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LOS ANGELES: E!'s new series Total Bellas will feature WWE superstars Nikki and Brie Bella, serving as a spin-off of the network's hit series Total Divas.

LONDON: Passion Distribution has placed several factual entertainment and true-crime titles with international broadcasters, including Foxtel, which acquired season two of Mind of a Murderer.

NEW YORK: Cecilia Aldarondo’s Memories of a Penitent Heart, which recently made its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, will have its U.S. television debut on POV in 2017 on PBS.

NEW YORK: A second season of The Real Housewives of Potomac has been ordered by Bravo.

BEVERLY HILLS: The original verité-style short documentary Extremis is set for a global debut on Netflix in September.

KNOXVILLE: Scripps Networks Interactive has promoted Derek Chang to serve in the new role of head of international lifestyle channels.

TORONTO: Corus Entertainment has placed the lifestyle series Masters of Flip and Buying the View in Europe, Asia and Australia.

NEW YORK: The upcoming season of Top Gear, presented by Chris Evans, will stream on Netflix, going head-to-head with Amazon Prime's new motoring show that features former Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.

A testament to the strength of the factual-programming business, Reed MIDEM reported record attendance for MIPDoc and MIPFormats this year, with 1,890 participants, a 5-percent gain.

NORTH HOLLYWOOD: Endemol Shine-owned production company 51 Minds Entertainment has made a number of new hires and promotions within its senior team, including Chris Kinsella being named senior VP and Jessica Bofshever as VP of development.