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NEW YORK: Condé Nast Entertainment (CNE) has hired Whitney Hill as its new senior VP of business development and strategy, effective immediately. Hill’s duties will involve developing and overseeing the company’s digital content and distribution division, including the expansion of original digital video programming based on Condé Nast’s brands. She will …

LOS ANGELES: FX has entered into a 10/90 deal with Lionsgate Television and Debmar-Mercury for a half-hour sitcom starring comedian George Lopez, Saint George. The series sees Lopez playing a man who is juggling the stresses of his demanding ex-wife, 11-year-old son, overbearing mother (who just moved in) and his …

CHICAGO: The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and FOX Sports Media Group (FSMG) have made a television rights agreement to air nine games in 2013 for the NWSL’s first season. Under the one-year deal, FMSG will broadcast a half dozen regular-season matches and all three playoff matches, including a pair …

NEW YORK: Terry Minogue, Spike’s former VP and creative director, has become the company’s senior VP of brand marketing and creative. In his new position, Minogue will be responsible for controlling the strategy and creative execution of Spike’s promotion and advertising across all platforms. His duties will include developing and …

LOS ANGELES: There are a number of new series, along with a slew of topical specials, coming to the E! schedule, including a show featuring the pop group The Wanted, a docu-series about the WWE Divas and a drama from the executive producers of The O.C. and Gossip Girl. New …

NEW YORK: CBS Corporation has made a strategic investment for a minority stake in Syncbak, a technology company that is opening up opportunities for broadcasters to stream online and on mobile devices. The Syncbak technology uses location-based authentication to enable TV stations to stream their signal to in-market consumers. This allows …

LOS ANGELES: FOX has ordered another two seasons of the musical comedy Glee, taking it through 2015. The series reached its milestone 500th performance last month. The original episodes are averaging a 3.6/10 share among adults 18 to 49 and 8.7 million total viewers. It is the number one show …

CULVER CITY: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks is delivering a new digital network to the U.S. this fall, getTV, which will feature classic movies. This will mark the third wholly owned Sony-branded channel in the U.S. The network will debut on the digital sub-channels of Univision Television Group-owned stations, though …

NEW YORK: PwC is predicting "robust" deal activity in the entertainment, media and communications (EMC) sector in the U.S. this year, driven by the need for spectrum and access to deep content libraries and interest in international broadcast assets. “EMC companies are re-evaluating their current portfolios and proactively executing on strategies …

NEW YORK: Nancy Dubuc, the president of entertainment and media for A+E Networks, has been upped to president and CEO of the company, succeeding Abbe Raven, who becomes chairman. Dubuc will now be overseeing the day-to-day operations of the company, which includes HISTORY, Lifetime and A&E, among others. She takes up …