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Showtime Documentary Films has revealed the documentary feature Bitchin’: The Sound and Fury of Rick James, directed by Sacha Jenkins (Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men, Burn Motherf*cker, Burn!).

Natalie Vinet, VP of global sales for unscripted at Boat Rocker Studios, talks about the international appeal of factual titles with the theme of discovery.

Off the Fence has expanded its range of historical content, including biographies, event history, colorized archives and ancient civilizations.

Rumpus Media has tapped Nadine Furlong to be its new head of development and promoted Lucy Rothery to director of operations.

Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes, a six-part, half-hour documentary series directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato and produced by World of Wonder, is set to debut on HBO this summer.

The unscripted production specialist Big Little Fish TV (BLFTV) has named Georgina Surtees to the role of COO.

Sky has acquired Cured, a documentary feature that explores the successful campaign by LGBTQ activists in the U.S. in the early 1970s to remove homosexuality from the American Psychiatric Association’s manual of mental illnesses.

The inaugural TV Real Screenings Festival is now live, delivering a selection of crime, history, lifestyle and entertainment series and specials available on the market today.

Dame Mary Berry is returning for a brand-new series for BBC Two and iPlayer, Mary Berry: Love to Cook.

Eden: Untamed Planet, a new natural-history series, will be narrated by BAFTA Award-winning actress Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown, The King’s Speech).