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BURBANK: As part of its plans for digital programming services growth, Disney-ABC Television Group has tapped John Solaro to oversee user experience and innovation and Roger Tsai to manage strategy and operations.

NEW YORK: Roger Ailes, the chairman and CEO of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network and chairman of Fox Television Stations, has resigned effective immediately.

LOS ANGELES: Filmmaker Peter Farrelly (Dumb and Dumber) and The Colbert Report writer Bobby Mort have teamed up to produce an original half-hour scripted comedy series for AT&T Audience Network.

HOLLYWOOD: Sarah Geismer will transition from her development duties at Fox 21 Television Studios to a new post as VP of comedy development at 20th Century Fox Television.

LOS ANGELES: Lauren Ruggiero has been elevated to VP of scripted original series at Spike TV.

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC, Universal Television Alternative Studios and Jennifer Lopez's Nuyorican Productions have prepped a ten-episode competition series titled World of Dance that will award the winner with a grand prize of $1 million.

NEW YORK: Comedian Chris Hardwick has entered into a multiyear deal with AMC that will see him host and executive produce multiple programs for the network.

LOS ANGELES: U.S. network AXS TV has inked a multiyear deal to air further seasons of the talent showcase The X Factor UK.

LOS ANGELES: Twentieth Century Fox Television has appointed Brandon Brito and Cheryl Dolins to lead the studio’s drama and comedy teams, respectively.

BEVERLY HILLS: Starz has set a September date for the exclusive TV premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.