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LONDON/PARIS: Pernel Media has inked an exclusive access deal to produce 20 Years on Death Row, a new documentary series following a California inmate who has been sentenced to the death penalty.

NEW YORK: HISTORY is commemorating the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor with a weekend of original programming dedicated to the events that brought the U.S. into World War II.

SYDNEY: Food Network Australia has ordered the culinary and travel series Andy & Ben Eat Australia, marking the first Food Network commission for Parade’s joint venture with Projucer.

LONDON: BBC Studios has appointed Claudia Lewis as the new development executive for science programming, effective in mid-November.

SHERMAN OAKS: GRB Entertainment has appointed former A+E Networks exec Melanie Torres as its new director of international sales and elevated Liz Levenson to the post of VP of acquisitions and sales.

ALBUQUERQUE/NEW YORK: REELZ and Time Inc. are partnering to produce three specials about the real lives and stories of celebrities, including one focused on stars from the '80s.

LOS ANGELES: A. Smith & Co. Productions has established two new divisions, with an arm dedicated to documentary and factual programming and one specialized in entertainment.

LONDON: Passion Distribution has closed package deals for a host of titles from its catalog, including Timber Kings, across Africa, as well as international sales for the factual-entertainment series Deadliest Pests Down Under.

TORONTO: Blue Ant International has sold more than 55 hours of lifestyle and factual-entertainment content, including Post My Party, into the U.S., U.S. Hispanic and Latin American territories.

NEW YORK: HISTORY has given the green light to the documentary series Frontiersmen from executive producers Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson and Stephen David.