Vancouver-headquartered LGBTQ+ streaming service OUTtv is expanding on its slate of U.K. original content with the commissioning of a new documentary series, Building Betty & Joan’s, set to premiere on OUTtv and OUTflix later in 2024.

The docuseries (6 x 30 minutes; pictured) is produced by Live at the Queer Comedy Club and Stand Up Specials London prodco Milli Productions.

The show will go behind the scenes of the conceptualization and grand opening of the renowned London Queer Comedy Club’s new home, Betty & Joan’s, as the founders battle difficult contractors, problematic regulations and an ever-expanding budget.

OUTtv is also launching a channel on Apple TV+ in the U.K., available as an add-on for Apple TV+ subscribers. Branded OUTflix across the UK, the launch is an extension of OUTtv’s partnership with Apple TV+ in the U.S. and Canada, where it has been available as a channel since 2021. Additionally, OUTtv has also secured a partnership with global AVOD platform Wedotv for a pop-up channel in celebration of Pride Month 2024.

Love Nature

Blue Ant Media’s Love Nature is now Peacock’s first dedicated natural history channel, as the NBCUniversal streamer seeks to broaden its content portfolio.

Titles available on the channel includes Wild Pacific Rescue, about a marine mammal rescue team; the second season of Battle of the Alphas, about the science behind animal conflict; and season three of Orangutan Jungle School, about orphaned orangutans at a unique forest school in Borneo.

VOD highlights include After the Wildfires, about the wildfires that ravaged Australia in 2019; the baby animal series New Kids of the Wild; and Dawn to Dusk, about the daily rhythms of different ecosystems around the world.

Love Nature joins a collection of channels across Peacock, including Reelz, Hallmark, NBC Sports, NBC local stations and NBC News Now.

WildBrain

AMC Networks has mined WildBrain’s catalogue to stock up JimJam (its pan-European linear kids channel) with more than 170 episodes of Caillou and seasons 10 and 11 of CG-animated series Fireman Sam.

The company also bought season one of Tencent/Miaow’s House co-pro Pet Hotel (26 x 11 minutes) for its Minimax channel in Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Balkan countries.

With files from Realscreen and Kidscreen

Image courtesy of OUTtv