CANNES: 108 Media has become the worldwide distributor for Passionate TV, a docuseries that tells stories about people following their dreams.

CANNES: Scripps Networks Interactive is introducing more than 100 new lifestyle titles at the market in Cannes, among them Cooks vs. Cons.

CANNES: Cyber Group Studios has inked deals with broadcasters and digital platforms worldwide for more than ten series, with the animated preschool show Zou among them.

CANNES: Mattel Creations has signed a number of new international agreements for the popular kids' property Thomas & Friends.

SEOUL: CJ E&M has appointed Silverlit Toys as the worldwide master toy partner for the new 3D CGI-animated adventure series Robot Trains.

TORONTO: Guy Laurence, the president and CEO of Rogers Communications, has stepped down from the post, with Joseph Natale to be appointed as his successor.

LOS ANGELES: CBS has ordered full seasons of Bull, Kevin Can Wait and MacGyver.

MIAMI/LOS ANGELES: Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) has appointed Lourdes Diaz as president of entertainment and Adrian Santucho as executive VP of Univision Studios.

LONDON: Mondo TV's new live-action teen series Heidi, Bienvenida a Casa, adapted from the classic book by Johanna Spyri, is slated to begin airing on Nickelodeon Latinoamérica early next year.

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has entered into a co-production agreement with Tencent for Planet Earth II, marking the first time the company is co-producing a documentary with a video platform in China.