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MIAMI: Timed to coincide with the 53rd anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Discovery is set to premiere a new documentary about Fidel Castro this week. Castro: The World’s Most Watched Man is due out on American Heroes Channel (AHC) …

LONDON: Marking the official Chinese state visit to the U.K., BBC Worldwide has inked several co-production deals for factual content in China, including a sequel to the hit documentary Earth that will become the first feature film developed under a …

NEW YORK: MythBusters, Discovery Channel’s longest running series, is due to air one last season starting early next year. The popular science show’s last run has been scheduled to debut January 9 on Discovery. Prior to that, Science Channel will …

SYDNEY: SBS is slated to launch Food Network, devoted to culinary-themed programming, in Australia next month. Food Network will begin airing in the country on November 17. Viewers will be able to watch the channel for free when it goes …

STUDIO CITY: 44 Blue Productions has elevated one executive and added two new members to its development team. Julie Merson has been promoted and will now serve as VP of development. Since joining the company from Original Media, Merson has …

LOS ANGELES: E! is bringing back the docuseries I Am Cait, which follows Caitlyn Jenner as she lives her life as a transgender woman, for a second season in 2016. The first season of I Am Cait aired in 153 …

PARIS/LOS ANGELES: Alhurra has acquired 208 episodes of Prime Entertainment Group’s celebrity and entertainment series through a package deal. Alhurra signed on for 104 episodes of the magazine show Hollywood News Feed, as well as 104 episodes of Zoom In for …

MANCHESTER: Australia’s Foxtel has picked up the space documentary Is Anybody Out There?, distributed by Espresso Media International. The 52-minute doc is set to debut on Foxtel’s History HD channel tomorrow night. The title calls upon leading scientists and cutting-edge …

NEW YORK: TLC has appointed Sara Helman as VP of development and production. Helman joins TLC’s east coast development team from Destination America, which is owned by Discovery Communications. At TLC, Helman will be based in New York and report …

LONDON: A new 90-minute movie, jointly commissioned by BBC Worldwide and the BBC from Big Earth Productions, will follow football star David Beckham as he plays seven games in all of the seven continents around the world. The project will …