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SEATTLE: Amazon has greenlit a documentary series about Novak Djokovic, the world’s number-one ranked tennis player.

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises has teamed up with independent doc producer Jasper James, founder of the U.K. production company Screen Glue, to create three new documentary productions.

LONDON: Pulse Films has grown its unscripted television division with the promotion of Emma Cooper in the U.K. and the appointments of Fred Grinstein in the U.S., and Jacques Peretti as a reporter and presenter.

KNOXVILLE: Scripps Networks Interactive’s cable net HGTV is set to launch in Poland in January 2017.

MAINZ: On-demand streaming service CuriosityStream has acquired 56.5 hours of documentaries from ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE).

LONDON: Alison Kirkham has been confirmed as controller of BBC factual commissioning, after occupying the post in an acting capacity since May 2015.

LONDON/AMSTERDAM: NBCUniversal International’s reality SVOD service hayu has launched offline viewing, allowing users to access content without the internet.

LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has entered into a first-look deal for unscripted programming with filmmaker, producer and show creator Datari Turner under his Datari Turner Productions banner.

NEW YORK: TLC has begun production on Miss Pooh to the Rescue (working title), featuring viral sensation Veronica “Pooh” Nash-Poleate.

PARIS: Nevision has signed a multiyear deal to invest in a slate of new documentary series currently in development at the French factual label Terminal 9 F, founded by former France Télévisions and Endemol executive Claude Lacaze.