Pay TV broadcaster Sky New Zealand has commissioned a six-part factual series from local disability-led organisation Sweet Productions for its Sky Open channel.

Canada’s Echo Media and Twinkle Teal Entertainment are partnering to develop an original animated series based on the latter’s Nebulous Stars children’s lifestyle brand.

Dutch broadcaster SBS6 has commissioned Let’s Play Ball, a new physical gameshow from the Banijay Entertainment stable.

FAST service Fawesome has struck partnerships with seven content suppliers that will add premium news, sports, weather, culinary and entertainment programming to its offering.

National Geographic and Hearst Networks EMEA are among the broadcasters to have picked up documentaries from German-based channel owner and factual content specialist Quintus Studios.

Al Jazeera English has picked up Australian documentary film Her Name is Nanny Nellie for its documentary strand, Witness.