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Banijay Rights has entered into a co-development agreement with the Canadian indie Arcadia Content that will see them create new factual projects and seek financing based on pre-sales together.

BBC Studios and Nine have entered into a long-term partnership for the BBC Planet franchise, which will see the Australian broadcaster premiere five landmark series from the natural-history strand.

Filmax is showcasing at MIPCOM the documentary Mr. Hand Solo, based on the true story of David Aguilar, a teenager with Poland Syndrome whose passion for Legos led him to design and create his own prosthetic arm.

All3Media has launched a new production company, Angelica Films, headed up by award-winning producer Sally Angel.

Zoomin is set to produce the restaurant series Amazing Chinese Restaurants with the Chinese streamer iQIYI.

U.K.-based Zig Zag Productions and South Africa’s Hipster Media are co-developing a landmark documentary project based on the audio recordings for Nelson Mandela’s best-selling autobiography Long Walk to Freedom.

Smithsonian Channel has ordered The Curious Life and Death of…, which follows Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris as she uses science, tests and demonstrations to shed new light on famous murders, suicides and freak diseases.

With a focus on wellness—a multibillion-dollar industry that is exponentially growing by the day—aQieve developed the 13-episode series LIFE by Laila.

Rive Gauche Television and Dog Whisperer Productions are launching at MIPCOM Dog Whisperer with Colleen Steckloff, a reboot of the original Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan.

The documentary-focused VOD service DocuBay has added a wealth of new programs to its offering as it gears up to launch in 180-plus countries beginning next month.