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NEW YORK: As the fall season formally kicks off in the U.S., Networked Insights shares with World Screen analyses of the most-anticipated new shows, which include NBC’s Ryan Murphy comedy The New Normal and the J.J. Abrams drama Revolution. The New York-based company has been tracking interest in the new …

PREMIUM: Liz Meriwether, the creator of New Girl, which was one of the breakout comedies of last season, talks to World Screen.   WS: How would you describe your style of comedy? MERIWETHER: I write about relationships and people trying to connect with each other but failing. The funniest stuff …

PREMIUM: Aaron Sorkin, who won an Academy Award for The Social Network and multiple Emmys for The West Wing, talks to World Screen about his latest show, The Newsroom, for HBO. WS: Why did you choose TV news as a topic to explore in a TV series? SORKIN: I like …

LOS ANGELES: The Tartikoff Legacy Award recipients for the 2013 NATPE Market and Conference are Steve Levitan, the creator of the hit comedy Modern Family; John Langley, creator and executive producer of Cops; and Debra Lee, the CEO of the U.S. network BET. Levitan, Langley and Lee will accept their …

REDMOND: Nancy Tellem, who previously served as the president of CBS Network Television Entertainment Group, has been hired by Microsoft as the president of entertainment and digital media. Tellem will oversee the launch of a new production studio in Los Angeles that is focused on developing interactive and linear content …

LOS ANGELES: BoPaul Media Worldwide (BMW) has licensed the African action films Wild Geese, Zulu Dawn and Ashanti in two separate deals for Japan and France. OB Films picked up the rights for France to the Victory Films package. Medallion Films in Japan also went for the top-selling African action …

SANTA MONICA: The anthology horror series Tales from the Crypt is returning to television, starting October 5 on FEARnet. FEARnet is launching TV versions of the program on its linear channel and presenting original episodes on its VOD platform. This is the first time that Tales from the Crypt will …

PREMIUM: Kristen O’Hara, the chief marketing officer at Time Warner Global Media Group, talks to World Screen about the recently opened state-of-the-art MediaLab, created in an effort to better understand rapidly evolving consumer behaviors.   WS: What is the mission of the Time Warner Global Media Group? O’HARA: We are …

NEW YORK: Bill Nelson, the CEO of HBO, is stepping down at the end of the year, with Richard Plepler to succeed him. Following Nelson’s departure, Plepler, currently HBO’s co-president, takes over the post. Eric Kessler will then serve as president and COO and Michael Lombardo as president of programming. Both will …

LOS ANGELES: Modern Family won for best comedy at last night’s Emmy Awards, with creator Steve Levitan scoring a nod for his work directing the series, and Homeland took the award for best drama. In total, Game of Thrones and Homeland tied for the most awards, with six each. Game …