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CANNES: While WWE continues to provide its long-running flagship weekly episodic programs Raw, WWE Main Event, SmackDown, Superstars and NXT, there’s also something new and a little bit different in its catalogue this time around: Total Divas. The 14×1-hour reality show Total Divas looks into the lives of the WWE …

CANNES: There are new TV movies being offered by MarVista Entertainment, spanning the action, drama, true story and romantic comedy genres. “We will be debuting 1,000 to 1, starring David Henrie and Beau Bridges, which tells the inspirational true story of college basketball player Cory Weissman, whose indomitable spirit helped …

CANNES: Brett Davern, known from MTV’s Awkward, stars in the action movie Fast Track, which tops the list of highlights from American Cinema International (ACI). In it, he plays Danny Krueger, who wins a scholarship to the Fast Lane Racing Academy but will have to team up with his worst …

CANNES: Incendo is continuing its mandate to produce high-quality TV movies with compelling story lines and strong characters, which are traits that have established the Incendo Thriller brand worldwide. “Incendo has always raised the bar with its unique casting, modern, edgy and thrilling scripts, and high production values that create …

CANNES: Relativity Media's feature film Act of Valor is being turned into a scripted series in partnership with Tandem Communications for National Geographic Channel. The project marks the first scripted series for both Relativity and NGC. Penned by Band of Brothers' Erik Jendresen, Act of Valor will commence production early …

LOS ANGELES/AMSTERDAM/LONDON: Cris Abrego, the CEO of 51 Minds, and Charlie Corwin, the CEO of Original Media, have become the co-chairmen and co-CEOs of Endemol North America. Their shared remits will cover all of Endemol’s North American operations, including Endemol USA companies Authentic Entertainment, Endemol Studios, 51 Minds, Original Media …

CANNES/LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has sold the U.S. broadcast rights for the half-hour comedy Welcome to Sweden, executive produced by siblings Amy and Greg Poehler, to NBC. The comedy was originally commissioned by Sweden's TV4 as its first-ever English-language series. The fish-out-of-water series was filmed in Sweden, New York …

ZURICH: The VOD service Viewster has entered into a content licensing pact with FremantleMedia International, bringing shows such as Merlin, That Mitchell and Webb Look, Pulling and Satisfaction to its users in the U.S. The free VOD portal picked up more than 110 hours. Other titles include Peep Show and …

CANNES: Following on the heels of a deal with CBS for Little Mom, Dori Media Group has sold its Magic Malabi Express format to FOX as a Twentieth Century Fox pilot production. The road trip comedy format is based on a successful book by Miki Geva. The show was originally …

PHILADELPHIA/SAN FRANCISCO: Comcast Corporation and NBCUniversal have entered into a partnership with Twitter to more directly connect the micro-blogging site's users with their favorite TV shows. Comcast engineers have created a new "See It" feature, which gives Xfinity TV customers the ability to instantly access TV shows, movies and sports …