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Ralf Rückauer, VP of ZDFE.unscripted, talks about Great Inventions, a series spotlighting the greatest inventions of mankind that was initiated, self-commissioned and fully financed by ZDF Enterprises.

Blakeway Productions has been commissioned to make an in-depth drama-documentary series for Channel 5, Henry VIII: Man, Monarch, Monster, exploring Britain’s most notorious monarch.

Sunny Side of the Doc, slated for June 22 to 25, is preparing for a "reconfiguration of the marketplace event," in particular through digital alternatives.

The U.S. REELZ network has picked up the true-crime series The Real Prime Suspect, fronted by Jackie Malton, from Orange Smarty.

Keshet International (KI) has inked numerous finished-tape deals for titles on its entertainment and factual slate, including Reggie Yates Meets World and Singletown.

Escapade Media has secured distribution for Media Stockade and Threshold Pictures' new series Back to Nature, commissioned by Australia's ABC TV.

The Smithsonian Channel- and Jackson Wild-sponsored Santiago Wild, the first film festival dedicated to wildlife and the environment in Chile, has been postponed until further notice.

The Hot Docs festival, which was scheduled for April 30 to May 10 in Toronto, is being postponed, as Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer has called for the immediate suspension of gatherings with more than 250 people.

Dplay, Discovery's OTT service, is being made available across the MENA region, thanks to a new partnership between Discovery MEA and the StarzPlay SVOD platform.

Oxygen is set to expand its slate with true-crime projects from Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos as well as BuzzFeed News.