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UNIVERSAL CITY: Friends alum Matthew Perry is returning to NBC in a new comedy, Go On, which was given a series order by the network for the 2012-13 season. The order is for 13 half-hour episodes. Perry plays a sarcastic sportscaster who is recovering from a personal loss with the …

LOS GATOS: Netflix reported its first net loss since 2005 in the first quarter, of about $5 million, though it did add 1.74 million streaming subscribers in the U.S. This brings the total for domestic subs to 23.4 million. The domestic streaming segment delivered $57 million of contribution profit. Internationally, …

LOS ANGELES: Lindsay Lohan has been cast as the screen legend Elizabeth Taylor in the new Lifetime original movie Liz & Dick, which will be sold by A+E Networks. The original movie will share the fiery love story of Taylor and actor Richard Burton. Production is slated to begin in June …

LOS ANGELES: Michael Rosenberg has been upped from senior VP of original scripted series programming at Entertainment One (eOne) to executive VP of U.S. scripted television. Rosenberg will oversee the development and current programming teams, as well as the production of the company’s TV side. He will work closely with …

LOS ANGELES: Participant Media has picked up an equity stake in Cineflix Media, with the two set to partner on the creation, development and production of original programming for television. Last week Participant announced it was creating its own TV division, tapping Evan Shapiro to lead the unit. The company …

NEW YORK: A record 28 scripted and reality projects are in development for Syfy, which has unveiled a new transmedia event, Defiance, that will premiere in 2013. Defiance is a new transmedia experience that will bring together television and Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) gaming. Set in the near future, Defiance introduces …

LOS ANGELES: FOX’s new Saturday late-prime Animation Domination HD block, which launches in 2013, will feature the TV adaptation of the hit web comic Axe Cop. Axe Cop is the first new series in development by Animation Domination HD, the new animation unit created by Fox Broadcasting Company. The Axe Cop …

PREMIUM: Jeffrey Schlesinger, the president of Warner Bros. International Television, tells Elizabeth Guider that “Good strong episodic drama with strong central characters” is what’s working best in foreign markets, even when many of those countries are dealing with difficult economies. “During one of the worst financial downturns in Europe, we …

NEW YORK: Continuing to oversee all of USA Network’s scripted development, Bill McGoldrick has been promoted to executive VP of original scripted programming for the network. Most recently serving as the senior VP of original scripted programming at USA, McGoldrick joined the network in 1998 as executive assistant. He later …

NEW YORK: Yahoo!’s newly unveiled programming lineup includes a male-targeted talk show with Jeff Goldblum, as well as a weekly web series hosted by Katie Couric, among other projects. From the creators of Rock of Ages, Matthew Weaver and Chris D’Arienzo, comes Dancing with Myself, a musical "jukebox" comedy featuring …