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FremantleMedia International (FMI) has inked an exclusive package deal with Polish broadcaster NC+ for a range of dramas and documentaries.

Jitka Bodlakova, an acquisitions exec at Czech pubcaster Česká televize, is on the lookout for “new, quality series” as the team is buying for four of the six channels in the bouquet.

Peter Chalupa, the head of acquisitions for Markíza in Slovakia, has formats on his buying wish list, “since locally produced content is achieving the highest ratings.”

Actor and producer Will Smith has teamed up with director Marc Forster (Quantum of Solace, World War Z) to buy the German distribution outfit Telepool, the parent company of Global Screen.

Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation (JSBC) has signed a deal at NATPE Budapest International with Viasat World for the rights to air the docudrama Scars of Nanking on Viasat History.

U.K.-based Spun Gold Television has bolstered its leadership team with new hires, including the appointment of Bridget Boseley as head of factual.

Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) in the Netherlands has appointed a new leadership team with the promotions of Michiel Van Der Hoeven and Nelsje Musch-Elzinga.

UKTV's entertainment channel Dave is making its first program with VICE Studios, titled Beat the Internet with John Robins.

Seniha Tunaboylu, head of content and acquisitions for Viasat World, is at NATPE Budapest International looking for “new content across all of our channels,” with a strong focus on factual for networks such as Viasat Nature, Viasat History and Viasat Explore, as well as period dramas for the newly launched Epic Drama.

ProSiebenSat.1 Media and Discovery have announced plans to combine their streaming assets in Germany to create a new platform, bringing together 7TV, maxdome and Eurosport Player and inviting other local broadcasters to participate.