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BANFF: marblemedia is aligning with Cirque du Soleil Média for the development of three projects: a miniseries, a one-hour drama and a live musical TV event. The two will work together to develop properties for television that extend the Cirque …

NEW YORK: Online video viewing globally has reached a new high, according to data from Adobe Digital Index (ADI), which also found that TV Everywhere usage is growing rapidly, with 21 percent of pay-TV customers now accessing content on multiple …

NEW YORK: David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik, the creators and executive producers of Episodes, talk about creating the show, writing it, working with Matt LeBlanc and the extremely talented cast, working for the BBC and Showtime, and the fun of making …

NEW YORK: OTT and on-demand revenues will reach $17 billion in the U.S. by 2018, PwC indicates in its newest Entertainment & Media Outlook, far eclipsing physical home video revenues of $8.7 billion. According to the Global Entertainment and Media …

LONDON/TORONTO: Entertainment One (eOne) has agreed to acquire the Phase 4 Films group of companies, with the outfit's president and CEO, Berry Meyerowitz, taking on the role of president of eOne's U.S. film and distribution business. Phase 4 was founded …

BURBANK: The CW is reportedly replacing Saban Brands' Vortexx on Saturday mornings with a new five-hour E/I programming block of family-focused content. The new educational block, called One Magnificent Morning, is set to launch on The CW in September. It …

NEW YORK: The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has selected Matthew Weiner, the creator, executive producer, writer and director of Mad Men, as the recipient of this year's International Emmy Founders Award. Weiner will accept the Award at …

AMSTERDAM/LONDON/BURBANK: After receiving the necessary regulatory approvals, Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) has now completed its acquisition of all of Eyeworks' businesses outside of the U.S. WBTVG now owns Eyeworks' companies in 15 countries across Europe, South America, Australia and …

LONDON: Greg Drebin, formerly a Warner Bros. exec, has been named the senior VP of worldwide marketing for Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution. Drebin’s new position is effective immediately. He’ll be based in Los Angeles, where he’ll report to Mark …

TORONTO: In an effort to support ongoing expansion into prime-time development, marblemedia has expanded its team with two newly created roles. Roberto Alcantara becomes the VP of prime-time scripted development. Alcantara is a former development exec at Momentum Entertainment Group. …