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NEW YORK: HSN and A+E Networks are launching a co-branded retail partnership with Lifetime’s original movie Beaches, which is debuting on January 21.

UNIVERSAL CITY: The beloved sitcom Will & Grace will return to NBC for a ten-episode limited run during the 2017-18 season.

BALTIMORE/LOS ANGELES: Sinclair Broadcast Group and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) have aligned to launch Charge!, a new 24-hour action-based network.

BEVERLY HILLS: C. Scot Cru and Patrice Choghi, formerly with Mark Burnett Productions, have aligned with producer Robert Bauer for a new venture focused on providing production, distribution and financing opportunities for independent producers worldwide.

NEW YORK: EPIX has appointed Sandy Ashendorf, formerly of BBC Worldwide America, as executive VP of content distribution.

LOS ANGELES: Objective Media Group (OMG) America has named Jilly Pearce as its executive VP.

LOS ANGELES: Former Electus International executive Cyrus Farrokh has been enlisted to lead the new international division at Propagate, the studio helmed by Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens.

LOS ANGELES: Syndicated candid-camera series Just for Laughs Gags has been renewed by Tribune Broadcasting for 2017 and 2018.

LOS ANGELES: Lifetime has unveiled a slate of new projects featuring such big-name talents as Viola Davis, James Franco, Greg Berlanti and Queen Latifah, among others.

NEW YORK: HISTORY has given the go-ahead to Kevin Hart Presents: The Black Man’s Guide to History, a two-hour event starring and executive produced by the titular comedian.