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Factual commissions have held up better than other genres, MIPDoc’s opening session revealed yesterday, but the segment is facing its own share of disruptive shifts, including the need to explore branded entertainment and other funding models and audiences’ desire for immersive experiences.

MIPFormats this weekend hosted a screening and showcase of ZDF Studios’ brand-new Skydive Quiz format, with VP Unscripted Ralf Rückauer and the show’s creator, Mário Daniel, discussing its global rollout potential in conversation with World Screen’s Kristin Brzoznowski.

Documentary filmmaker Dawn Porter, founder of Trilogy Films, shared her creative processes in a MIPDoc keynote.

LOOKSfilm's The Last Days of Kabul—Life and Death of a Republic has been chosen as the winner of this year's MIPDoc Pitch.

In American Rust: Broken Justice, a highlight from Boat Rocker’s catalog, a police detective attempts to infiltrate and bring down a corrupt ring of fellow officers and endangers himself and the people he cares about in the process.

Monster Jam has partnered with streaming specialist SPACEMOB to launch the first Monster Jam FAST channel on Pluto TV.

Grupo Televisa has clinched a deal to buy out AT&T's interest in Sky Mexico, with Francisco Valim set to succeed Luis Malvido as the CEO of the platform.

Universal Studio Group has named Blossom Lefcourt, previously at Entertainment One (eOne) and ViacomCBS, as its new global head of business affairs.

Alon Shtruzman, former Keshet International CEO, and Gil Goldschein, former CEO of Bunim/Murray Productions, have been named co-CEOs and equity partners in the studio, talent management and TV and film sales company 5X Media.

Eccho Rights has picked up the distribution rights to Behind the Veil, a new Turkish drama from Kanal 7 and Film Yapim Merkezi.