World Screen

SANTA MONICA: Ovation is moving forward on the original series Young Marvels, and is giving second seasons to A Young Doctor's Notebook and The Fashion Fund. Young Marvels is slated for a summer launch with 12 half-hour episodes. The docuseries profiles some of America's most talented young prodigies as they …

LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON, D.C.: As part of the ongoing reshuffling of Fox Networks Group's legal team, Clara K. Kim has been hired as the company's executive VP of business and legal affairs for National Geographic Channels and National Geographic Channels International. In her new role, Kim will work out of Washington, …

PHILADELPHIA/STAMFORD: Comcast Corporation and Charter Communications have reached a deal for Comcast to divest itself of 3.9 million subscribers in a bid to help it smooth over regulatory concerns regarding its merger with Time Warner Cable. As part of the agreement, Comcast will sell 1.4 million existing Time Warner Cable …

SANTA MONICA: Mark Bracco, a seasoned TV exec, has been named to the newly created post of executive VP of programming and development for dick clark productions (dcp). Bracco is responsible for supervising the programming and development of the American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards and Dick Clark's New Year's …

REDMOND: Xbox Entertainment Studios is working on a range of dramas, comedies, docs, unscripted shows and more under the Xbox Originals banner, including projects from Steven Spielberg and Ridley Scott. The award-winning Halo franchise is moving forward as a series, with Spielberg attached to executive produce the live-action series. Also …

NEW YORK: Time Warner reported a 9-percent increase in quarterly revenue, helped by growth in its Warner Bros. movie studio business, notably with The LEGO Movie, and premium TV service HBO, thanks in part to the popularity of Game of Thrones. Revenues for Q1 reached $7.5 billion, up from the …

NEW YORK: In a new survey conducted by Miner & Co. Studios, seven out of ten U.S. TV watchers identified themselves as "binge viewers," defined as those who watch three or more episodes of one series in a single sitting. The survey found that 17 percent of binge viewers do …

BEVERLY HILLS: Starz has ordered two seasons of the comedy Blunt Talk, which comes from Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy) and Jonathan Ames (Bored to Death) and stars Patrick Stewart. The Media Rights Capital (MRC) series was picked up straight to series with 20 episodes over two seasons set to air …

LOS ANGELES: Endemol Beyond USA has inked a deal with Drea de Matteo to develop, produce and distribute an original digital series. The series, The Muthaship Starring Drea de Matteo, is directed by Carter B. Smith (Three Days) and will launch as an Endemol Beyond USA original digital series this …

TORONTO: AOL has presented its new slate of original programming, which includes projects from James Franco, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zoe Saldana, Ellen DeGeneres and others. Making a Scene with James Franco was born out of Franco's love for movies. Each episode will see Franco and one or more fellow artists …