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Sky has hired Big Talk Productions' Josh Cole as commissioning editor, responsible for ordering and executive producing a variety of original comedy programming.

Bomanbridge Media has secured sales across Southeast Asia for several lifestyle titles, including On the Go, which is hosted by former Ms. Great Britain Amy Kitchingman.

Thomas Plessis has been appointed as the director of digital business at Lagardère Studios.

The animated comedy series Masha and the Bear has continued to grow its global footprint through broadcast deals worldwide.

Universal Kids has snapped up the U.S. linear rights for the first five seasons of the hit tween drama series The Next Step, which has been broadcast in more than 120 territories around the globe.

ITV America has promoted Jordana Hochman to executive VP and head of East Coast programming for ITV Creative, while Jason Carey has been hired as executive VP and head of West Coast programming for ITV Creative.

After having reached an exclusive agreement with ESPN, Econet Media will bring International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) competitions to its Kwesé TV platform in sub-Saharan Africa from 2018.

Entertainment One (eOne) has closed deals to grow the on-air and retail presence of its preschool properties Peppa Pig and PJ Masks across the Nordic region.

In the second quarter of 2017, RTL Group’s revenue was up by 8.8 percent, mainly driven by the FremantleMedia drama American Gods and the strong performances of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland and digital businesses.

Mondo TV has licensed the first season of the new animated adventure series Robot Trains to Italy's DeA Junior, where it is due to debut next week.