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LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has acquired a 65 percent interest in the unscripted production company Renegade 83, which is behind such hit shows as Naked & Afraid and Blind Date.

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has acquired the music documentary Stories, from Grammy-nominated producer, songwriter and artist Avicii (a.k.a. Tim Bergling).

Morgan Freeman and exec producers Lori McCreary and James Younger talk about the landmark show, which will be screened for the international content community at MIPDoc.

World Screen, in partnership with Reed MIDEM, is launching the Factual Trendsetter Awards at MIPDoc to honor four individuals who have made significant contributions to the television business.

LONDON: Following on the 2015 one-off documentary, Rich Kids of Instagram has been commissioned as a six-episode series for the U.K.'s E4.

LOS ANGELES: Rive Gauche Television has locked in new deals for several of its titles, among them the crime series Fame Kills and Death By Gossip.

SYDNEY: Escapade Media has secured worldwide rights, outside of the U.K., for Steve Backshall: The Vertical Mile, a three-part factual series that see the naturalist climbing the north face of the Eiger.

NEW YORK: Smithsonian Channel is marking Sir David Attenborough’s 90th birthday with seven weeks of programming featuring the iconic naturalist.

BRISTOL: Plimsoll Productions has elevated Martha Holmes to head of wildlife, Karen Plumb to head of features and daytime and Kate Beetham to head of development and executive producer.

SHERMAN OAKS: Ecuadorian journalist and filmmaker Jeanette Hinostroza, who is behind GRB Entertainment's factual crime documentary Nelson Serrano: I’m Innocent, will be a featured speaker at MIPDoc.