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LOS ANGELES: Caryn Mandabach Productions, which is behind the BBC Two series Peaky Blinders, has tapped veteran film producer Michael Besman to head up its L.A. office. Besman is tasked with developing and producing premium TV content for the U.S., the U.K. and international broadcasters. He is a veteran studio …

LOS ANGELES: Showtime is bringing back the comedy Californication for a seventh season, which will be the series' last. The final 12-episode season will launch in April 2014. Showtime promises that the episodes will "neatly wrap up" the stories of Hank (David Duchovny), Karen (Natascha McElhone), Becca (Madeleine Martin), Charlie …

LOS ANGELES: Breaking Bad scored four nominations for the 20th annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, followed by 30 Rock, The Big Bang Theory, Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones, Homeland and Modern Family with three nods each. The nominees for outstanding performance by an actor in a drama series are …

BEVERLY HILLS: The new original series BoJack Horseman, which features the voice talent of Will Arnett, Aaron Paul and Amy Sedaris, is launching exclusively on Netflix in all territories where the service is available in mid-2014. The series is created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg and produced by Michael Eisner's Tornante Company. …

NEW YORK: The social platform Viggle has inked a deal with Scripps Networks Interactive that will create second-screen sponsorship and content opportunities for Scripps' advertisers. Viggle is a free mobile app that rewards users for consuming television and music. Under the new agreement, Scripps will be able to offer its …

LOS ANGELES: There were several surprises among the nominees for the 2014 Golden Globes, with past winners Homeland and Mad Men noticeably absent from the roster, and newcomers like Netflix scoring several nods. Netflix's House of Cards is nominated for best TV series drama, alongside Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, The …

LOS ANGELES: The Showtime comedy Episodes, which stars Matt LeBlanc, has been renewed for a fourth season. The Showtime-BBC co-production will have nine new episodes, heading back into production in 2014. The series is created and executive produced by award-winning writing partners David Crane (Friends) and Jeffrey Klarik (Mad About …

BURBANK: Tom Ascheim, who previously served as executive VP and general manager of Nickelodeon Television and CEO of Newsweek, has been tapped as the new president of ABC Family. Ascheim takes on the new role effective immediately. He joined Viacom in 1990 as VP of Nickelodeon business development and media …

NEW YORK: Pivot, Participant Media’s network focused on Millennials, has added two new members to its executive team. Jennie Morris has been hired as the senior VP of acquisitions and operations, and Jerry Blake has been tapped as the senior VP of business and legal affairs. The new execs will …

LONG ISLAND CITY: Aereo has said that it is ready for the Supreme Court to hear an appeal from broadcasters that are looking to shut down the Internet TV company, in hopes of settling its legal disputes once and for all. Aereo uses remote, miniature antennas to pull free over-the-air …