LOS ANGELES: DiaDem Technologies will distribute 4K Ultra HD general-entertainment channel 4KUNIVERSE throughout China thanks to a ten-year deal.

JOHANNESBURG: Germany has been named as DISCOP Johannesburg 2017’s official Guest Country.

LOS ANGELES: Former Electus International executive Cyrus Farrokh has been enlisted to lead the new international division at Propagate, the studio helmed by Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens.

STOCKHOLM: Walter Presents has licensed the drama Flight HS13 from Eccho Rights to stream on its service in the U.K.

BEVERLY HILLS: C. Scot Cru and Patrice Choghi, formerly with Mark Burnett Productions, have aligned with producer Robert Bauer for a new venture focused on providing production, distribution and financing opportunities for independent producers worldwide.

NEW YORK: Deirdre Brennan, a former ABC TV exec who joined Corus Entertainment early last year, has been appointed general manager of Sprout and will relocate from Toronto to New York next month.

MIAMI: The Globo novela Total Dreamer will be distributed to French-speaking countries in Africa by Côte Ouest.

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix has signed comedian Jerry Seinfeld to a multi-faceted production deal, part of which sees new episodes of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee becoming available to stream on the service later this year.

LONDON/LOS ANGELES: Independent film and television outfit Komixx Entertainment is targeting expansion in Australia and Asia with the creation of a new office in Perth to be led by Amanda Morrison.

LONDON: Entertainment One (eOne) has secured an additional broadcast partner and several new licensees for the animated preschool series PJ Masks in the U.K.