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Big Deal Films is working with Tom van Waveren's Hoek, Line and Thinker for the launch of Big Thinkers, a new program to find the next big animated hit authored by U.K. diverse creators.

Working with the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), TV Kids is putting the spotlight on the Korean animation business. In this report, we highlight Aurora World’s OYOYO, Young Toys’ Super 10, Mostapes’ Dinosally, Pixtrend’s Virtual Guardians, Studio Gale’s Tomon Car and Iconix’s Tayo, the Little Bus.

NBC is working with Studio Lambert on a U.S. treatment of Talpa’s new adventure reality show Million Dollar Island (working title).

Electric Entertainment has promoted Christina Keller, formerly controller, to the newly created position of VP of finance.

Blink49 Studios has signed an exclusive multiyear first-look deal with Canadian screenwriter, executive producer, director and showrunner Sheri Elwood (Lucifer, Call Me Fitz, Moonshine).

Patrick Aryee, the biologist, wildlife filmmaker, podcaster and author behind the Curiosity original docuseries Evolve, is set to give the keynote address at this year’s MIPDoc.

BBC Two and RDF West, a Banijay UK company, have signed a two-year deal that will see an additional 64 episodes of Only Connect produced.

Angelina Jolie has signed a multiyear international agreement with Fremantle.

DJ Nurre, the executive VP of unscripted at Endemol Shine North America, gives TV Formats an inside look at the buzzy Jane Austen-inspired reality dating format The Courtship.

BBC Studios has secured a raft of sales for documentaries about the lives of iconic artists, including Amy Winehouse and Freddie Mercury.