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WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering relaxing the foreign-ownership limit on TV and radio stations, a move that could increase investment in the sector. The current rules impose a 25-percent cap on any foreign investment in a U.S. broadcast holding company (though the FCC does have …

NEW YORK: MTV has become the first network to pre-release an entire season of a series exclusively in an app. All 12 episodes of the new docudrama Wait 'Til Next Year are currently available via the MTV app. This is a week before the U.S. television premiere, set for November …

LOS ANGELES: Michael Minden has been named senior VP of business affairs and head of entertainment legal at Shine America, while Yvonne Rena Bennett becomes the VP of business and legal affairs. Minden previously served as senior VP and deputy general counsel for Viacom Media Networks. He will now serve …

NEW YORK: Nielsen has taken another step forward in its efforts to incorporate audiences viewing TV content on digital devices into traditional TV measurement for the 2014-15 TV season, by now including mobile viewership. Nielsen confirmed to clients that it will make the software developer kit (SDK) that enables this …

ATLANTA: Turner Broadcasting System has reached a deal with Cable One for the restored carriage of its channels. The new agreement comes more than three weeks after Cable One deauthorized signals for TBS, TNT and Cartoon Network. The dispute over pricing came when Cable One claimed that Turner had demanded …

LOS ANGELES: FOX has picked up nine additional episodes of Dads, for a full 22-episode season order. Dads currently ranks as one of the top 10 new series among men 18 to 34 and one of the top 10 new comedies among men 18 to 49 and women 18 to …

LOS ANGELES: Lifetime has ordered a 13-episode sixth season of Drop Dead Diva, a dramedy produced by Sony Pictures Television. Drop Dead Diva is about a deceased aspiring model whose soul takes over the body of a plus-size attorney. The show's cast is led by Brooke Elliott, Margaret Cho, Jackson …

NEW YORK: A&E, BET, Channel 4, FOX, HISTORY and IFC were among the broadcasters to award development deals at the recent New York Television Festival, which wrapped on Saturday night. The MSN Short-Form Storytellers Challenge was won by Guy Georgeson of Canada with Coolest Thing I've Ever Made. From the …

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK: FremantleMedia North America and Debmar-Mercury have joined forces to deliver the nationally syndicated game show Celebrity Name Game, which will be hosted by The Late, Late Show's Craig Ferguson. The half-hour strip is based on the board game Identity Crisis. Courteney Cox and David Arquette's Coquette Productions …

LOS ANGELES: Randy Freer has been elevated to president and chief operating officer of Fox Networks Group, reporting to chairman and CEO Peter Rice. Freer was previously the co-president and COO of FOX Sports Media Group. He will now be overseeing revenue, distribution and operations. Eric Shanks, who ran FOX …