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NEW YORK: Showtime has ordered a seventh season of Nurse Jackie ahead of its season six premiere. Season six gets under way on April 13 at 9 p.m. The seventh season will begin filming in New York later this year. Nurse Jackie's fifth season averaged 3.13 million weekly viewers across …

LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) Television and IDW Entertainment have entered into an agreement to co-develop, co-fund and co-produce TV series based on IDW's library of more than 300 original properties. The two companies will fully fund the development of each project with the intent of securing direct-to-series commitments for …

EL SEGUNDO: DIRECTV has given the go-ahead to ten episodes of Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight, an original comedy series penned by Peter Ackerman (The Americans). Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight is inspired by Ackerman's play of the same name, which focuses on different types of modern-day relationships. …

LOS ANGELES: Hulu Plus has secured a multiyear licensing agreement to stream prior seasons of hits from the NBCUniversal TV catalogue, including The Mindy Project and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. The deal between Hulu and NBCUniversal Television & New Media Distribution U.S. & Canada sees Hulu Plus subscribers gaining access to prior …

SEATTLE: Amazon is launching a new video streaming device, Fire TV, which provides access to a bevy of content providers, including Netflix, Prime Instant Video, Hulu Plus, WatchESPN, Showtime, low-cost video rentals and more. Fire TV is available for $99 and features 2 gigs of RAM, wifi, a Bluetooth remote …

ENGLEWOOD/BURBANK: DISH Network has reached a deal that will allow its customers to access the portfolio of WATCH-branded authenticated apps from The Walt Disney Company that deliver live and on-demand access to a range of content on connected devices. The new pact comes following the signing of a multiyear distribution …

NEW YORK: Syfy has given the go-ahead to 12 episodes of The Wil Wheaton Project, a tentatively titled topical comedy show presented by Wil Wheaton, an actor and blogger. The Wil Wheaton Project will discuss various trending topics pertaining to science-fiction films, TV shows and pop culture, video games, viral …

SHERMAN OAKS: Julie Meldal-Johnsen is taking on the post of senior executive VP of scripted and business development for ITV Studios America, a newly created post based in Los Angeles. The position reports to Orly Adelson, the president of ITV Studios America. Meldal-Johnsen will transition from her current role as …

NEW YORK: Bruce Tuchman has taken on an expanded role as the president of AMC/Sundance Channel Global and MGM Channel Global. In his expanded position, Tuchman will handle programming, marketing and the strategic development of MGM Channel, which is available in more than 130 territories. He will continue to oversee …

ATLANTA: Jon Katz, a former Turner Broadcasting exec and the founder of Bounce TV, has started a company that will operate two new demo-specific broadcast networks. Called Katz Broadcasting, the company is set to own and run Escape, billed as the first-ever broadcast network for women, and the action-oriented Grit, …