Sara Alessi

KNOXVILLE: Scripps Networks Interactive’s cable net HGTV is set to launch in Poland in January 2017.

MAINZ: On-demand streaming service CuriosityStream has acquired 56.5 hours of documentaries from ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE).

LONDON: Alison Kirkham has been confirmed as controller of BBC factual commissioning, after occupying the post in an acting capacity since May 2015.

NEW YORK: TLC has begun production on Miss Pooh to the Rescue (working title), featuring viral sensation Veronica “Pooh” Nash-Poleate.

LONDON: Hat Trick International (HTI) has closed deals for Emporium Productions’ Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons and has also taken distribution rights for the company’s new series Inside the Freemasons.

COPENHAGEN: A+E Networks UK has extended the distribution of its portfolio of factual-entertainment channels in Norway through a renewed agreement with Get that sees H2 launch on the cable and IPTV platform and expands the reach of HISTORY.

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises has secured sales for Osama bin Laden: Up Close and Personal in Spain, Poland and Brazil.

PARIS: ZED has elevated Chloé Persyn to the role of director of international distribution, effective October 1.

LONDON: Love Nature and conservation organization WWF International are teaming up on a new content partnership, working together to promote the protection of wildlife and animal habitats around the world.

LOS ANGELES: Jessica Alba has joined the new unscripted series Planet of the Apps as a mentor and advisor, while Silicon Valley company Lightspeed Venture Partners has signed on as the venture-capital partner.