US media giant Viacom has extended its exclusive cable rights for hit sitcoms The Office and Parks and Recreation to air on Comedy Central following a new pact with NBCUniversal.

US cablenet AMC has renewed factual horror series Eli Roth’s History of Horror for a second season.

YouTube Originals has joined forces with online beauty mogul James Charles to create a new beauty competition series that will launch on the platform next year.

BBC Northern Ireland has appointed a new head of content production to replace Eddie Doyle.

The BBC has recommissioned two docuseries, Mountain Vets and Tagged: Life On Lockdown, from UK indie factual prodco Rare TV.

South African pay-TV provider MultiChoice has added three new channels – CBS Justice, CuriosityStream and Euronews – to its satellite platform DStv.

US cable broadcaster BET Networks has renewed its original drama series Games People Play for a second season.

Discovery-owned home and lifestyle cablenet HGTV has greenlit an event series spin-off to its Home Town franchise.

Film streamer Mubi has acquired the UK and Irish rights to Polish director Małgorzata Szumowska’s debut English language feature-length title The Other Lamb.

US-based producer and distributor GRB Studios has acquired global distribution rights – excluding the US – to three reality titles from the Oprah Winfrey Network.