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SCOTTSDALE: New research from NPD In-Stat forecasts that revenues from multiscreen content platforms will exceed $21 billion in 2015, with the Asia Pacific leading the pack in multiscreen households. “Consumers now expect to have professional video available on an ever-expanding number of devices, and they want their ‘user experience’ to …

NEW YORK: A new collaboration between Verizon and Microsoft will enable FiOS TV customers to receive a selection of live channels through the Xbox 360 entertainment system. Customers who are Xbox LIVE Gold members and who subscribe to FiOS TV and Internet service will be able to watch live channels through their …

NEW YORK: The original comedy series Papillon from Duopoly and Farmhouse Productions is slated to make its exclusive U.S. premiere through Hulu and Hulu Plus. The 15×4-minute comedy stars Kevin McDonald of Kids in the Hall. The property was originally developed by the series’ executive producer Catherine Tait and Paul …

BEVERLY HILLS: Vuguru has hired Scott Nocas as head of distribution and marketing, reporting to the company’s president, Larry Tanz. Recently, Nocas has been working with clients to build multiplatform businesses, including creating a digital strategy for Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment. In the past he has led original content launches …

NEW YORK: USA Network’s new original series Common Law is set to premiere in January, along with returning favorites White Collar and Royal Pains. Common Law is about two cops with clashing personalities who are partnered together and forced into couples’ therapy to save their "marriage." The 12-episode one-hour series …

NEW YORK: Cedric Foster has been promoted to VP and general manager of Spike Digital. Foster, who joined Spike in 2006, will be in charge of the digital brand, content and programming strategy, and the creative direction of Spike Digital Entertainment. He most recently served as the senior director of …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: Neil Klasky has been made the senior VP of West Coast legal and business affairs at A+E Networks. Klasky, based in the company’s Los Angeles office, will be responsible for supervising the production and talent negotiations of all scripted programming for the company’s portfolio of networks, including …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has partnered with Paul W.S. Anderson and Jeremy Bolt to develop The Reel, a new one-hour psychological thriller series. The “found footage” mystery series features a young documentarian searching for evidence of the supernatural in the case of the last days of two teenagers and …

LOS ANGELES: A new pact between TV writer David Milch and HBO will see the development of a set of series and films adapted from the works of author William Faulkner, in addition to supporting any further services on the upcoming horseracing drama Luck, starring Dustin Hoffman. Milch’s Redboard Productions …

BURBANK: A third season of the hit original series Pretty Little Liars has been ordered by ABC Family, with 24 fresh episodes to be delivered for mid-2012. Season two of the show is to return on ABC Family with the rest of its episodes on January 2. The series launched …