Insight TV, the world’s largest producer and broadcaster of adventure programming in ultra-high definition, has announced a huge deal that will see it become one of the first channels included in a new Vodafone Spain 4K line-up.

Speaking of his delight at the deal, Vodafone Spain director Ignacio Garcia-Legaz stated, “We want to provide our subscribers with original UHD content made to the highest technical standard with vivid cinematography. Insight TV captures these qualities perfectly.”

Insight TV will provide Vodafone TV subscribers with hundreds of hours of unique, extreme sports content in glorious ultra-high definition. The launch also reflects Insight’s plan of global expansion, and is just one of several major releases that the broadcaster has planned for 2017. Watch this space!

Global news network Russia Today is set to further expand its media presence as it prepares to launch a French-language channel.

Calls have been made for French-speaking staff to start working at the station immediately as applicants are required to handle the network’s famously pressurised environment and report upon the daily influx of global news.

The decision follows RT en Français – one of the network’s six language-specific websites – enjoying a huge growth, with online readership doubling within a year. A revitalised website will be launched in conjunction with the channel to spread the net of RT’s news coverage and showcase local talent.

Hot on the heels of his role in A+E’s smash hit Vikings, Travis Fimmel has signed up to work with HISTORY again to develop a scripted anthology series based on famous anti-heroes.

With Wyatt Earp among the bad boys who will be featured, this as-yet-untitled project promises to be a compelling new take on some of history’s most notorious characters.

“Travis is a remarkable actor and we’re honored to continue our relationship with him after his recent magnetic performance on Vikings,” said Arturo Interian, Senior Vice President, Scripted Programming, HISTORY.

Fimmel himself says: “I’ve always been fascinated with what motivates people’s transgressions and the scandalous journey into infamy. I wanted to re-examine stories people think they know without the rose-coloured glasses of Hollywood and let the audience decide for themselves if people like Wyatt Earp were sinners or victims of life circumstances.”

Fimmel’s character in Vikings of course met a somewhat grisly end – something that’s sure to befall many of the anti-heroes in this new series too.

Oprah Winfrey reveals the best advice she’s ever received on ‘The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations’. The second series premieres with Oprah as a guest on Bloomberg Television this weekend.

In the interview, Oprah speaks candidly about the best advice she ever received, from her friend and poet Maya Angelou.

“Maya said to me, ‘You have no idea what your legacy will be. Because your legacy is every life you’ve touched.’”

Oprah continues, “We like to think that these great philanthropic moments are the ones that will make the huge difference in the world, but it’s really what you do every day.”

“It’s how you use your life to be a light to somebody else’s.”

In the interview, Oprah also fields questions regarding whether she would consider running for president and shares what she learned from hosting The Oprah Winfrey Show.

The series two premiere of ‘The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations’ airs on Bloomberg Television UK on 4 March at 2pm and 5 March at 3pm.

You can watch sneak peeks of the interview on www.bloomberg.com

Good news for fans of TruTV UK – Turner’s free-to-air channel has been saved from the brink of closure by a surprise buy-out by Sony Pictures Television.

The channel launched in 2014 on Freeview, Freesat, Sky and Virgin airing a mix of true crime and US reality shows, but despite acquiring top-rated shows such as America’s Got Talent, Ink Master and talk show Conan, it has struggled to win viewers in a competitive market. Turner had been seeking a buyer since announcing the channel might have to close last December.

Although it’s fairly unusual for a US media giant to take on channels from a rival, Kate Marsh, ‎Sony Pictures Television’s Executive Vice President, Western Europe, International Networks, said the acquisition would be, “a great complement to our portfolio.”

A+E Networks, in partnership with social media giant Snapchat, will soon debut a short-form series in which ex-couples reunite to hash out their problems and explore possible reconciliation. ‘Second Chance’ was produced by A+E’s new in-house digital agency 45th & Dean, marking the Networks’ first foray into mobile-first original content. It’s also the first unscripted dramatic series for Snapchat Shows not based on an existing brand, but, in a slight departure from the typical reality-show format, the melodrama is peppered with Snapchat-esque flourishes like handwritten messages across the video.

Described as “raw and relatable”, the original series fits into a broad development deal spearheaded by Snapchat Vice President of Content Nick Bell and 45th & Dean General Manager Paul Greenberg to create content for Snapchat’s Discover service, a platform accessible to users across the US, UK, Canada and Australia.

After ‘Second Chance’ premieres in April, the show will have an eight-week run, with a new episode dropping every week.

Regarding their recent collaboration and similar projects now in the works, Bell stated, “A+E’s investment in mobile storytelling is exactly what Snapchat Shows are all about.”