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LOS ANGELES: FX Productions has entered into a partnership with Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson and their production company, Color Force. Color Force will work to develop series projects from writer-producers as well as secure the rights to published material that can be adapted for TV. Jacobson has held roles at …

NEW YORK: Jenny Bicks, the showrunner of The Big C, sat down with World Screen to discuss the series, which has just been ordered for its fourth and final season, in this video interview.   The dramedy, which stars Laura Linney as a suburban wife and mother with cancer, will …

LOS ANGELES: Shine International has made three new appointments for its North American sales and acquisitions business, including Tania Jacobson being named to the newly created post of senior VP of sales for Canada and head of the Americas. Jacobson joins the company from ITV Studios Global Entertainment, where she …

SANTA MONICA: Lionsgate Entertainment reported a first-quarter loss of $44.2 million, citing marketing costs for five movie releases. Revenue increased 81 percent to $471.8 million from the prior-year quarter’s $261.3 million. This performance was driven by the North American theatrical revenue from The Hunger Games as well as the films …

EL SEGUNDO: There was a steep drop in the number of net U.S. subscriber additions for pay-TV operators in the second quarter, due in part to the weakening economic conditions and increasing competition from OTT services like Netflix. IHS Screen Digest reports that net U.S. subscriber additions for pay TV fell by 350,000 …

NEW YORK: CBS Corporation has reportedly thrown its hat into the ring of potential bidders to take over Dick Clark Productions. According to Reuters, CBS is one of four to six bidders that have moved into a second round of discussions. Other bidders include Ryan Seacrest and the private equity …

KANSAS CITY: The lineup for Google’s new IPTV service Fiber TV includes three premium add-on packages, including a Starz bundle and one that features offerings for the Hispanic market. The new Gigabit + TV package has around 185 channels included, with more to be added in the coming months. For $120, …

LONDON: With 219.4 million Americans tuning into NBCUniversal networks to watch the London Olympics, the Games set the record as the most-watched event in U.S. television history, according to new Nielsen data. NBCUniversal presented 5,535 hours of Olympic coverage across NBC, NBC Sports Network, MSNBC, CNBC, Bravo, Telemundo, NBCOlympics.com, two …

LOS ANGELES: Matt Hanna has been hired as G4 Media’s head of original programming, effective immediately. In his new role, Hanna will work under general manager Adam Stotsky. He will be in charge of the development and production of TV programming for men. Hanna previously served as the senior VP …

NEW YORK/SANTA MONICA: A+E Networks has tapped Lionsgate to handle the home-entertainment distribution for programming from its portfolio of networks, including A&E and Lifetime. The partnership includes A&E shows such as Storage Wars, Shipping Wars and Duck Dynasty. From the HISTORY slate, Lionsgate will be representing series such as Pawn Stars, American …