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MIAMI, May 21: Nickelodeon Latin America has closed several key regional broadcast deals for Kappa Mikey, the channel’s first anime series created and produced entirely in the U.S., by Animation Collective. Nickelodeon Latin America has secured deals for the series …

SHANGHAI, May 18: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios has signed a deal that will see the development and construction of MGM Studio World, a lifestyle center in Shanghai, China, built around the MGM brand and its intellectual properties. The agreement is with Hong …

LOS ANGELES/LONDON, May 18: HBO Latin America has acquired a package of three drama series and two British films from BBC Worldwide, including the film Magnificent Seven, starring Helena Bonham Carter. The drama series licensed to HBO Latin America include …

LONDON, May 18: Two Way TV has reached a long term content deal with Virgin Media for its skill-based games service and its interactive gaming channels, The Winner Channel and The Roulette Channel. The content deal will enable Virgin Media …

LONDON, May 18: Distraction has secured new deals in Greece and Spain for its scripted comedy format Serial Frank, which launched at MIPTV last month. Distraction has licensed the format to PLD Productions in Greece, for a September premiere, and …

LONDON, May 18: BBC Entertainment has acquired a variety of programming for its Asian feed, including specials and series featuring award-winning psychological illusionist Derren Brown, and the six-part celebrity-themed series Star Stories. Produced by Objective Productions and distributed by Channel …

LOS ANGELES, May 18: Vivendi Visual Entertainment (V V E), the home entertainment division of Universal Music Group Distribution, has reached a multi-year deal to launch a line of one-hour DVDs for the PBS children’s series Mustard Pancakes. The first …

DULLES, May 18: The critically acclaimed one-hour primetime mystery series History Detectives, co-produced by Lion Television in the U.K. and Oregon Public Broadcasting, returns to PBS for a fifth season in June. The fifth season will premiere on Monday, June …

TORONTO, May 18: The Canadian channel OLN, together with the Toronto-based Peace Point Entertainment Group, have begun production on the second season of the original reality series Ed’s Up, featuring Ed Robertson, a founding member of the Grammy-nominated band Barenaked …

SILVER SPRING, May 18: In an effort to focus on e-commerce and licensing partnerships, Discovery Communications has announced that it will shutter all of its 103 mall-based and stand-alone Discovery Channel Stores by the end of the third quarter of …