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LOS ANGELES: Noah Hawley, the creator and showrunner of Fargo, has entered into a three-year overall production deal with FX Productions and FX Networks. Under the partnership, Hawley will develop numerous new projects, in addition to remaining on board Fargo. Hawley currently has several projects under development with FX Productions …

BURBANK: Disney/ABC Television Group has elevated Skarpi Hedinsson to the position of chief technology officer. In his new role, Hedinsson will be tasked with developing and implementing advanced technology strategies and solutions to drive the group’s consumer- and business-facing products and services. He will focus on the use, optimization and …

ENGLEWOOD: DISH Network Corp. has shaken up its senior management, with Chairman and CEO Charlie Ergen relinquishing the role of president. Erik Carlson, a 20-year DISH veteran who is currently serving as the executive VP of operations, is taking over day-to-day responsibility as president and COO. He will supervise all …

LOS ANGELES: The nominees for the Critics’ Choice Awards have been announced, with Fargo leading on the series side with eight nominations. ABC, HBO and FX led for networks with 14 nominations each, followed by FOX with 12. As for streaming services, Amazon landed eight nods and Netflix scored five. …

LONDON: Hulu has acquired the exclusive U.S. SVOD rights for the first two seasons of the comedy series Plebs from DRG. Set in Ancient Rome, the Rise Films-produced series centers on Marcus (Tom Rosenthal), Stylax (Joel Fry) and Grumio (Ryan Sampson). These desperate young men must navigate women, careers and friendship …

NEW YORK: A&E Network has appointed Discovery Communications’ Amy Savitsky as its senior VP of development and programming. In her new role, Savitsky will be responsible for driving A&E Network’s nonfiction development. She will be based in New York and will report to Elaine Frontain Bryant, the executive VP and …

LOS ANGELES: Discovery Channel has appointed seasoned TV producer Matthew Vafiadis as VP of current production. In his new position, Vafiadis will manage Discovery’s current productions while continuing to build the network’s returning series. He will work out of Los Angeles under Chris Rantamaki, Discovery Channel’s senior VP of production …

NEW YORK: ESPN dominated the November ranking of the most socially engaged TV networks in the U.S., with ABC coming in second, according to the social media benchmarking and audience analysis firm Shareablee. The ranking includes all television shows and the main network brand accounts under their respective networks. It …

NEW YORK: Data trackers TiVo Research and RealityMine have entered into a partnership with NBCUniversal to provide comprehensive single-sourced cross-platform measurement of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The project will be conducted during the span of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad from Rio de Janeiro, from August 5 through …

LOS ANGELES: FOX is set to air the two-hour musical event The Passion, hosted and narrated by Tyler Perry, live from New Orleans on Palm Sunday, March 20. The special will feature a lineup of stars (the roster has yet to be announced) who will perform a variety of popular …