A range of back-catalog dramas and factual content from BBC Studios will be delivered to Polsat's free and basic cable audiences in a deal covering more than 200 hours.

Titles from across the BBC Studios unscripted and scripted slates have landed presales with Nordic buyers.

Mediawan and All3Media international alum Sally Habbershaw has been tapped as the new president of global distribution at BBC Studios.

A keynote session at MIPCOM Cannes will bring together Kate Phillips, chief content officer at the BBC; Zai Bennett, CEO and chief creative officer of global content at BBC Studios; and Shelley Macintyre, CEO of brands and licensing at BBC Studios, to explore IP building.

BBC Studios has revealed a raft of presales and a new co-pro deal for Blue Planet III as its Showcase event kicks off in London.