SANTA MONICA/BEIJING: Lionsgate has inked a new long-term output deal with iQIYI, delivering a range of movies to the Chinese online video platform.

BARCELONA: Spain's Mediapro is working with the Finnish pubcaster YLE on the thriller The Paradise, which transports the Nordic Noir genre to the Mediterranean.

WINNIPEG: Cut the Rope: Om Nom Stories, a series based on the mobile game franchise from Zeptolab, has gone live on kids’ streaming platform AmebaTV.

NEW YORK: Nina L. Diaz is expanding her remit to now oversee the development and production of all unscripted programming for MTV and VH1.

STOCKHOLM: MTG has completed its previously announced acquisition of 21 percent of the global online games developer and publisher InnoGames, which it is now purchasing an additional 14-percent stake in.

KNOXVILLE: Philip Kent, who served as CEO of Turner Broadcasting System from 2003 to 2013, will be nominated to Scripps Networks Interactive's board of directors at its annual shareholder meeting in 2017.

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has elevated business affairs executives Masami Yamamoto and Lee Straus, who are taking on expanded roles in scripted and alternative programming, respectively.

SINGAPORE: The hit series H2O: Just Add Water has aired in more than 160 countries, giving ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) confidence in the international reach for its animated spin-off, H2O: Mermaid Adventures.

LOS ANGELES: Sam Worthington (Hacksaw Ridge, Avatar) has been cast in Discovery Channel's scripted series Manifesto, set to air in 2017.

SINGAPORE: At ATF, Fred Media is presenting new seasons of the lifestyle series Miguel’s Feasts, Travels with the Bondi Vet and The Renovation King.