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NEW YORK: Animal Planet has unveiled a new show with Mike Tyson, tentatively titled Taking on Tyson, which will feature the former heavyweight champion taking viewers into the world of pigeon racing. Scheduled to film this spring in New York …

EL SEGUNDO: DIRECTV and Comcast have reached an agreement, the terms of which are undisclosed, to return the sports cable network Versus to the satellite TV provider’s lineup. Versus, which is the cable home of the National Hockey League (NHL), …

SILVER SPRING: Filming is under way for the all-new six-part series Worst Case Scenario, which will premiere on Discovery Channel this spring, featuring survival expert Bear Grylls as he demonstrates how to make it through potentially life-threatening situations. Grylls, who …

NASHVILLE: The Documentary Channel (DOC) is presenting the exclusive U.S. premiere of the five-part series The Pyramid Code, to air on consecutive Fridays starting April 2 at 8:30 p.m. Narrated by Sally Jennings, The Pyramid Code features interviews with scholars …

COLLINGWOOD: The Australia-based factual outfit Looking Glass International has landed new sales for the hour-long Megawheel, produced by Film Formations of Singapore. Megawheel, about the 557 foot Singapore Flyer, has been picked up by RAI, Discovery Latin America and Viasat. …

LOS ANGELES: Moving Pictures Film & TV is to showcase its latest theatrical acquisition, Deadfall Trail, at the upcoming Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (Filmart). The movie centers on three male friends who enter the Kalibab National Forest …

BUENOS AIRES: Among Telefe International’s highlights for MIPTV are the teen telenovela The Resistance and romantic comedy WAGs, Love for the Game. The 150×1-hour The Resistance is from the Cris Morena Group and RGB Entertainment. It tells of a group …

MONTREAL: The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has teamed up with YouTube for the U.S. premiere of the feature-length documentary The "Socalled" Movie, centered on a young Canadian pianist, singer, rapper, producer and composer. The film will debut tomorrow …

TORONTO/STOCKHOLM: The original format Battle of the Blades, which highlights an ice-skating competition, has been added to the portfolio of Sparks Network, which picked up the series from Insight Production Company. The show has been a hit in Canada on …

CULVER CITY: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has reworked its Animax channel to focus more broadly on youth culture, along with extending its programming to alternate platforms. Starting in April, the new Animax will begin rolling out worldwide to a target …