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My Five-Year Plan, a documentary film about three young women navigating life in China from 2016 to 2023, has been acquired for global distribution by Scorpion TV.

The LGBTQ+ streaming service OUTtv has expanded its reach with a launch on YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels in the U.S.

All3Media International has picked up the rights to distribute Oxford Scientific Films and Aranya Parva Creations’ My Otter Diary globally.

Espresso Media has signed deals in Europe, MENA and the U.S. for two documentaries about the Vietnam War draft and the Holocaust.

BBC Studios has slated the Asian debut of Deep Dive Korea: Song Ji-hyo’s Haenyeo Adventure for May 11 on BBC Earth and BBC Player.

Curiosity has launched its flagship streaming service Curiosity Stream on Prime Video as an add-on subscription channel in Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden.

ABC News’ hour-long special Celebrating Francis: The People’s Pope has premiered on ABC-owned TV stations, ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu.

National Geographic explorer Bertie Gregory and Talesmith’s Martin Williams and Ruth Roberts tell World Screen Newsflash about the experience of making Secrets of the Penguins in some of the Earth’s harshest environments, the safety precautions needed, the technology used and much more.

Jambika Docs has acquired the Chilean documentary Si vas para Chile (Unwelcomed) for worldwide distribution.

Rive Gauche Television is offering up a Pope Francis documentary special featuring exclusive interviews with Austen Ivereigh, author of The Great Reformer: Francis and the Making of a Radical Pope; NBC’s Anne Thompson; Vatican officials and those closest to him.