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LONDON: Richard Klein, who has been serving as ITV's director of factual, is leaving the broadcaster after two and a half years.

LONDON/NEW YORK: Dogwoof has secured international rights (excluding North America) for the film Author: The JT LeRoy Story from A&E IndieFilms and RatPac Documentary Films.

Warren Sevel, the sales manager for Australia, New Zealand and the Americas, discusses trends in the factual world.

LONDON: October Films has been commissioned by Discovery Channel in the U.S. to produce Trailblazers, a new six-part survival show.

PARIS: francetv distribution has picked up the international distribution rights for a trio of 52-minute historical documentaries focused on World War II: Varian Fry’s List, I Betrayed Hitler and Drancy 1943, the Big Escape.

SHERMAN OAKS: Thailand’s Next Step Company has licensed 18 programs from GRB Entertainment’s factual slate, among them the documentary The Mona Lisa Myth.

PARIS: MIPDoc has unveiled a range of speakers and sessions for the upcoming event, including a keynote from Morgan Spurlock and an international premiere screening of National Geographic's The Story of God with Morgan Freeman.

LONDON: ITN Source, the footage licensing division of news and multimedia content provider ITN, is making its content available to participants in the Short Film Competition 2016 in association with Sheffield Doc/Fest and Audio Network.

LONDON: As the company eyes further growth opportunities, 7 Wonder has brought on three new executives to its team.

SILVER SPRING: Animal Planet is in production on an all-new series, Penn Vet (working title), produced for the network by High Noon Entertainment.