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

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: Are you attending MIPDoc this weekend? Make sure to get your copy of TV Real, visit TVReal.ws, access our Twitter feed, and peruse listings of numerous new shows via our Screening Rooms for MIPDoc.

CANNES: Scary stories are at the center of the docudrama A Haunting, a key highlight for New Dominion Pictures.

CANNES: The Gulf Coast Bigfoot Research Organization is on a mission to prove giant ape-like creatures exist in Bigfoot Commando, which Blue Ant International is presenting at MIPTV.