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Lightbox, the production company co-founded by Emmy-winning producers Simon and Jonathan Chinn, has appointed Nicole Laufer as VP of development.

Desert Vet, a factual series from indie Australian production house Projucer and cinematographer Tim Small that aired on the Nine Network, has been renewed for a second season to bow later this year.

FilmRise has secured the North American distribution rights to the documentary Rewind, which premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival.

U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe has been tapped to host Prodigy (working title), a new documentary series for Quibi.

Discovery has upped Emmy winner Scott Lewers to the role of executive VP of multiplatform programming for factual and head of content for Science Channel.

Catherine Catton has been elevated at the BBC to run the popular-factual and factual-entertainment department.

Fourteen years after the final Monster Machine was built, Jesse James is returning to Discovery Channel in a brand-new season of Monster Garage, produced by Fremantle’s Original Productions.

In time for International Women’s Day, YouTube and the Global Fund for Women are set to launch Fundamental. Gender Justice. No Exceptions, a new docuseries exploring human rights around the world.

MIPDoc has revealed the conference program lineup for this year’s event, which will take place in a new venue at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes next month.

The year-old factual indie Zeppelin Films, founded by former Love Productions executive and BBC Commissioning Editor Elliot Reed, has secured two further commissions from 5STAR.