Advanced Television

Crime Investigation

Lightbox in production on Bad Host: Hunting the Couchsurfing Predator

UK/US producer Lightbox, founded by Academy Award-winner Simon Chinn and Emmy Award-winner Jonathan Chinn, is in production on a premium three-part documentary series for Sky Documentaries telling the extraordinary story of a group of young women from across the globe who join forces to bring down a predatory Italian policeman. Based on the hit podcast, […]

September 28, 2023

Crime+Investigation UK unveils Once Upon a True Crime

Crime+Investigation UK has announced a new four part-series, Once Upon a True Crime, which follows some of Britain’s best-selling crime fiction writers as they turn detective to explore the enduring mysteries of the real-life murder cases which have inspired some of their most famous characters and novels. Scheduled to premiere in spring 2022, the series […]

February 15, 2022

A+E Networks UK commissions more Killer Britain

A+E Networks UK has commissioned the return of true-crime series Killer Britain with Dermot Murnaghanfor Crime + Investigation. The series is produced by true crime specialists FirstLookTV and is scheduled to air in the UK on Crime + Investigation in 2022 in an extended ten episode run. Hosted and curated by one of the UK’s […]

November 23, 2021

Arrested Industries makes new senior appointments

Arrested Industries (fka Fugitive) is delighted to announce the addition of two new SVPs to its expanding business. Judy Levenson joins as SVP sales, overseeing unscripted and scripted content sales in North America, while Mette Kanne-Behrendsen becomes Arrested’s SVP of acquisitions, focusing on unscripted content. Based in the US, Levenson is a highly regarded international […]

August 17, 2021

Pluto TV surpasses 100 channels in UK

WIth two new channels added to its line-up this week, Pluto TV has surpassed the 100 channel mark in the UK. The two new channels on the AVoD platform – Secret Dealers and Crime Investigation Australia – brings the Pluto TV offering to 101 channels. Secret Dealers follows homeowners as they are faced with a […]

June 10, 2020