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HONG KONG, April 15: Following its debut in the Philippines in January, AXN Beyond, a new English-language entertainment channel from SPE Networks—Asia, has launched in Hong Kong via IPTV operator Now TV. AXN Beyond, a spin-off from the action and …

NEW YORK, April 15: Next month, Nicktoons Network will debut Speed Racer: The Next Generation, a new animated series that builds on the original 1967 program. Speed Racer: The Next Generation will kick off with a 90-minute episode on Friday, …

LOS ANGELES, April 15: IMG and reality television production outfit Glassman Media have formed a multi-year partnership to develop, produce and distribute original unscripted television series and formats. Under the agreement, Glassman Media will exclusively develop and produce original formats …

MUNICH, April 15: SevenOne International has sold the hit show Beat your Host! to broadcasters in two additional countries: Denmark and Croatia. Adaptation rights for the show have been sold to 12 countries, including Germany, where it is produced by …

HALIFAX, April 15: Jetix U.S. has picked up all 52 11-minute episodes of the animated comedy Kid vs. Kat from DHX Media. The series is being produced by DHX Media's Studio B Productions, in association with Jetix Europe and Canada’s …

NEW YORK, April 15: VOOM HD Networks in the U.S., Singapore’s Mega Media and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) have renewed two lifestyle Asia-themed series generated from the trio’s original 2005 collaborative pact: Spa Seekers and Appetizing Adventures …

SYDNEY, April 15: Dutch FilmWorks, a multimedia distribution company based in the Benelux region, has acquired the DVD rights to Southern Star International’s new police drama City Homicide, as well as the six-part one-hour drama series Rain Shadow. Produced by …

HARRINGTON PARK, April 15: Janson Media is set to release the eighth DVD in its Hollywood Collection, Audrey Hepburn Remembered, narrated by Roger Moore. Janson’s Hollywood Collection contains an archive of 34 movie-star biographies and retrospectives produced by Wombat Production …

MUNICH/CANNES, April 15: Bavaria Media Television concluded a slew of deals with various international broadcasters at MIPTV, including selling the telenovela Storm of Love into its 23rd territory. TV 2 in Denmark picked up a selection of Scene of the …

VIENNA, April 15: Da Vinci Learning, an Eastern European knowledge-focused pay-TV channel, has acquired a package of programs and clips from the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF). The package includes the children’s science series Explorer Train, along with clips from ORF’s …