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NEW YORK: The #ComedyFest is a five-day festival celebrating comedy and comedians that will be programmed on Twitter, with the participation of Comedy Central. Running from April 29 to May 3, the event kicks off with the comedic icon Mel Brooks setting up a Twitter account. The event will be …

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK: Filming has begun in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on the four-hour, two-night event Bonnie & Clyde, which stars Emile Hirsch and Holliday Grainger in the title roles. Hirsch (Into the Wild) and Grainger (The Borgias) will depict the notorious Depression-era outlaw couple in the mini-series, which will be …

NEW YORK: This summer marks the final season for Futurama, which began running on Comedy Central in June 2010 after it was cancelled by FOX, where it ran from 1999 to 2003. A brand-new 13-episode run is slated for Comedy Central, launching with back-to-back episodes on June 19. The series …

BURBANK: Marci Cooperstein has been elevated to VP of programming and development at ABC Family. In her new role, Cooperstein will be charged with finding and developing new original drama and comedy series. She will also oversee existing one-hour dramas, including Twisted. She will work under Kate Juergens, the company’s executive VP …

PREMIUM: Armando Nuñez, the president and CEO of the CBS Global Distribution Group, talks to World Screen about the many outlets around the world for CBS product. WS: You now oversee both domestic and international distribution. Where do you see potential for growth? NUÑEZ: I look at the businesses as …

UNIVERSAL CITY: The Million Second Quiz is a brand-new live competition show for NBC that sees contestants battle each other through rounds of trivia for 12 consecutive days and nights. The show will run in prime time, live from a gigantic hourglass-shaped structure in Manhattan. This will serve as the living …

LOS ANGELES: Perfect Storm Entertainment is expanding its business into the television arena, launching a TV division that will be led by Danielle Woodrow, formerly the senior VP of original programming at FX Networks. Perfect Storm will be focused on developing scripted dramas and comedies. This will be for network TV, cable, digital …

BURBANK: ABC Family has greenlit the new drama Chasing Life, formerly titled Terminales, based on a Mexican series from Televisa. The series is a co-production from BV Family Productions, Lionsgate and Televisa in association with ABC Family. Production will begin in July, with a debut on ABC Family set for early …

PREMIUM: Jeffrey Schlesinger, the president of Warner Bros. International Television Production, talks to World Screen about the continued appeal of Warner Bros. programming regardless of the platform and despite economic crises. WS: Broadcasters in Southern Europe have been severely impacted by their countries’ economic woes. How has that affected your …

NEW YORK: The Jeselnik Offensive and Nathan for You are both coming back for second seasons on Comedy Central. The Jeselnik Offensive, which is led by comedian Anthony Jeselnik, who also executive produces the show, will get ten new episodes, airing this July. The show pokes fun at what’s making …