LOS ANGELES: Fox Networks Group Content Distribution (FNGCD) is gearing up for MIPCOM with a slate of brand-new programming, including titles from National Geographic, FX and the Fox Networks Channels.

NEW YORK: Ben Sherwood, co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of Disney/ABC Television Group, is set to deliver a MIPCOM Media Mastermind Keynote on Tuesday, October 18, which will be moderated by World Screen’s Anna Carugati.

TEL AVIV: Keshet International (KI) has appointed Anke Stoll as its director of acquisitions and co-productions, and Rose Hughes as the senior sales manager.

LONDON: all3media International has inked deals with a number of broadcasters around the world for the food and lifestyle series Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch, led by the daughter of famed chef Gordon Ramsay.

OTTAWA: CBC has commissioned the original 8x1-hour drama 21 Thunder from PMA Productions and Generic Productions.

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has launched the BBC Player, its first TVE product, in Singapore via StarHub.

DALLAS: The Jim Henson Company has appointed Snaptoys as the master toy licensee for the preschool series Word Party.

NEW YORK: Morven Christie, who stars as the female lead in The A Word, and producer Marcus Wilson met with World Screen Newsflash’s Mansha Daswani to discuss how the series approaches the topic of autism and why this show has the ability to resonate with audiences around the world.

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) and M7 Group have inked an agreement to make ESL’s esportsTV channel available in the Nordics, the Baltics, the Netherlands, Belgium, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

LOS ANGELES: dick clark productions and Tubefilter have partnered with YouTube to exclusively live stream the sixth annual Streamy Awards.