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ATLANTA: Turner's truTV has given the go-ahead to I'm Sorry, a new scripted comedy series created by and starring Andrea Savage (Veep, Episodes).

NEW YORK: NBCUniversal has renewed and expanded its long-term agreement with AT&T to extend its portfolio of networks across all AT&T DIRECTV products.

ATLANTA: Turner has entered into multiyear licensing agreements for the Star Wars movie collection through domestic deals with The Walt Disney Studios and 20th Century Fox.

NEW YORK: Time Warner Investments has led a $12 million Series B funding round for You.i TV, which provides a platform behind video apps across multiple devices.

NEW YORK: Amanda Hill has been promoted to chief marketing officer at A+E Networks, working out of New York under company CEO Nancy Dubuc.

PALO ALTO: The VR start-up Jaunt has named George Kliavkoff, who was previously part of the team responsible for the creation and launch of Hulu.com, as CEO.

LOS ANGELES: SDI Media has appointed Mark Howorth, formerly COO of Panavision, as its new CEO.

LOS ANGELES: TV5MONDE USA has inked a new carriage deal with Mediacom Communications that increases the French-language entertainment channel's distribution to 16 states in the U.S.

UNIVERSAL CITY: Chris Heatherly has been named executive VP of worldwide games and digital platforms for NBCUniversal Brand Development.

BURBANK: Freeform has appointed Sarah Tomassi Lindman as its senior VP of content planning and strategy, reporting to Tom Ascheim, the channel's president.