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Tony Hall is stepping down as the director-general of the BBC this summer after seven years in the role.

BBC Studios and National Geographic have agreed to a three-series commitment that expands the Life Below Zero brand in the U.S., Canada and Caribbean Basin.

A new deal between all3media international and Discovery Latin America will see the factual-entertainment format 10 Years Younger returning to the LatAm region.

Netflix has landed the rights for 21 films from Studio Ghibli to be made available on the service globally, excluding the U.S., Canada and Japan.

Sinking Ship Entertainment has licensed Amazon Prime’s hit series Just Add Magic to Nickelodeon in an international pan-territory deal.

Aleksandra Gebauer is joining Studio 100 Media as sales manager for international licensing.

Calinos Entertainment has entered into a worldwide strategic partnership with BKM, a feature film production house in Turkey.

The NATPE highlights from HBO Latin America include Santos Dumont, which focuses on the lesser-known history of the man considered to be the father of aviation.

Among A+E Networks’ NATPE highlights is the historical drama Hernán, which follows Captain Hernán Cortés as he leads the conquest of continental America in the name of the King of Spain and forges the meeting of two civilizations.

Based on the recently released feature film Turu, the Wacky Hen, Filmax’s Turu’s Musical Farm follows a hen that is described in the classic children’s song “La Gallina Turuleca.”