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VIENNA: At MIPTV, Terra Mater Factual Studios sold more than 100 hours of premium history, science and natural-history programming to broadcasters in such territories as the U.S., U.K., France, Italy, Russia, Australia and China.

LOS ANGELES: Endemol Shine Beyond’s SMASHER Network is launching the second season of its hit eSports series Legends of Gaming, complemented by a first-of-its-kind virtual reality experience.

SYDNEY/CANNES: Discovery Latin America has picked up four series from ABC Commercial, including the Australian lifestyle show Surfing the Menu: Next Generation.

LONDON: Virgin Media has inked a deal with NBCUniversal International to provide its customers the reality-focused on-demand service hayu.

NEW YORK: Investigation Discovery (ID) is introducing IDCON, the network’s first-ever convention for crime enthusiasts.

CANNES: VICE Media and CANAL+ Group have entered into a partnership that will see the channel VICELAND become available exclusively to CANALSAT customers when it launches in France this fall.

LONDON: Endemol Shine Beyond UK is rolling out a brand-new female lifestyle YouTube channel called Pretty Upfront in association with Benefit Cosmetics UK.

BURBANK: Emmy-winning exec producer Mark Burnett (Shark Tank) and TV personality Steve Harvey (Celebrity Family Feud, Little Big Shots) are partnering on a new seed-funding business series for ABC.

CANNES: PBS NOVA and Lion Television have entered into an output deal, with all3media international set to distribute the titles developed through the partnership.

CANNES: Beyond Distribution has placed more than 240 hours of programming, including Deadly Women, with Foxtel, and has also expanded the role of Joanne Azzopardi, who brokered the deal, to senior VP of sales and acquisitions.