BURBANK: FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) is producing a new celebrity reality show created by Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Jackson and Rushion McDonald, who also serve as executive producers.

LONDON: STV Productions and GroupM Entertainment have been commissioned by Channel 5 to produce Ultimate Celebrity Power Couples '16, which counts down the top 40 most powerful celebrity couples of the year.

NEW YORK: ABS-CBN's Born for You generated the most buzz on Twitter and Facebook last month of all the new programs to launch globally in June, according to The WIT.

PARIS: Molotov, an OTT service created by the French media veterans Jean-David Blanc, Pierre Lescure and Jean-Marc Denoual, has officially launched in France.

LONDON: To celebrate the release of Kung Fu Panda 3 on Blu-ray and DVD, the British pop rock band The Vamps are taking over Cartoon Network to kick off its official Countdown to Summer.

The co-creator, who also directed and co-wrote the scripted series, speaks about the K-drama’s milestones, the relationship between the characters and plans for the coming seasons.

LOS ANGELES: Paramount Television and Anonymous Content have optioned the rights for the hit video game Battlefield.

LOS ANGELES: Jennifer Esposito has joined the cast of NCIS, with her character to be introduced in the season premiere on September 20 on CBS.

LONDON: ITV2 has ordered an extended sixth season of Ibiza Weekender, a reality series from Twofour and GroupM Entertainment.

BEVERLY HILLS: Starz has hired seasoned distribution executive Joe Glennon as its new executive VP of affiliate sales.