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UNIVERSAL CITY: Saturday Night Live alum and recent Late Night host Seth Meyers has been tapped to emcee the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards, airing live on NBC this summer. Meyers, who is an Emmy winner, currently fronts Late Night with Seth Meyers at the Peacock, and was previously the head …

NEW YORK: BET Networks has unveiled the upcoming programming lineup for its two channels, BET and the music-focused Centric. BET’s new content includes The Start Up, a scripted series starring hip-hop performer Diggy Simmons as the founder of a lifestyle blog; Gone Gospel, where musical artists look to rebuild their …

SILVER SPRING: TLC has appointed Jack Tarantino and Elvia Van Es Oliva as the network's new VPs of production and development, respectively, for the West Coast. Both Tarantino and Van Es Oliva will work out of Los Angeles under Sandy Varo Jarrell, TLC's senior VP of production and development for …

NEW YORK: Magna Global is forecasting that U.S. media owners' advertising revenues will grow by 6 percent this year to $168 billion, an increase from its previous forecast of 5.5 percent, thanks to the World Cup, mid-term elections and other non-recurring events taking place in 2014. The key drivers include …

LOS ANGELES: FOX is prepping a three-hour live production based on the musical Grease for its 2015 schedule. Tentatively titled Grease Live, the live broadcast will reintroduce the music and story of the iconic production to a new generation. It is based on the 1971 Broadway musical of the same …

NEW YORK: Yahoo has revealed the first of its new original long-form shows, which includes an off-beat comedy from Mike Tollin (One Tree Hill) and Bryan Gordon (Curb Your Enthusiasm). There are two original comedies joining Yahoo!'s lineup of long-form programming. Other Space is a galactic adventure set in the …

STUDIO CITY: Hallmark Channel is launching an authenticated service to deliver its programming for viewers on iPhones, iPads and Android-based smartphones and tablets with the Hallmark Channel Everywhere app. The app will feature full-length episodes of Hallmark Channel's prime-time scripted series, including Cedar Cove; daytime and lifestyle series, such as …

SANTA MONICA: Ovation is moving forward on the original series Young Marvels, and is giving second seasons to A Young Doctor's Notebook and The Fashion Fund. Young Marvels is slated for a summer launch with 12 half-hour episodes. The docuseries profiles some of America's most talented young prodigies as they …

LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON, D.C.: As part of the ongoing reshuffling of Fox Networks Group's legal team, Clara K. Kim has been hired as the company's executive VP of business and legal affairs for National Geographic Channels and National Geographic Channels International. In her new role, Kim will work out of Washington, …

PHILADELPHIA/STAMFORD: Comcast Corporation and Charter Communications have reached a deal for Comcast to divest itself of 3.9 million subscribers in a bid to help it smooth over regulatory concerns regarding its merger with Time Warner Cable. As part of the agreement, Comcast will sell 1.4 million existing Time Warner Cable …