Hub to unveil live-action series, figures at upfront

'Kaijudo: Rise in the Duel Masters'Kidvid cabler the Hub is adding three new toon series towards the programming selection, additionally to reruns of vintage sitcoms "The Particulars of Existence," "Mork & Mindy" and "Sabrina the Teenage Witch."At its upfront presentation on Thursday, the Hub, a partnership of Discovery Communications and Hasbro, may even unveil the live-action series "Spooksville," using the popular tween book series from author Christopher Pike. Jane Startz is positioned to produce.InchCelebration of 5Inch thesp Scott Wolf will lend his voice to animated series "Kaijudo: Rise in the Duel Masters," from Hasbro Art galleries. Set to create inside the summer season, "Kaijudo" can be a fantasy series that follows the adventures from the youthful hero getting a chance to befriend and duel fantastical creatures in the parallel dimension.Other original toon series coming this year are "Care Bears: Thank you for going to Care-a-Lot" and "Littlest Pet Shop.""We're developing a slate of programs for your 2012-13 season that continues our way of showing series based on well-known names and beloved characteristics," mentioned Hub prexy Margaret Loesch. "We're confident this feature will further define us since the entertainment place to choose kids in addition to their families."Searching to broaden its live-action slate, Hub will give you repeats of family-friendly sitcoms "The Particulars of Existence," "Mork & Mindy" and "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" inside the second quarter of year.Completely, internet has nine series and special deals returning, incorporated its top-rated "Transformers Prime" and "My Little Pony Friendship Is Miracle."The Hub, which bowed in October 2010, still faces a continuing climb in competing against dominant kidvid shops Disney Funnel and Nickelodeon. Ratings for your Hub elevated 10% this season compared to 2010 among kids 2-11 for total programming day, nevertheless it still averaged only 33,000 audiences. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com