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LONDON: The Rare TV-owned factual studio 360Production has been commissioned by Channel 4 to produce a documentary that tells the story of the final Battle of the Somme, the 100th anniversary of which is being commemorated this year.

TORONTO: Breakthrough Entertainment has secured the rights for two new original unscripted shows from the SVOD platform Feeln, including Breaking Bread with Brooke Burke.

MONTREAL: Quebecor Media's Quebecor Content has acquired a variety of new lifestyle programming from Scripps Networks.

LONDON: Sky Vision has been appointed as distributor for the 6x1-hour Savage Kingdom, which comes from Icon Films and Natural History Film Unit Botswana.

LOS ANGELES: Karga Seven Pictures has strengthened its executive team with the appointment of Brett Boydstun as the senior VP of production and Michael Gara making the transition to senior VP and head of development.

CANNES: Rive Gauche Television arrives at MIPCOM with the food-based series Kid Diners.

CANNES: Rick Fenny, who has been a veterinarian for 40 years, is the focus of Parade’s docuseries Desert Vet.

CANNES: Through first-person accounts and dramatic re-creations, A Haunting, on offer from New Dominion Pictures, delves into true events that plagued innocent people when spirits invaded their lives.

CANNES: In the competition series Home to Win, on offer from Corus Entertainment, a lucky viewer will be awarded the prize of a fully renovated and furnished house.

CANNES: A top factual highlight for NHK Enterprises (NEP) at MIPCOM, T-Rex: An Evolutionary Journey uses high-resolution 4K computer graphics to depict the evolution of the Tyrannosaurus rex.