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National Geographic’s Christian Drobnyk, CuriosityStream’s Steve Burns and France Télévisions’ Thierry Mino shared their acquisition and co-production strategies at MIPDoc this morning in a session moderated by Anna Carugati before each receiving a World Screen Factual Trendsetter Award.

Amazon has greenlit Lorena, a Prime original documentary series executive produced by Jordan Peele and produced by Monkeypaw and Sonar Entertainment.

Discovery has aligned with filmmaking heavyweights Steven Spielberg and Alex Gibney for the event series Why We Hate (working title).

True North has hired former BBC exec Kieron Collins as the company's head of entertainment, effective later this month.

FremantleMedia International has licensed The Coronation into more than 70 territories across Europe, Latin America, Canada, the Middle East and Asia.

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STV Productions has appointed Rosy Marshall-McCrae as head of factual development, a newly created position.

Smithsonian Channel has lined up Ice Bridge: The Impossible Journey, an hour-long special that challenges scientists’ long-held theory about the first humans to inhabit North America.

Among Discovery, Inc.'s highlights for the market is Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow, a documentary focused on NASA as the institution celebrates its 60th anniversary.

GRB Entertainment has secured sales for its nature and wildlife titles in Europe, Africa and Canada.