NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: There are ten new companies that have joined the Nonfiction Producers Association (NPA), boosting the overall membership to a total of 52 outfits across the U.S. and Canada.

SYDNEY: ABC TV has appointed Josie Mason-Campbell to the role of head of non-scripted production.

BERLIN: 108 Media is expanding its distribution lines to encompass Korea, Japan and Scandinavia, with plans to extend into the U.K. in the first quarter of the year.

LONDON: A+E Networks UK has landed a distribution deal for the HISTORY channel on Hungary’s largest telecommunications operator, Magyar Telekom.

Matthijs Wouter Knol, director of the European Film Market (EFM), talks about this year's Drama Series Days, taking place from February 13 to 15.

SILVER SPRING: Acorn TV is giving the Irish legal drama Striking Out an exclusive U.S. premiere on its streaming service on St. Patrick's Day, March 17.

MATANE/LOS ANGELES/PARIS: Groupe PVP and Cyber Group Studios have signed a joint worldwide license agreement with Zorro Productions for the interactive rights for Zorro the Chronicles.

SHERMAN OAKS: GRB Entertainment has licensed a number of family-themed docuseries and lifestyle shows to Star Times and Azam TV for broadcast in Tanzania and Uganda, among other African territories.

DUBAI: OSN and The Walt Disney Company have strengthened their ties, signing a new long-term deal for the MENA region that covers a range of series, movies and channel offerings.

LOS ANGELES/SANTA MONICA: Lionsgate has secured a series commitment from Discovery Channel for the original scripted drama The Suck to air in 2018.