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CANBERRA: Australian producer WildBear Entertainment has secured presales for four of its history and wildlife programs to MTG World for the factual channels Viasat History and Viasat Nature.

NEW YORK: Next month, Food Network is slated to begin airing Kids BBQ Championship, a new prime-time program hosted by Camila Alves and Eddie Jackson.

LONDON: British indie producer 7 Wonder has been commissioned to produce 24 Billion Pound Party People, billed as a "factuality" show, for E4.

NEW YORK: Bravo Media's first-ever standalone digital series, Going Off the Menu, makes its debut on BravoTV.com on April 18.

LOS ANGELES: Tara Long, the executive VP of U.S. alternative programming at Entertainment One (eOne) Television, has inked a new long-term deal with the company.

SYDNEY: ABC Commercial has racked up additional sales for Enigma Man: A Stone Age Mystery, placing the HD documentary with Rai in Italy and DR in Denmark.

LOS ANGELES: Esquire Network has greenlit a third season of the franchise Car Matchmaker, with 16 new half-hour episodes to launch in June.

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has inked an exclusive first-look output deal with the factual producer World Media Rights (WMR), which is behind such shows as Animal Black Ops.

NEW YORK: Spike has placed an order for Adam Carolla and Friends Build Stuff Live, a new interactive talk show hosted by the titular TV, radio and internet personality.

VIENNA: ORF-Enterprise has clinched several sales for its Universum brand, with broadcasters around the world signing package deals for the strand’s factual programming.