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SILVER SPRING: The live theatrical tour Doki en vivo: Un mundo por explorar, which features the popular Discovery Kids character Doki, begins its run in Latin America this month, presented by Discovery Enterprises International. Premiering first in Buenos Aires, Argentina, …

MUNICH: Studio100 Media has signed an agreement with Waldemar Bonsels Foundation to buy out the classic property Maya the Bee. Studio100 already holds all exploitation rights, including TV, video, VOD and merchandising, to the existing animated series—104 episodes produced in …

NEW YORK: EPIX, the new premium movie service from Viacom, MGM and Lionsgate, has inked its first distribution agreement, securing a slot on Verizon’s FiOS TV platform. The new channel will tap into a library of 15,000 films from its …

LOS ANGELES: The Independent Film & Television Alliance’s (IFTA) board of directors has renewed the contracts of Jean Prewitt, the president and CEO, and Jonathan Wolf, the executive VP of the American Film Market (AFM), through 2012. Prewitt has headed …

STOCKHOLM: The Hollywood studios are seeking a new injunction against The Pirate Bay, alleging that the file-sharing site is still infringing on copyrighted material. According to reports, 13 studios have banded together to seek an injunction against the service, whose …

PARIS: Nadège Boinnard, who has been serving as a project manager at the European Broadcasting Union, joins Novavision as executive VP. She joins at a time of growth for Novavision.The company has doubled in size since last year and its …

LONDON: Bravo, Virgin Media Television’s British men’s entertainment channel, has taken the exclusive U.K. rights to the multiplatform series Deadliest Warrior from FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME). Deadliest Warrior has just been recomissioned for a second season in the U.S. by Spike …

LONDON: ESPN’s new British channel, delivering Barclays Premier League matches, has reached a carriage deal with Virgin Media. The service will be available on Sky and Virgin Media beginning August 3, delivering live Barclays Premier League and Clydesdale Bank Premier League …

MUNICH: ProSiebenSat.1 has tapped Michael Schmidt as senior VP of group format acquisitions and development, with Daniela Matei exiting the post of senior VP of group production and development. Beginning September 1, Schmidt will manage international format acquisitions and coordinate the …

LOS ANGELES: FOX kicks off its 2009-2010 season on September 9 with the sixth installment of So You Think You Can Dance at 8 p.m., followed by the series premiere of Glee at 9 p.m. Brothers will debut with a …