NEW YORK: EPIX has added to its schedule The 4%: Film's Gender Problem, which is a series of six original short documentaries that explore the issues of gender inequality in Hollywood.

LONDON: Discovery Networks International has picked up broadcast rights for the documentary Alcatraz: Escaping The Rock from the co-production agency Drive.

NEW YORK: Mingcheng Tao has become CEO of the Chinese VOD platform YOU On Demand.

NUREMBERG: Mattel and HIT Entertainment’s all-new Bob the Builder series has been picked up by channels in Europe, Israel and South Africa.

DUBLIN: The popular animated preschool series The Day Henry Met... has been sold to a number of French-speaking territories around the globe.

MILAN: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Italy is building up its bouquet with the launch of Paramount Channel on DTT.

TORONTO: Global has a new Canadian original drama series coming to its schedule in 2017, Mary Kills People.

LOS ANGELES: Empire's Lee Daniels has signed on to direct the documentary feature The Apollo Theater Film Project, which will explore the history of the legendary New York theater.

LOS ANGELES: Netflix and Warner Bros. Television are bringing a Gilmore Girls revival featuring the original lead stars, Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel, to the streaming service.

LONDON: all3media international has signed representation deals with new international producers, in addition to renewing some of its first-look partnerships.