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MIAMI: Rafael Fusaro, the president of APA International Film, has announced that the animated series Mafalda has been digitalized and includes the corresponding M&E track for dubbing. The series launches for the European and Asian markets at this year’s MIPCOM in Cannes. Rights …

LOS ANGELES: All of Viacom’s U.S. networks are set to simultaneously air Get Schooled: You Have the Right, a 30-minute special that highlights education challenges and breakthroughs. Premiering September 8 at 8 p.m., Get Schooled features pop singer Kelly Clarkson …

STOCKHOLM: Viasat Broadcasting has extended its exclusive live broadcasting rights for the UEFA Champions League in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania until the end of the 2011-2012 season, and has also acquired the exclusive live free-to-air broadcast rights to the English …

SILVER SPRING/PHILADELPHIA: Shows such as Man vs. Wild and Storm Chasers from Discovery Channel have been added to Comcast’s On Demand Online, which launched as a technical trial last month. The new content for the On Demand Online trial includes …

LONDON: ITV1 has commissioned ITV Studios to produce An Audience with Donny & Marie, an hour-long special that marks the first time the duo have appeared together in the U.K. in 20 years. The Osmond duo will be singing a …

LOS ANGELES: Sherri Shephard, co-host of ABC’s The View, headlines the new Lifetime series Sherri, premiering October 5 at 7 p.m. as part of a one-hour comedy block that also features the return of Rita Rocks. Both series will feature …

WASHINGTON/BEIJING: The Chinese government is considering an appeal of yesterday’s ruling that classifies its restrictions on the import of movies, music and books as being in violation the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) global trading rules. Bloomberg cites Commerce Ministry spokesman …

MUNICH: Sky Deutschland’s writeoff of the Premiere brand name resulted in the German pay-TV platform recording a second-quarter net loss of 365.8 million euros. The decision to discontinue the Sky brand name cost 253.9 million euros, the company said. Total …

WARSAW: Former SBS Broadcasting chief Markus Tellenbach has been named president and CEO of Poland’s TVN Group, which today also announced the creation of a four-person Management Board. Tellenbach, who is currently chairman of the supervisory board at Sky Deutschland, …

LOS ANGELES: The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is scrapping its plans to pre-tape eight presentations and acceptance speeches, after encountering resistance from a number of writers and producers.   Last month, the academy said two categories from each …