LONDON/CANNES: The new U.S. time-travel drama Timeless has been sold by Sony Pictures Television (SPT) to the U.K.'s Channel 4, which will launch the show on E4.

CANNES: Chile's Mega has entered into a four-series output deal with Eccho Rights for new projects from Turkish producer Ay Yapim.

CANNES: FremantleMedia International (FMI) has inked a deal with Kadokawa Corporation for all rights to the Paolo Sorrentino drama The Young Pope for platforms across Japan.

LONDON: Simon Bathe has been appointed to the newly created position of VP of sales for Germany at Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, with responsibility for pay, basic and free TV, as well as SVOD, in German-speaking territories.

CANNES: The German public service broadcaster WDR will be a co-production partner with BBC Worldwide on the BBC Natural History Unit’s blue-chip series Ocean.

CANNES: NBCUniversal International Formats and MBC Korea are planning to co-develop and produce original formats for Korean and international audiences.

ATLANTA: TBS has given a straight-to-series pickup to a new comedy from Tracy Morgan (30 Rock).

MIAMI: Telemundo has landed a deal with Netflix that will see titles such as El Chema, Sin Senos Sí Hay Paraíso and Guerra de Ídolos premiere exclusively on the streaming service in Latin America, Spain and the U.S.

DUBAI: OSN has firmed up a new long-term agreement with 20th Century Fox Television Distribution, giving the channel first and exclusive access to a range of movies and series for the Middle East.

CANNES: ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) has aligned with the Finnish drama development company Fisher King in a first-look deal.