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LONDON: Passion Distribution has secured sales in Germany for several true-crime and factual-entertainment shows, including season four of Timber Kings.

TORONTO: Corus Entertainment has sold the Canadian lifestyle series Masters of Flip and Buying the View in a number of territories, and the docuseries Cheer Squad in Australia.

PARIS: Newen Distribution has sold the documentary Terror Studios to Discovery in Italy and Asia.

LONDON: ITV has ordered the Phillip Schofield-hosted documentary When Phillip Met Prince Philip: 60 Years of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (working title), celebrating the 60th anniversary of the prestigious honor.

NEW YORK: A&E Network has greenlit a new unscripted series, tentatively titled Little Funny, which comes from executive producer Ellen DeGeneres.

NEW YORK: FYI has ordered the spin-off Married at First Sight: Second Chances, featuring Married at First Sight alums David Norton and Vanessa Nelson.

LONDON: Amazon Prime Video is debuting the new original series The Grand Tour, featuring former Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, on November 18.

BUENOS AIRES: Scripps Networks Interactive is slated to launch the culinary lifestyle channel Food Network on Cablevisión in Argentina on October 1.

The CEO and president of Gusto Worldwide Media talks about his plans for the production of even more original content and for taking the Gusto TV channel into new markets.

TORONTO: Bell Media lifestyle channel Gusto has added to its 2016-17 lineup a number of new food-themed series and specials from Gusto Worldwide Media.