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NEW YORK: Steven Moffat will step down as head writer and executive producer of Doctor Who after season ten, with Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall to take over.

SHREVEPORT: Music icon Marilyn Manson is joining the cast of the WGN America supernatural thriller series Salem, which is in production on its third season.

LOS ANGELES: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has set a special two-night premiere starting off on May 24 at 10 p.m. for the new original series Greenleaf, which features Oprah Winfrey's first recurring scripted TV role in two decades.

SILVER SPRING: The U.S. streaming service Acorn TV has added to its offerings the British crime drama Suspects, distributed by FremantleMedia International.

PARIS: Six international acquisition executives have been appointed to the first-ever Drama Buyers Advisory Board for Reed MIDEM’s portfolio of TV events, including MIPTV and MIPCOM.

LONDON: The U.S. adaptation of the drama Mad Dogs has been sold into more than 140 countries globally, ahead of its debut on Amazon tomorrow.

NEW YORK: The new drama Billions had the best series debut performance ever for a Showtime original series, with 2.99 million views to date for its premiere.

UNIVERSAL CITY: USA Network and sister studio Universal Cable Productions (UCP) are bringing an American adaptation of the Norwegian crime thriller Eyewitness (Øyevitne) to the U.S.

BERLIN: Seven series projects looking for co-production and financing partners have been selected to take part in the Berlinale Co-Production Market, including one that will be presented in cooperation with the Séries Mania festival.

PREMIUM: Kathy Bates, who returns for another chapter of American Horror Story this fall with Hotel, talks to World Screen Newsflash about her experience working with Lady Gaga and Ryan Murphy, and much more. WS: A few seasons of American …