Sara Alessi

Alex Maldini has joined Blue Ant International as the VP of international sales and acquisitions, overseeing the U.K., Scandinavia, Benelux and Italy.

Scripps Lifestyle Studios, the social and digital production division of Scripps Networks Interactive, is opening a new global talent incubation unit intended to develop the next generation of lifestyle talent and influencers across the food, travel and home categories.

Blue Ant International has inked a multiplatform agreement with Quebecor Content to provide 4K programming, including Coastal Africa, to Videotron’s Indigo, illico and Club illico platforms.

PBS has acquired the North American distribution rights for the documentary film Bill Nye: Science Guy, which follows the titular science advocate and TV personality in his mission to get Americans excited about science and science education.

Parade Media has secured a host of deals across the globe for titles from its lifestyle slate, including the culinary series Everyday Gourmet.

Travel Channel has scheduled 264 hours of prime-time programming for the next six months, with 11 new series set to premiere before the end of the year, including Caribbean Pirate Treasure.

Distribution360 (D360) has closed deals for a raft of unscripted programs from Canadian producers, including RTR Media’s Open House Overhaul.

all3media International has secured two package deals that will bring more than 400 hours of content to China, including several Gordon Ramsay shows and two seasons of Guy Martin’s Our Guy in China.

TLC Southeast Asia has picked up a full season of The Kings prior to the reality series’ pilot premiere.

HISTORY in the U.K. has commissioned WW2 Treasure Hunters (working title), a brand-new series from Emporium Productions, featuring Suggs, the frontman of British ska band Madness.