Discovery Channel will announce seven new projects, including a series that follows advertising pitchmen Billy Mays and Anthony Sullivan as they develop spiels for new products, the Hollywood Reporter says. Also on tap: a two-hour movie based on the true story of Bering Sea fisherman who survived after their boat sunk, and a two-hour documentary about an ill-fated expedition up K2. The 2007 series “Lobstermen” also is returning, the newspaper reports.
—Danny King