Sara Alessi

SHERMAN OAKS: GRB Entertainment has placed several factual, automotive and wildlife titles, including Suburban Monsters, in France and French-speaking territories through a deal with AB Droits Audiovisuels.

LONDON: The documentary series Extraordinary People is returning to Channel 5 for a new run.

LONDON: Scripps Networks Interactive’s Travel Channel has commissioned the tentatively titled Drive of My Life for the U.K. and EMEA region.

NEW YORK: Smithsonian Channel is airing a two-hour special next month to mark Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday.

LONDON: Passion Distribution has placed several factual entertainment and true-crime titles with international broadcasters, including Foxtel, which acquired season two of Mind of a Murderer.

TORONTO: Corus Entertainment has placed the lifestyle series Masters of Flip and Buying the View in Europe, Asia and Australia.

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.

SYDNEY: ABC Commercial has racked up additional sales for Enigma Man: A Stone Age Mystery, placing the HD documentary with Rai in Italy and DR in Denmark.

NEW YORK: Investigation Discovery (ID) is introducing IDCON, the network’s first-ever convention for crime enthusiasts.

CANNES: VICE Media and CANAL+ Group have entered into a partnership that will see the channel VICELAND become available exclusively to CANALSAT customers when it launches in France this fall.