LONDON: The U.K.’s Channel 5 has commissioned a three-part series that will see aviator Carol Vorderman attempt to become the ninth woman in history to complete a solo flight around the world.

BEIJING: iQIYI has unveiled a VR partner-incentive scheme, with an aim to establish the world's largest Chinese-language virtual-reality platform.

MONTREAL: Canadian producers Ad Lib Films and Zone3 have partnered to create the joint venture Ad Lib +, led by Lorraine Richard.

LOS ANGELES: Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story, American Crime Story) is launching a new FX limited series, Feud, the first installment of which will star Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon.

BEIJING: The world's first-ever store based on the long-running animated hit The Simpsons has opened in Beijing's Taikooli Sanlitun shopping center.

LONDON: Channel 4 has appointed former Shine exec Kelly Webb-Lamb as its head of factual entertainment, a new position that is effective in September.

PARIS: Animation company Studio Hari has officially launched an international distribution division, Hari International, with sales being led by former Gaumont exec Adeline Tormo.

TEL AVIV: Dori Media Group has signed an agreement with producer Underground Producciones and Argentine network TV Pública to distribute the weekly crime drama The Marginal (El Marginal).

LOS ANGELES: Brazil’s Band Content Distribution arrives at the L.A. Screenings hoping to attract new partnerships by offering content for different platforms, from pay TV to VOD and beyond.

LONDON: Twofour Group companies Boomerang, Twofour Wales and Indus have been combined to create a single label under the Boomerang brand.