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Networked Insights: ABC

May 15, 2013

NEW YORK: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., slated for ABC’s fall schedule, is generating significant conversation in social media, according to Networked Insights, which is offering up its projected hits and misses for the upcoming season. "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. had the most engagement out of all the shows out there," Sean …

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Warner Bros. to Realign TV & Home-Entertainment Units

May 15, 2013

BURBANK: Warner Bros. is reorganizing its television and home-entertainment operations, with Peter Roth, Craig Hunegs and Jeffrey Schlesinger to run the TV business and Thomas Gewecke becoming chief digital officer of Warner Bros. Entertainment. Roth will now serve as president and chief content officer for Warner Bros. Television Group. He retains …

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Video Clips: New Dramas and Comedies for CBS

May 16, 2013

NEW YORK: Watch the trailers for CBS’s pickups for the 2013-2014 season, including Intelligence with Josh Holloway and Chuck Lorre’s new comedy Mom. We Are Men: Monday 8:30-9 p.m. A single-camera comedy about four single guys living in a short-term apartment complex who unexpectedly find camaraderie over their many missteps …

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The CW Shuffles Schedule, Adds Five New Dramas

May 16, 2013

NEW YORK: The CW has shaken up its fall schedule, moving returning shows to new nights and adding a number of new dramas and originals. Mondays will see the pairing of the returning hits Hart of Dixie and Beauty and the Beast. Tuesday features the all-new Vampire Diaries spinoff The Originals, …

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Amazon Prime to Stream NBCU’s Grimm, Suits & More

May 16, 2013

SEATTLE: Amazon.com has signed a licensing deal with NBCUniversal Cable & New Media Distribution that brings to its catalogue prior seasons of shows such as Grimm, Suits, Covert Affairs, Hannibal and Defiance for instant streaming. Prime Instant Video currently offers around 40,000 movies and TV episodes. Now, through the new agreement, …

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USA Network Greenlights Comedies, Stocks Drama Development Slate

May 16, 2013

NEW YORK: USA Network has greenlit its first original half-hour comedies, including a series order for Denis Leary’s Sirens, alongside unveiling an original drama development slate that includes projects from Gale Anne Hurd, John Legend and others. Sirens, from Leary (Rescue Me) and Bob Fisher (Wedding Crashers), is based on …

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Video Clips: The CW’s New Shows

May 16, 2013

NEW YORK: Watch the trailers for new shows headed to The CW, including The Originals, a spinoff from The Vampire Diaries. The Tomorrow People: Wednesday 9-10 p.m. They are the next evolutionary leap of mankind, a generation of humans born with paranormal abilities – the Tomorrow People. Stephen Jameson stands …

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Co-Branded Products Planned for Big Bang Theory & Star Trek

May 16, 2013

LOS ANGELES: CBS Consumer Products and Warner Bros. Consumer Products have teamed up for a series of co-branded products featuring The Big Bang Theory and Star Trek. Fans can now purchase collectibles, accessories and apparel inspired by the characters of The Big Bang Theory in Trek themes. Highlights of the new …

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Networked Insights: CBS

May 16, 2013

NEW YORK: The return of Lost‘s Josh Holloway to television in Intelligence is delivering positive social-media engagement for CBS, according to Networked Insights, which sees the midseason drama as a strong contender on the network’s upcoming schedule. The firm, which analyzes conversations in social media to gauge how a show …

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U.S. Fall Season Grid Now Available

May 16, 2013

NEW YORK: World Screen’s guide to the 2013-14 season is now available, featuring the prime-time grids for ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and The CW; pop-up trailers; descriptions and credits for each new and returning show; and a listing of series by studio. View the grid here.