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NEW YORK: After successfully teaming with DreamWorks Television for a TV series based on the Madagascar animated film franchise, Nickelodeon has ordered 26 episodes of Kung Fu Panda: The Series. Nickelodeon and DreamWorks first teamed for the co-production The Penguins of Madagascar, …

NEW YORK: HISTORY has unveiled its lineup of new original series and event specials set to join its programming roster, among them the 13-episode Pawning History and two-hour The Naturalized. In the way of series, from Emmy Award-winning producer/director Jane …

TORONTO: Cracked Not Broken, a Canadian documentary featured in HBO’s Addiction Project, is now available through Hulu as one of the site’s featured films today. A co-production from Open Door and Blatant Exposure, the real-time documentary looks at a 37-year-old crack …

BURBANK: The Walt Disney Company has announced a multiplatform initiative, rolling out on Disney Channel and Disney XD, among other outlets, teaching kids about ways to protect the environment. Disney’s Friends for Change: Project Green stars 29 young stars, including …

BUENOS AIRES: Telefe International has launched an online destination for its hit series The Successful Mr. and Mrs. Pells on MySpace. The Argentine show has sold to more than 20 countries since its Telefe premiere, while the format has been adapted …

MEXICO CITY: The third season of TV Azteca’s popular fantasy game show Asgaard is due to premiere in Mexico later this week in a prime-time slot. The TV Azteca production will air Fridays at 9 p.m. on Channel 7, beginning May 15. Created by Benjamin …

LOS ANGELES: Affiliate stations of The CW have been snapping up Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios’ (MGM) prime-time Sunday movie package, which has now been cleared in 65 percent of the U.S. Known as MGM Prime-Time Sunday Movie, the package includes Legally Blonde, …

TORONTO: Sinking Ship Entertainment has begun principal photography on The Ocean Room, a 26×11-minute series that follows up the preschool reality hit The Jungle Room. For six weeks, cameras follows the adventures of seven kids, aged between 3 and 6, …

LONDON: The Classic Media (formerly Entertainment Rights) properties Guess with Jess, Postman Pat and Casper’s Scare School are set for broadcast across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia through a new round of deals. Guess with Jess, a co-production …

LUXEMBOURG/ATHENS: Christoph Mainusch, who currently heads up RTL Televizija in Croatia, has been tapped as the new CEO of Alpha Media Group, the Greek company in which RTL Group owns a 66.6 percent stake, effective this September. Mainusch will succeed Rick Spinner, …