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BURBANK: WWE Studios and ABC Family have commenced production on Christmas Bounty, an original telefilm scheduled to debut as part of ABC Family’s annual 25 Days of Christmas programming block. The action-packed comedy focuses on an elementary teacher who is forced to confront her bounty-hunting past when she returns home for the …

NEW YORK: Adam Devine, who co-stars on Comedy Central’s hit series Workaholics, is taking the lead in the network’s new stand-up program Adam Devine’s House Party. The channel has ordered eight episodes of the series, which features 24 of Devine’s favorite up-and-coming comedians. The show is set to premiere this …

LOS ANGELES: Making its first executive appointment under the new CBS Corporation and Lionsgate partnership, TVGN has hired Brad Schwartz to be president of entertainment and media. Schwartz has previously held posts at Fuse, CTV in Canada and MTV. He will now be overseeing the programming, scheduling, marketing and creative operations …

NEW YORK: Comedy Central is to expand the six-part HBO Digital series Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!, a documentary-style dramatic comedy, to full half hours and produce a half dozen new episodes. Brody Stevens: Enjoy It! chronicles the life of stand-up comedian Brody Stevens, who is recovering from an emotional breakdown. The program …

NEW YORK: News Corporation has decided to name its new independent media and entertainment company, created from the separation of its businesses, 21st Century Fox. The proposed 21st Century Fox, the name of which will be effective with the separation, will reach more than 1 billion people in 100 local …

LOS ANGELES: Charlie Sheen has made an investment in the Digital Development Group (DigiDev), an OTT TV, technology, content acquisition and distribution outfit. The investment will be used to help expand the company’s original programming and other content. Sheen also recently made a deal with DigiDev for the development and …

NEW YORK: Time Warner Cable is upgrading its iOS app to allow subscribers to watch live and VOD programming from a number of networks outside of the home. The upgrade will deliver live programming from BBC America, beIN Sports, Big 10 Network, FearNet and GMC on the iPad, iPhone and …

PHILADELPHIA: Customers of Comcast’s Xfinity TV service are gaining special access to the 12th annual Tribeca Film Festival, with four features being offered ahead of their festival debut. The English Teacher, Fresh Meat, What Richard Did and Greetings from Tim Buckley are being offered before they make their debut during the …

LOS ANGELES: Due to launch in the U.S. this summer, Esquire Network, a rebrand of G4, has announced its programming lineup, which consists of a combination of male-skewed scripted and unscripted shows, movies and specials. Esquire Network is the result of a partnership between NBCUniversal and Hearst Magazines, which publishes Esquire. …

NEW YORK: There are a slew of new and returning series in place for AMC’s upcoming schedule, including the return of Breaking Bad in August, to be followed by a live companion talk show, Talking Bad. Just as the network has done for its hit The Walking Dead with Talking …