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WASHINGTON, D.C.: Following on a previous partnership that saw the production of Killing Lincoln, National Geographic Channel is again working with Scott Free Productions to produce a two-hour film based on a best-selling book from Bill O’Reilly, this time with Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot. The collaboration follows on …

GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE: The Greater Fort Lauderdale Office of Film & Entertainment, in partnership with the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, is scheduled to host a luncheon for television executives during NATPE later this month. The event is invitation-only. Many of the U.S. and international executives in attendance …

BURBANK/BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix members in the U.S. are gaining access to previous seasons of a range of dramas produced by Warner Bros., including Revolution, The Following and Political Animals. Thanks to a deal between Netflix and Warner Bros. Television Group, next year the J.J. Abrams’ NBC drama Revolution comes to …

LOS ANGELES: Jason Kilar, the CEO of Hulu, is leaving the company, as is Rich Tom, the chief technology officer. Kilar and Rich are leaving sometime in Q1. Kilar did say that he will be working with the board to ensure a smooth transition. Kilar wrote in a letter to …

LOS ANGELES: The online series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, executive produced by and starring Jerry Seinfeld, is getting 24 new episodes to run exclusively on Crackle and comediansincarsgettingcoffee.com. Production on the new episodes will begin shortly, to air in the spring. The original ten-episode series featured Seinfeld in conversation …

LAS VEGAS: Roku has surpassed 700 channels on its platform, which now features Time Warner Cable’s TWC TV as part of its offerings. The company streamed 1 billion hours of entertainment in 2012, having amassing a roster of 700 channels. This includes Amazon Cloud Player, Blockbuster On Demand, FOX NOW, PBS, …

LOS ANGELES: HBO has renewed its deal with Universal Pictures, covering the exclusive rights for the studio’s films through 2022, a move that blocks Netflix from gaining the movies for at least the next ten years. HBO has held the rights for movies from Universal and Focus Features, the specialty …

LOS ANGELES: This year OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is slated to debut the new original series Blackboard Wars, Golden Sisters, Raising Whitley (working title) and Dogfellas (working title). Discovery Studios’ Blackboard Wars, which follows the transformation of an under-performing New Orleans high school, is set to premiere in March. Golden Sisters, …

LAS VEGAS: DISH has unveiled a new app for its Hopper Whole-Home HD DVR, which features the hotly debated ad-skipping function, that allows users to transfer saved TV programs to the iPad to watch on the go. The Hopper Transfers app lets customers move their recorders from the DVR to an iPad …

LOS ANGELES: Hulu’s catalogue of original and exclusive series for 2013 includes the animated show The Awesomes, co-created by Saturday Night Live head writer Seth Meyers. Set for a premiere in summer 2013, The Awesomes is an adult animated comedy from Meyers and Michael Shoemaker (Late Night with Jimmy Fallon). …