LOS GATOS: Degrassi: Next Class has been renewed by Netflix for a sophomore season, which is slated to premiere this summer.

LONDON: British indie producer 7 Wonder has been commissioned to produce 24 Billion Pound Party People, billed as a "factuality" show, for E4.

CANBERRA: Australian producer WildBear Entertainment has secured presales for four of its history and wildlife programs to MTG World for the factual channels Viasat History and Viasat Nature.

NEW YORK: Nickelodeon and VStar Entertainment Group are prepping the first-ever live stage show for the preschool series PAW Patrol.

LONDON: FremantleMedia’s Suspects is returning to Channel 5 in the U.K. later this year, with the show's fifth season to feature three new cast members.

NEW YORK: Gearing up for San Diego Comic-Con this summer, Syfy will go live for three nights directly from the heart of the pop-culture convention.

MADRID: Mondo TV Spain has teamed up with Argentina's Alianzas Producciones for the co-production of Heidi, Welcome Home, a teen show based on the classic children's novel Heidi.

TEL AVIV: Master Class, a kids' singing format from Keshet International's catalogue, has been licensed by TTN Media Corporation for a local treatment in Vietnam.

Amid heightened security around the Palais, a reported 11,000 media executives from across the entertainment ecosystem convened in Cannes last week to network, screen, sell and buy.

TORONTO: Space has become the exclusive Canadian home of The Aliens, a British sci-fi comedic drama.