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PARIS: Two exclusive first-episode showings of brand-new factual series have been slated as part of the MIPCOM Screenings program: National Geographic’s MARS presented by FOX Networks Group Content Distribution, and Planet Earth II from BBC Worldwide.

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LONDON: Hat Trick International (HTI) has closed deals for Emporium Productions’ Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons and has also taken distribution rights for the company’s new series Inside the Freemasons.

COPENHAGEN: A+E Networks UK has extended the distribution of its portfolio of factual-entertainment channels in Norway through a renewed agreement with Get that sees H2 launch on the cable and IPTV platform and expands the reach of HISTORY.

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises has secured sales for Osama bin Laden: Up Close and Personal in Spain, Poland and Brazil.

PARIS: ZED has elevated Chloé Persyn to the role of director of international distribution, effective October 1.

LONDON: Love Nature and conservation organization WWF International are teaming up on a new content partnership, working together to promote the protection of wildlife and animal habitats around the world.

LOS ANGELES: Jessica Alba has joined the new unscripted series Planet of the Apps as a mentor and advisor, while Silicon Valley company Lightspeed Venture Partners has signed on as the venture-capital partner.

LONDON: Passion Distribution has snapped up the rights for the Dynamo specials Dynamo: Live at the O2 and Dynamo: A-Z, as well as the entertainment series The Next Great Magician and The Dressing Room.

LOS ANGELES: Netflix is planning to launch a new talk show in spring 2017, Bill Nye Saves the World, hosted by the famed scientist, engineer, comedian, author and inventor.