LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee will launch the Olympic Channel on August 21, following the Closing Ceremony at the Rio Games.

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix has renewed the upcoming musical animated show Beat Bugs for a second season, while also unveiling details for an animated series focused on Motown.

PALO ALTO: VR specialist Jaunt is working with ESL on a range of documentaries and experiences for Intel Extreme Masters eSports tournaments.

LONDON: Channel 5's Milkshake! has ordered a second season of the stop-motion animated preschool series Toby’s Travelling Circus from Komixx Media Group.

MUNICH: FYI in the U.S. has commissioned Red Arrow International’s dating format Kiss Bang Love, from the creators of Married at First Sight.

LOS ANGELES: SundanceTV has picked up a second season of The A Word from Keshet International.

SYDNEY: A range of ABC Kids’ content is due to launch on the preschool service PlayKids in Australia and New Zealand.

LONDON: The animated children’s show Octonauts has been picked up by the Spanish national broadcaster RTVE for the kids’ network Clan.

LONDON: Former ITV series producer Matthew Cox has joined Naked Entertainment as its new executive producer.

MUNICH: As part of its internal restructuring, TM International is altering the allocation of sales and program acquisitions responsibilities, with Giannina Antola leading worldwide sales.