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LONG ISLAND CITY: Aereo is planning to launch in the Denver metropolitan region on November 4, covering more than 3.4 million customers, as it continues to face new lawsuits. The New York-based service previously rolled out to Boston, Atlanta, Miami, Salt Lake City, Houston, Dallas and Detroit areas. Additional launch …

LOS ANGELES: TLC has appointed Sandy Varo Jarrell as its senior VP of production and development for the West Coast, effective November 12. In the newly created post, Varo Jarrell will be responsible for supervising the strategic direction and storytelling tone of new and existing projects that are developed and …

CHICAGO: The findings from STRATA’s Fall TV Sentiment Survey reveal that in many cases viewers’ attitudes about a show are not necessarily in line with ratings, citing The Millers and The Blacklist as two examples. The survey, conducted by STRATA—a media buying and selling software company—found that while 13.3 million …

PHILADELPHIA: Revenue for NBCUniversal decreased 14.2 percent to $5.9 billion in Q3, hurt by a tough comparison to the prior year's quarter, which included $1.2 billion in revenue generated by the Olympics. Excluding the Olympics, revenue increased 3.9 percent. Operating cash flow increased 9.6 percent to $1.3 billion, compared to …

NEW YORK: NBC, People and dick clark productions have aligned for The People Magazine Awards, which will air in late 2014. The awards are meant to honor the cultural forces of the year. This will include recognizing the biggest phenomenon of 2014, the most popular person, most stylish person, funniest …

NEW YORK: Time Warner Cable lost 306,000 video subscribers in Q3 following its protracted dispute with CBS, while also seeing erosion in its data and voice customer bases. As of September 30, 2013, the company had 11.4 million video customers, down from 11.7 million on June 30. High-speed data customers …

NEW YORK: Comedy Central has renewed three of its hit series, giving further seasons to Key & Peele, Brickleberry and Drunk History. Key & Peele receives its fourth season, while Brickleberry heads into its third. Drunk History will be returning for a sophomore run. All three new seasons will premiere …

PALISADES PARK: Alfred Haber has licensed the rights for Let It Snow and Michael Bublé's third annual Christmas special, both of which are slated for broadcast this December. Starring Alan Thicke and Candace Cameron-Bure, Let It Snow is a 120-minute television movie for Hallmark Channel. Michael Bublé's 3rd annual christmas …

SANTA MONICA: The second installment in the Mickey Matson family franchise is now complete, and 10 West Studios will be at AFM talking to buyers about The Adventures of Mickey Matson and the Pirate’s Code. “We are excited to bring this and several other projects to AFM this year to …

SANTA MONICA: Car racing takes center stage in Born to Race: Fast Track, a new title that is being presented by American Cinema International (ACI) at this year’s AFM. The action flick follows a racing-school student who must overcome many obstacles while pursuing his dream of becoming a professional racer. …