hand to present the new show.

UNIVERSAL CITY, March 16: Celebrity chef and restaurateur Bobby Flay is the first of five culinary luminaries to join NBC's new reality competition series America's Next Great Restaurant (working title).

LONDON, March 16: The Cineflix cooking series Family Food Fight with Flora, starring chefs Jean Christophe Novelli and Matt Tebbutt, has been commissioned by Five for a launch in May.

NEW YORK, March 16: Animal Planet has unveiled a new show with Mike Tyson, tentatively titled Taking on Tyson, which will feature the former heavyweight champion taking viewers into the world of pigeon racing.

NEW YORK, March 16: Bravo has given a fourth-season order to the hit docu-series Millionaire Matchmaker, which features Patti Stanger and her team setting up wealthy individuals on specially selected dates.

SILVER SPRING, March 16: Filming is under way for the all-new six-part series Worst Case Scenario, which will premiere on Discovery Channel this spring, featuring survival expert Bear Grylls as he demonstrates how to make it through with potentially life-threatening situations.

SHERMAN OAKS, March 16: GRB Entertainment has promoted Tyler Massey to director of international sales, while Joey Sabella takes on the role of manager of international sales.

LONDON/MANAMA, March 15: CNBC is to create a regional editorial hub in Bahrain to focus on coverage of the Middle East.

MONTREAL, March 15: The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has teamed up with YouTube for the U.S. premiere of the feature-length documentary The Socalled Movie, centered on a young Canadian pianist, singer, rapper, producer and composer.

BUENOS AIRES, March 15: Among Telefe International's highlights for MIPTV are the teen telenovela The Resistance and romantic comedy WAGs, Love for the Game.

NASHVILLE, March 15: The Documentary Channel (DOC) is presenting the exclusive U.S. premiere of the five-part series The Pyramid Code, to air on consecutive Fridays starting April 2 at 8:30 p.m.

COLLINGWOOD, March 15: The Australia-based factual outfit Looking Glass International has landed new sales for the hour-long Megawheel, produced by Film Formations of Singapore.

LOS ANGELES, March 12: E! International Network delivered its most-watched red carpet season ever, with coverage of the Golden Globes, Grammys, BAFTAs, SAG Awards and Academy Awards.

NEW YORK, March 11: Bravo is adding a fifth night of original productions to its schedule, increasing its programming by an additional 20 percent.

HARRINGTON PARK, March 11: Janson Media has acquired the worldwide all-media rights to the movie The Impossible Spy, which tells the true story of the Israeli spy Elie Cohen.

NEW YORK, March 10: Brian Greene, the physicist, author and host of the acclaimed NOVA series The Elegant Universe and the upcoming The Fabric of the Cosmos (currently in production), shares his excitement about science in this video interview.

SILVER SPRING, March 10: Verge is an all-new programming block slated for Planet Green's prime-time grid that will feature the mavericks and innovators who are on the brink of changing the world and creating a better tomorrow.

SILVER SPRING, March 10: The newly created role of international head of content for Discovery Communications is to be filled by Luis Silberwasser, who currently serves as senior VP of the content group for Discovery Networks Latin America/U.S. Hispanic and general manager of U.S. Hispanic Networks.

NORWALK, March 10: CABLEready Productions has been given the greenlight for its first original series, Intersections, from SPEED Channel.

TORONTO, March 9: Hot Docs will welcome a record eight official delegations at this year's edition: Abu Dhabi, France, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, the Nordic region, the U.K. and U.S.

ABU DHABI, March 8: Fox International Channels is stepping up its activities in the Middle East, partnering with twofour54 on three major projects that were announced at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit.

LONDON, March 8: The lifestyle channel Fine Living Network (FLN) will launch on April 1 across more than 60 countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

NEW DELHI, March 8: ESPN STAR Sports has signed a deal with Media Star Global to produce and air the Indian football reality show Super Soccer Star.

HARRINGTON PARK, March 8: Janson Media has licensed the non-theatrical rights to Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia from its Giant Screen Film collection to EDIMA of France.

TORONTO, March 8: Cream Productions has completed production on the new 4x1-hour Aftermath series for National Geographic Channel in the U.S. and History Television in Canada, and the show will be launched at MIPTV by ITV Studios Global Entertainment.

NEW YORK, March 5: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSLO) has greenlit a new eight-episode unscripted series, called Help Me, Martha!, which is being produced in association with Mark Burnett.

SYDNEY, March 5: Beyond Distribution has licensed the sixth season of Mythbusters to Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (DNAP), which has additionally agreed to take on all episodes of the series being produced.