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ZDF Enterprises has secured global distribution rights from Story House Productions for the docuseries One Day in…, which explores a day in the life of ordinary people living in three different historical settings.

Blakeway Productions, part of Zinc Media Group, has been commissioned by Channel 5 for a pair of history programs—1939: Hollywood’s Golden Year and a new season of Tony Robinson’s History of Britain.

Hamo Forsyth has been appointed to the new role of creative director of factual for Beyond Productions UK.

Cream Productions has promoted four of its executives in an effort to bolster its award-winning creative team.

Autentic Distribution is set to present about 25 hours of in-house programming to international buyers as part of its factual spring slate.

Netflix is set to premiere this summer Sparking Joy with Marie Kondo and has renewed two other home organization and design shows.

Discovery, Inc. has appointed Missy Birns-Halperin to the newly created role of head of talent development and casting for discovery+.

Factual producer Humble Bee Films has appointed Jayne Edwards as head of development, joining from BBC Studios Natural History Unit.

Dragonfly, part of Banijay UK, has established a new hub in Manchester to produce a further 12 episodes of the BAFTA Award-winning observational documentary Ambulance.

CTV Life Channel, in association with Boat Rocker Studios, Unscripted through Proper Television, has begun production on the new culinary series Mary Makes It Easy, hosted by Mary Berg (Mary’s Kitchen Crush).