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Banijay Kids & Family has been appointed as the worldwide distributor for the iconic children’s brand Topo Gigio across audiovisual, digital, publishing, licensing and merchandising.

Channel 5 has ordered two new seasons of the factual docuseries Cause of Death, which takes viewers inside the world of the senior coroner for Lancashire & Darwen.

MultiStory Media has created a new documentary unit headed by Mike Blair, head of documentaries and current affairs, and secured its first commission for ITVX with Waco: A British Tragedy.

Liev Schreiber has boarded the Ukrainian documentary Against All Odds: The Failure of Russia’s Blitzkrieg as narrator.

Richard Johns’ Argo Films has teamed with David Oyelowo (Selma, Les Misérables, Spooks) and his Yoruba Saxon Productions for Biafra, a six-hour event series being developed with the BBC.

The winners of the 19th Unifrance TV Export Awards, recognizing the French television programs that have achieved the most sales internationally, have been unveiled across animation, documentary and fiction.

Independent film and TV studio Media Res has expanded into the global market with the launch of Media Res International, which will be led by veteran producer Lars Blomgren.

In early 2023, Race, a Korean office drama that centers on a young diversity hire, is set to premiere exclusively on Disney+.

Banijay has tapped Christian Wikander, who joins from HBO Max Nordic (Warner Bros. Discovery), as its new global head of scripted.

Scholastic Entertainment and Gaumont have partnered to co-develop and co-produce Rocket Park, inspired by Sofia Sanchez, a 13-year-old Down syndrome self-advocate, actress and inspiration for the children’s books You Are Enough and You Are Loved.