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TBS Adds Unscripted CeeLo Green Show & Comedy to Lineup

May 13, 2013

ATLANTA: TBS has greenlit The CeeLo Life (working title) and Ground Floor, a new unscripted series and workplace sitcom, respectively. The network ordered a half dozen episodes of The CeeLo Life, which focuses on Grammy-winning recording artist CeeLo Green. The show will watch as Green reunites with the hip-hop group Goodie …

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Video Clips: New FOX Shows

May 14, 2013

NEW YORK: Check out these trailers of some FOX’s new dramas and comedies, among them Sleepy Hollow and Almost Human. Sleepy Hollow: Monday 9-10 p.m. What if you suddenly woke up from the throes of death 250 years in the future to find the world is on the brink of …

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Echo Bridge Fills Digital Post for U.S. Hispanic & International

May 14, 2013

NEEDHAM: Echo Bridge Entertainment has hired Camilo Bernal as its VP of new media for U.S. Hispanic and international, based in Miami and reporting directly to Emilia Nuccio, the company’s president of international distribution. Bernal was most recently working at Cedal Entertainment Productions as senior VP of global distribution. There, he …

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Networked Insights: NBC’s Fall Shows

May 14, 2013

NEW YORK: NBC’s The Blacklist with James Spader is expected to do well when it premieres this fall according to Sean Reckwerdt, lead analyst at Networked Insights, which tracks social media to see which shows are resonating with audiences. "James Spader is pulling people in," Reckwerdt says of the new …

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ABC Adds Slew of New Shows, Shrinks Dancing with the Stars

May 14, 2013

NEW YORK: ABC has slated a mix of new dramas and comedies, as well as a highlight alternative series, to join returning hits on its prime-time schedule, which will see Dancing with the Stars now airing just one night of the week. New dramas announced for the network include Betrayal, …

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Networked Insights: FOX’s 2013-2014 Season

May 14, 2013

NEW YORK: Almost Human and Sleepy Hollow are among Networked Insights’ recommended buys for advertisers at FOX this upcoming season. Almost Human has the most social-media engagement among FOX’s pickups, with 62 percent of conversations mentioning executive producer J.J. Abrams as the main reason for tuning in. "They think he’s …

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ABC Entertainment Chief Talks Up Limited Series, Innovative Scheduling

May 14, 2013

NEW YORK: Speaking with reporters ahead of its Upfront presentation today, Paul Lee, ABC Entertainment Group’s president, discussed the importance of limited-run series and innovative scheduling for its upcoming season, which reflects "a combination of stability and out-and-out ambition." Lee noted that "signature series" like Castle, Grey’s Anatomy, Modern Family, Scandal …

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TNT & TBS Unveil Development Slates, Live-Streaming Offer

May 15, 2013

NEW YORK: There are projects from Steven Spielberg, Steve Carell, Diablo Cody, Denis Leary, Sylvester Stallone, Dick Wolf and many others on the newly unveiled development slates for TNT and TBS, which also revealed a pair of apps that will offer live streaming of both networks. TNT has nine original …

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Video Clips: ABC’s Pickups

May 15, 2013

NEW YORK: Watch these trailers for several upcoming shows for ABC, including the highly anticipated Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., a spin off of Once Upon a Time and Killer Women, adapted from a Latin American series. Betrayal: Sunday 10-11 p.m. A chance meeting between photographer Sara Hadley and attorney Jack …

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CBS Introduces Five New Series for Fall, Three for Midseason

May 15, 2013

NEW YORK: For its fall and midseason schedules, CBS has added five new comedies and three new dramas, including Hostages, a serialized suspense thriller from executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer. The new comedies coming to CBS in the fall include The Crazy Ones, from executive producer David E. Kelley and starring Robin …