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LONDON: BBC Worldwide has aligned with the tech outfit Blippar for a multimedia interactive experience tied to the landmark natural-history series Planet Earth II.

LONDON: BBC Three has commissioned Sundog Pictures’ two-part factual series Reggie Yates: Hidden Australia, about current issues young Aussies are facing.

NEW YORK: A&E Network has lined up the documentary series Generation KKK, following four Ku Klux Klan families that each have a member trying to escape the notorious organization.

SHERMAN OAKS: GRB Entertainment has licensed a number of food, automotive, crime and lifestyle series, including BBQ Pitmasters, to broadcasters in Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: National Geographic has lined up the all-new documentary Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric, which examines the evolving concept of gender through the lens of science, culture and society.

PARIS: ZED has secured presales for four history documentaries, including Hitler Jugend, to National Geographic Channels, with delivery scheduled for 2017.

LOS GATOS: Netflix has acquired worldwide rights for Matt Bell’s feature-length documentary Eddie: Strongman from We Are Indee.

LONDON: UKTV entertainment channel Dave has ordered ten-episode second and third seasons of the original gaming panel show Dara O Briain’s Go 8 Bit, produced by DLT Entertainment.

The executive VP of programming and production talks about launching the channel in Singapore and building out the network’s global footprint.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: National Geographic and Revelations Entertainment have unveiled new episodes in a second season of The Story of God with Morgan Freeman, premiering January 16.