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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.

MIAMI: The four-part special The Rise of Terrorism, produced by Mobius.Lab Productions and distributed by Cisneros Media Distribution (CMD), will be aired in the U.S. by Sinclair Broadcast Group on more than 100 affiliated stations across the country.

CANNES: The question “Can a dog fly a plane?” is the focus of Dogs Might Fly, a top factual highlight from Sky Vision at MIPTV.

CANNES: A top highlight for Terra Mater Factual Studios, David Attenborough’s Light on Earth explores the natural phenomenon of bioluminescence.