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ATLANTA, March 20: The children’s live-action comedy series My Spy Family, distributed by DECODE Enterprises, will begin filming a second season of 20×22-minute episodes in July, to air on Boomerang in the U.K. Targeted for children aged 6 to 12, …

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 20: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has commissioned U.K.-based Renegade Pictures for two new series: Planet Mechanics and Vegas Comes to China. Planet Mechanics is an 8×1-hour series featuring Dick Strawbridge and Jem Stansfield. The team uses …

LONDON, March 20: As part of a rebranding effort for all the digital channels operated by U.K. broadcaster Five, Five Life will be renamed FIVER, and will roll out with a new on- and off-air look beginning the end of …

LONDON, March 20: BBC Sport has inked a five-year deal with Formula One Administration for the exclusive rights to TV, radio, broadband and mobile coverage of Formula One (F1) races. The deal begins in 2009 and continues until 2013. “F1 …

SINGAPORE, March 20: The Singaporean telecommunications giant SingTel, operator of the mio TV IPTV platform, has secured the rights to the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup for 2009 to 2012. The rights to both competitions are currently held …

LONDON, March 20: BBC Worldwide has secured the global TV and merchandising distribution rights to the animated preschool property 3rd & Bird, which will launch on CBeebies this fall. BBC Worldwide’s commercial plans will be unveiled at key trade fairs …

LOS ANGELES, March 20: Buyers and distributors interested in details regarding the L.A. Screenings, which will be held in May, can visit a brand-new website full of information. The site, www.lascreenings.org, contains details about screenings schedules at the studios, reservations …

LONDON, March 20: Following last month’s announcement that it would integrate its channel and program distribution teams in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Disney Media Networks has made four key appointments, including Catherine Powell as the senior VP …

MIAMI, March 20: MTV Networks Latin America has appointed Jose Tolosa as its VP of strategy and business development. In his new role, Tolosa is responsible for business development across all the company’s brands in Latin America, such as MTV, …

SAN DIEGO, March 20: MediaFLO USA has added two new hires to its senior management team: Jonathan Barzilay and Matt Milne. Barzilay joins as the senior VP of programming and advertising. With more than 20 years of industry experience, he …