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LONDON: Danny Carvalho has been appointed as the new commissioning editor for factual entertainment at Channel 4.

TORONTO/ROME: The Canada Media Fund (CMF) and the Italian Directorate General for Cinema of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Activities and Tourism have unveiled a financing package of C$200,000 ($149,000) for six co-productions under the Canada-Italy Co-development Incentive for Documentary Projects.

LOS ANGELES: Electus International has acquired worldwide distribution rights to the hidden-camera reality series Cheaters, which investigates potentially unfaithful romantic partners.

The group president talks about his vision for Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and Science Channel and his desire to program shows that reflect diversity, have a bit of an aspirational quality and help viewers better understand the world around them.

PARIS: Terranoa has acquired distribution rights for documentaries in the science, nature, history, geopolitics and lifestyle categories, including The Clintons & The Obamas: The Secret History of a Rivalry, as well as four new productions from MC4.

LONDON: The premium entertainment channel W is adding two new UKTV originals to its lineup, featuring British personalities Amanda Holden and John Bishop, for broadcast later this year.

TORONTO: Blue Ant Media’s specialty channel Cottage Life, which focuses on real estate, food, DIY projects and more, is bringing new and returning shows, including Colin & Justin’s Cabin Pressure, to its spring lineup.

LONDON: Hat Trick International has inked a range of new deals for Keo Films’s three-part documentary Hugh’s War on Waste, which is headed to Foxtel in Australia, DR Byen in Denmark and TVB in Hong Kong, among other broadcasters.

SHERMAN OAKS: GRB Entertainment has secured sales for several factual titles, including the music-based docuseries Braxton Family Values, in Africa and Sweden.

WASHINGTON, D.C./DURBAN/LONDON: Nat Geo WILD has lined up a third season of Snake City, which will air on the U.S. channel in January 2017 before rolling out internationally.