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CANNES: This MIPTV sees the launch of Escapade Media’s first series co-production with Showrunner Productions, Status: Vacant, shot in 4K.

CANNES: Nelson Serrano: I’m Innocent, a top MIPTV title for GRB Entertainment, chronicles the case of a man convicted of murder despite an alleged lack of evidence.

CANNES: Peace Point Rights is offering two series featuring celebrity chef Anna Olson at MIPTV 2016.

Execs shared their programming and acquisition strategies at a MIPDoc panel moderated by World Screen’s Anna Carugati before receiving the inaugural World Screen Factual Trendsetter Awards.

LONDON: Sky Vision has acquired the global finished program and format rights for the hit U.S. Sunday night prime-time show BattleBots.

LOS ANGELES: E! is extending its #RichKids of Beverly Hills brand with the spin-off series EJ and the City (working title), which will star celebrity heir EJ Johnson.

CANNES: The hidden-camera show Prank My Pet from Novovision features animals that are filmed reacting to various tricks.

SYDNEY: Ahead of its launch at MIPTV, ABC Commercial has sold the documentary series Hitting Home to TVN Style in Poland.

NEW YORK: The two-hour NOVA special Vikings Unearthed, a co-production from PBS and the BBC, investigates the truth behind the legend of the Vikings and their journey to North America.

LONDON: Woodcut Media has been commissioned by A+E Networks UK to produce the one-off special Holloway: Women Behind Bars, which looks at one of Europe's largest female prisons.