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NEW YORK: Talk show host Steve Harvey shares his approach to daytime television, while David Goldberg, the chairman and CEO of Endemol North America, explains why the show fills a gap in the talk show syndication market.   One of the most successful first-run syndication premieres of the last ten …

ATLANTA: Jason DeMarco has been promoted to VP and creative director for on-air at Adult Swim, after having served as VP of marketing and promotions for Cartoon Network and Adult Swim. DeMarco is based in Atlanta and will report directly to Mike Lazzo, the executive VP and creative director for …

PLANO: New research from The Diffusion Group (TDG) finds that younger consumers are less likely than their older counterparts to subscribe to legacy pay-TV services, opting instead for the likes of Netflix or Hulu Plus. TDG’s Late Millennials: A Study in Media Behavior surveyed a random sampling of more than 2,000 …

BURBANK: The CW Network has launched a digital-only studio, dubbed CW Seed, which already has four series in the pipeline. CW Seed launched with all-new episodes of four web series, including the third season of the comedy Husbands and the premiere episodes of the new digital comedies Backpackers, Gallery Mallory and …

LOS ANGELES: Lifetime’s new original movie The House of Versace, which premieres October 5, sees Gina Gershon taking on the lead role as Donatella Versace in a story that chronicles the designer’s triumph in the fashion world. The movie is based on Wall Street Journal report Deborah Ball’s book House …

NEW YORK: As part of NBCUniversal’s TV Everywhere cross-portfolio rollout, Syfy has launched a new Syfy Now app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The app gives authenticated users on-the-go access to original Syfy series, available the day after their linear premiere. Syfy is the second cable entertainment network …

NEW YORK: TV Land has fast-tracked a production to be written by Darren Star, the creator of Sex and the City. The single-camera comedy is based on the novel Younger by Pamela Redmond Satran. It follows the story of a newly single New Jersey housewife and mother in her early …

NEW YORK: 21st Century Fox has purchased a 5-percent stake in Vice Media, which has assets spanning print, online video and TV production, for $70 million. The deal will allow Vice Media to expand into Europe and India. The arrangement values the company at $1.4 billion. Around 25 percent of …

BURBANK: Shed Media in the U.S. has appointed Dan Snook as senior VP of development and Dave Kuba as VP of development. Snook previously served as the senior VP of development at Firecracker Films, where he contributed to such series as TLC’s Gypsy Sisters, Discovery’s Zombie Apocalypse and Lifetime’s The …

BEVERLY HILLS: Michael Thornton has been elevated to the newly created role of chief revenue officer at Starz, where he will work out of Englewood, Colorado, under Glenn Curtis, the company’s president. In his new position, Thornton will handle the network sales and affiliate marketing group. He will also manage …