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TAMPA: Edward Jung has become the CEO for the U.S. and international divisions of Xtreme Fighting Championships (XFC), a mixed martial arts organization. As CEO, Jung will be charged with managing all of XFC U.S., Canada and XFC International businesses, including strategic partnership and business development in North America and …

PHILADELPHIA/LOS GATOS: Netflix has agreed to pay Comcast to ensure that its movies and TV shows stream smoothly to customers of the cable provider. The agreement, which the parties say is "mutually beneficial," will provide Comcast's U.S. broadband customers with a high-quality Netflix video experience for years to come. The …

LOS ANGELES: Landscape Entertainment, which has elevated Tyler Mitchell to partner at the company, has extended its first-look arrangement with Entertainment One (eOne) Television. Mitchell joined Landscape in 2011 as head of feature films. In is new role, he will oversee Landscape's film and TV slates, which features projects in …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Mignon Clyburn, Michael O'Rielly and Ajit Pai, commissioners for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), have been lined up to appear at this year's NAB Show in Las Vegas. The trio will take part in a session titled "Inside the Beltway Style" on Tuesday, April 8 at 2:30 p.m. …

NEW YORK: NBCUniversal (NBCU) and Xerox have entered a year-long cross-portfolio partnership involving a new original video series called 30 Seconds to Know. Produced by NBCU's news and sports networks, 30 Seconds to Know is meant to explain complex topics in a fast and easy format. The multiplatform program is exclusively …

ISTANBUL: Illusions for the sake of retaliation are the premise of Don’t Trust Andrew Mayne, which A+E Networks is taking to DISCOP Istanbul. “Andrew Mayne is a charming, underhandedly likeable troublemaker who also happens to be a brilliant illusionist,” says Marielle Zuccarelli, the company’s managing director of international content distribution. …

NEW YORK: There's going to be a second season of Broad City, thanks to a new 10-episode order from Comedy Central. The show launched on January 22 and is currently airing new episodes on Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m. It averages 1.2 million total viewers per episode. It was created by …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Museum of Science Fiction has entered into a partnership with Science Channel, which becomes the exclusive media sponsor of the museum. As part of the deal, Science Channel will provide video content for museum exhibits, promotional support and will be given a physical presence inside the museum. …

NEW YORK: El Rey Network has unveiled two new original series, Matador and El Rey Network Presents: The Director's Chair, along with announcing a licensing deal with Celestial Pictures for cult-classic martial arts films. Production will start at the end of next month on Matador, an action series created by …

BURBANK: For the first time ever, the preshow and full awards telecast of the Academy Awards will be available to stream live for verified WATCH ABC viewers. The WATCH ABC app allows viewers with participating TV subscriptions to watch live viewing of the network 24/7 online and on mobile devices. …