Discovery Life Channel Greenlights Original Series

By R. Thomas Umstead
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Discovery Life Channel – the soon to be rebranded name for Discovery Fit and Health – has greenlit Those Girls, its first original series.

The series, produced by Conveyor Media, follows a group of transgender friends living in Kansas City, said network officials. The series will premiere on Discovery Life Channel in March of 2015.

The rebranded Discovery Life Channel will officially launch on Jan. 15.

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R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.