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NEW YORK: HBO is making the premiere episode of The Newsroom available free of charge on a range of platforms, while Showtime is offering up free access to the season two opener of Episodes. From now through July 23, the pilot of The Newsroom is available on HBO.com, YouTube, DailyMotion, TV.com …

TORONTO: Crash Canyon has been licensed in the U.S. to national cable broadcaster MAV TV, which will launch the show in August as part of its prime-time comedy lineup.  The animated series is produced by Breakthrough Entertainment in association with the Shaw Rocket Fund and TELETOON Canada. It was developed …

WESTPORT: The Outside Television channel in the U.S. has formed a long-term partnership with Red Bull Media House that includes original series, films and future productions involving Red Bull athletes.   The partnership makes use of the two partners’ complementary TV, print, online, mobile and social-media activities. As part of …

STAMFORD: A new WWE series, featuring stars from Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown, is slated to premiere on ION Television this October. The general-entertainment network, available in some 100 million homes, will premiere WWE Main Event on October 3, airing the show every Wednesday night. The series will feature in-ring action and …

NEW YORK: The new Lifetime original movie Abducted: The Carlina White Story, produced by Pilgrim Studios, is based on the true story of a young woman who was kidnapped and then reunited with her parents 23 years later. Aunjanue Ellis (The Help), Keke Palmer (True Jackson, VP), and Sherri Shepherd …

NEW YORK: Cable, satellite and telco customers throughout the U.S. can access 3,500 hours of live-stream content for the Olympics free of charge by verifying their video subscriptions at NBC Olympics Live Extra.  Multichannel customers can log on to verify their subscriptions, then gain access to 14.5 hours of coverage …

DALLAS: AT&T, which is in the midst of negotiating a new deal to continue carrying AMC, IFC and WE tv on its U-verse platform, said AMC Networks "is seeking an excessive rate increase" that is "disproportionate compared to the viewership." AT&T issued the statement about the carriage deal for the networks last …

NEW YORK: Three new series, featuring comedians Anthony Jeselnik, Amy Schumer and Ben Hoffman, have been added to Comedy Central’s 2013 lineup. Jeselnik will front a weekly topical series, while Schumer’s show will feature sketch comedy. Hoffman will lead The Ben Show, a sketch/man-on-the-street hybrid. “These three shows have one …

NEW YORK/DALLAS: AMC Networks was able to reach a new carriage agreement with AT&T, though it has not been able to negotiate a deal with DISH, which has now dropped AMC, IFC, Sundance Channel and WE tv from its lineup. AMC Networks and AT&T settled their agreement yesterday, the details of …

LAS VEGAS: Herbert Rossin, Richard Wharton and Elvin Feltner have announced plans for a new 24-hour 3D TV network, A3N, intended to launch in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2013. The U.K.’s Ying has licensed its glasses-free 3D technology for use on the soon-to-launch channel. A3N will be comprised …