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SANTA MONICA: Mark Bracco, a seasoned TV exec, has been named to the newly created post of executive VP of programming and development for dick clark productions (dcp). Bracco is responsible for supervising the programming and development of the American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards and Dick Clark's New Year's …

REDMOND: Xbox Entertainment Studios is working on a range of dramas, comedies, docs, unscripted shows and more under the Xbox Originals banner, including projects from Steven Spielberg and Ridley Scott. The award-winning Halo franchise is moving forward as a series, with Spielberg attached to executive produce the live-action series. Also …

NEW YORK: Time Warner reported a 9-percent increase in quarterly revenue, helped by growth in its Warner Bros. movie studio business, notably with The LEGO Movie, and premium TV service HBO, thanks in part to the popularity of Game of Thrones. Revenues for Q1 reached $7.5 billion, up from the …

NEW YORK: In a new survey conducted by Miner & Co. Studios, seven out of ten U.S. TV watchers identified themselves as "binge viewers," defined as those who watch three or more episodes of one series in a single sitting. The survey found that 17 percent of binge viewers do …

BEVERLY HILLS: Starz has ordered two seasons of the comedy Blunt Talk, which comes from Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy) and Jonathan Ames (Bored to Death) and stars Patrick Stewart. The Media Rights Capital (MRC) series was picked up straight to series with 20 episodes over two seasons set to air …

LOS ANGELES: Endemol Beyond USA has inked a deal with Drea de Matteo to develop, produce and distribute an original digital series. The series, The Muthaship Starring Drea de Matteo, is directed by Carter B. Smith (Three Days) and will launch as an Endemol Beyond USA original digital series this …

TORONTO: AOL has presented its new slate of original programming, which includes projects from James Franco, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zoe Saldana, Ellen DeGeneres and others. Making a Scene with James Franco was born out of Franco's love for movies. Each episode will see Franco and one or more fellow artists …

PREMIUM: Marion Edwards, the president of international television at Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, talks to World Screen about the ever-changing, yet exciting, nature of the business she loves so much. WS: Is the sequencing of windows for movies relatively stable compared to windows for television series? EDWARDS: We’ve always …

NEW YORK: At its Upfront presentation to advertisers yesterday, Hulu revealed that it will triple its content marketing budget to showcase its original series, which include the just renewed Deadbeat from Lionsgate. Mike Hopkins, the streaming platform's CEO, also announced that the subscription service Hulu Plus has topped the 6-million …

NEW YORK: There are a number of new original programs set for Crackle, including the comedy Tightrope, executive produced by Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston, along with three returning series. Cranston returns to his comedic roots as executive producer on Tightrope, which replaces a character from a classic detective series with …