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LOS ANGELES: The Tartikoff Legacy Award recipients for the 2013 NATPE Market and Conference are Steve Levitan, the creator of the hit comedy Modern Family; John Langley, creator and executive producer of Cops; and Debra Lee, the CEO of the U.S. network BET. Levitan, Langley and Lee will accept their …

REDMOND: Nancy Tellem, who previously served as the president of CBS Network Television Entertainment Group, has been hired by Microsoft as the president of entertainment and digital media. Tellem will oversee the launch of a new production studio in Los Angeles that is focused on developing interactive and linear content …

LOS ANGELES: BoPaul Media Worldwide (BMW) has licensed the African action films Wild Geese, Zulu Dawn and Ashanti in two separate deals for Japan and France. OB Films picked up the rights for France to the Victory Films package. Medallion Films in Japan also went for the top-selling African action …

SANTA MONICA: The anthology horror series Tales from the Crypt is returning to television, starting October 5 on FEARnet. FEARnet is launching TV versions of the program on its linear channel and presenting original episodes on its VOD platform. This is the first time that Tales from the Crypt will …

PREMIUM: Kristen O’Hara, the chief marketing officer at Time Warner Global Media Group, talks to World Screen about the recently opened state-of-the-art MediaLab, created in an effort to better understand rapidly evolving consumer behaviors.   WS: What is the mission of the Time Warner Global Media Group? O’HARA: We are …

NEW YORK: Bill Nelson, the CEO of HBO, is stepping down at the end of the year, with Richard Plepler to succeed him. Following Nelson’s departure, Plepler, currently HBO’s co-president, takes over the post. Eric Kessler will then serve as president and COO and Michael Lombardo as president of programming. Both will …

LOS ANGELES: Modern Family won for best comedy at last night’s Emmy Awards, with creator Steve Levitan scoring a nod for his work directing the series, and Homeland took the award for best drama. In total, Game of Thrones and Homeland tied for the most awards, with six each. Game …

LOS ANGELES: MGM Television is slated to present a number of titles next month at MIPCOM, including films such as Skyfall and TV series such as Vikings. Skyfall, starring Daniel Craig as secret agent 007, is the latest installment of the James Bond franchise. Other films in the MGM Television …

STAMFORD: WWE has entered into an exclusive multi-year deal that brings its programming to Hulu Plus as well as Hulu Latino. Hulu Plus is offering unlimited instant streaming access along with additional content and programming on the go. The service has become the exclusive home for next-day access to all …

NEW YORK: The TV companion app zeebox, which launched in the U.K. last year, has come to the U.S., striking partnerships with Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal, HBO and Cinemax across more than 30 television networks. Zeebox allows consumers to find what to watch by browsing a set of comprehensive TV listings, social …