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ATLANTA/NEW YORK: A new long-term multiplatform distribution pact has been inked by The Walt Disney Company and Cox Communications. Around 70 services are covered under the scope of the agreement, among them ABC, ABC Family, Disney Channel and ESPN. It brings Disney’s portfolio to Cox TV customers across televisions, computers, smartphones, …

NEW YORK: TV Land has commissioned a second season of The Soul Man and a third season of The Exes, adding to its lineup of original programming. Starring Cedric "The Entertainer" and Niecy Nash, The Soul Man, which premiered earlier this year, is about an R&B star who traded in …

SEATTLE: The Amazon Instant Video App is now available for the iPod touch and iPhone, giving customers the ability to stream or download movies and television episodes from anywhere. The app also offers Prime members—at no extra cost—more than 30,000 Prime Instant Video titles, including popular television series such as American …

NEW YORK: BBC America and BBC World News are getting increased distribution through Time Warner Cable systems in the U.S. BBC World News joins the digital basic package in Time Warner Cable systems. This brings increased distribution in several cities. The channel will reach 25 million full-time homes in the U.S. …

BURBANK: Next month ABC Family is set to air the network television premieres of Letters to Juliet and Ramona and Beezus. Starring Amanda Seyfried, Letters to Juliet tells the story of a young woman who comes across a secret group of women in Verona that respond to letters meant for …

LOS ANGELES: Participant Media, which is behind such films as An Inconvenient Truth and Lincoln, is planning to launch a cable channel for the U.S. market in 2013 that targets the millennial generation. The company has purchased The Documentary Channel and entered into a deal to acquire the distribution assets …

ENGLEWOOD: Fox Broadcasting Company has filed a motion in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals seeking an injunction against DISH and its ad-skipping AutoHop DVR service. A U.S. District Judge ruled back in November that the copies of Fox shows made by DISH as part of its AutoHop service were …

LOS ANGELES: Shine America and Jack Black’s Electric Dynamite Productions are collaborating on the new online comedy series Ghost Ghirls, which will be an exclusive for Yahoo! Screen. Black along with Jake Johnson, Molly Shannon, Jason Schwartzman and a host of other celebrities are lined up to make cameos in …

DALLAS/ENGLEWOOD: The Starz Play, Encore Play and Movieplex Play authenticated online services are now part of the AT&T U-verse TV offerings. All three authenticated online offerings are available at no extra cost to AT&T U-verse TV subscribers of the Starz suite of premium channels. The AT&T U-verse TV deal marks the first launch …

  This interview originally appeared in the MIPCOM 2012 issue of World Screen.   The premise of New Girl is simple: after a bad breakup with her boyfriend, naïve and ever-optimistic Jess (Zooey Deschanel) needs a new place to stay. She finds an apartment online and moves in with three …