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Global Agency’s Izzet Pinto, BBC Studios’ Sumi Connock, The Story Lab’s Fotini Paraskakis and Ascendo TV’s Nathalie Wogue discussed their experiences working with paper formats at a MIPFormats session this morning moderated by ZigZag Productions’ Danny Fenton.

Dr. Michael Gunton, creative director of the Natural History Unit and factual at BBC Studios, talked about working with David Attenborough and immersive wildlife filmmaking with World Screen's Anna Carugati at MIPDoc today before being presented with the World Screen Factual Trendsetter Award.

The Turkish drama series Woman (Mujer), sold by Calinos Entertainment and based on a format from Nippon TV, has been picked up for an exclusive U.S. premiere on Pasiones.

In a competitive pitch process, Little Dot Studios and Somethin’ Else won their first BBC arts commissions to produce content about filmmaking for the broadcaster.

Canal+ Group, through its subsidiary K+, has acquired the exclusive broadcasting rights to the Premier League in Vietnam for the next three seasons.

TV Azteca International has signed a deal with Kuarzo Entertainment International to distribute and expand the producer's catalog and is presenting its content as part of the slate at MIPTV.

The Employables, a new eight-part docuseries that follows job seekers with conditions such as autism and Tourette syndrome on the hunt for meaningful employment, is slated to premiere on A&E Network in May.

From Two Brothers Pictures, creators of Liar and The Missing, comes the female-led drama Cheat, which all3media international is presenting at MIPTV.

In a multiyear agreement, ESPN has secured the exclusive TV and digital rights to the Emirates FA Cup in Spanish-speaking Latin America, the Caribbean and Australia, which kicks off today, April 6.

Since its launch last September in Turkey, Bitter Lands has been garnering increasingly strong ratings, and Inter Medya believes it will be successful on channels around the world as well.