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Cream Productions has appointed veteran interactive and digital media executive Johnny Kalangis to the role of head of digital.

Viacom International Studios (VIS) has clinched worldwide deals for more than 50 factual titles from its catalog, including Trevor McDonald’s Indian Train Adventure being picked up by Australia’s SBS.

Race Across the World, a Studio Lambert production for BBC Two, has been commissioned by BBC One for a celebrity special.

Mixing animation and wildlife images, the Albatross World Sales title Beasts and Witches debunks long-held beliefs about animals, exploring the fairytales about their magical abilities that have frightened people for centuries.

The Real Prime Suspect—which is available at MIPCOM from Orange Smarty—reexamines some of the most intriguing British and American murder cases.

Veteran producer and former Roc Nation executive Patrick Reardon has been appointed president of Jupiter Entertainment.

In Cannes, Beyond Distribution is to unveil The Invisibles, an investigative docuseries that will follow the generation of drug lords who came to power after Pablo Escobar and remain active today.

PBS International has notched up a range of deals on Country Music, the critically acclaimed new documentary series from director Ken Burns.

Heading up Passion Distribution’s over-100-hour-strong factual slate are The Architecture the Railways Built and History Hunters, two news series from Brown Bob Productions for UKTV’s Yesterday.

Very Scary People, on offer from Rive Gauche Television (RGTV) at MIPCOM, follows the twisted lives of some of the most frightening criminals in recent history.