LOS ANGELES: Actor and TV host Mario Lopez has signed on to join the talent lineup of Awestruck, AwesomenessTV’s digital lifestyle entertainment brand for Millennial moms.

PARIS: The third edition of MIPCancun, taking place this November, has added two additional summits to run alongside its TV market, where some 70 distributors have already signed up to participate.

BEVERLY HILLS: Data science company Parrot Analytics has appointed industry veterans Bruce Tuchman and David Bishop to its board of directors.

NEW YORK: Smithsonian Channel is presenting five weeks of all-new wildlife specials this summer as part of its Wild Wednesdays programming block.

TORONTO: Executive producer and seasoned industry executive Heather Walker has purchased Yowza! Animation from founder Claude Chiasson.

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has sold the Swedish political drama Blue Eyes to the Israeli platform yes, in addition to landing a slot on DIRECTV Latin America for the third season of the Scandi thriller Bron/Broen.

BELFAST: Sixteen South, a BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated kids' television producer, has opened a brand-new £1 million animation studio in Belfast.

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises is bolstering its activities in the digital arena with the launch of Streamwerke, focused on online-first output.

SINGAPORE: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks, Asia has named Nirav Haji VP of affiliate sales.

KIEV: The VOD and OTT service Megogo has launched a new business line that will focus on the live broadcast of large-scale popular sporting and cultural events.