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LONDON: The Foundation, part of the RDF Media group, has been commissioned to produce a fourth and fifth season of the children’s game show Escape from Scorpion Island for CBBC in the U.K. and ABC TV in Australia. The two …

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 …

BURBANK: Warner Premiere is in production on Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster, an all-new live-action/CG movie slated to air on Cartoon Network this fall. Principal photography gets under way on March 15, and the film is slated for release …

SANTA MONICA: The board of directors at Lionsgate has unanimously rejected Carl Icahn’s unsolicited tender offer to up his stake in the company to just under 30 percent from the current 18.9 percent. Last month, Icahn announced his intention to begin …

PARIS: PGS Entertainment has secured representation for Studio Hari’s CGI-animated series The Gees for worldwide distribution across TV, video, licensing and merchandising. The Gees are extraterrestrials who are visiting Earth. They are inquisitive, friendly and quirky. Their mission to experience …