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BURBANK: FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has formed its own digital content studio, Tiny Riot!, which will be led by Gayle Gilman, formerly the executive VP of digital content at FMNA. Gilman will serve as the executive VP and general manager of Tiny Riot!, reporting to Lee Rierson, FMNA's COO. The …

MCLEAN/NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: Gannett Broadcasting and Lionsgate-owned Debmar-Mercury are teaming up to develop, produce, test and distribute first-run syndicated series that feature interactive elements. The partnership is for first-run broadcast series across all genres for a variety of day parts. Gannett would be able to start testing them on its …

LOS ANGELES: Cineflix has upped Andy McEntee to VP of development just as the outfit rolls out new series into the U.S. McEntee will be based in Los Angeles, where he’ll report to Brandon Killion, the executive VP of programming and development for North America. In his new role, McEntee …

NEW YORK: WE tv has officially dropped the word "women" from its name, focusing instead on the word "we" and its relation to a socially networked world. The network is expanding its focus on the broader, more universal implications of the word "we" in a connected and social world. The …

LOS ANGELES: Beth Miyares has been named senior VP of drama development and programming at FOX, while Conor Welch joins the company as VP of comedy development and programming. Miyares comes to FOX from CBS Television Studios, where she served as VP of drama development. Prior to that, she was …

MONTREAL: Zone3, which is behind productions such as Match Game and God, Guns & Automobiles, has opened an office in New York, appointing Julian Locke as executive VP and head of U.S. operations. The company currently has several projects in development for both Canadian and U.S. broadcasters, and is looking …

SHERMAN OAKS: ITV Studios US Group has formed a joint venture with Marty Adelstein to launch Tomorrow ITV Studios, dedicated to scripted content. The scripted studio will develop, pitch and produce one-hour drama and comedy projects. The output will be represented by ITV Studios Global Entertainment. The studios' first project …

LOS ANGELES: Fox Television Studios has struck up a first-look deal with the TV producer Elizabeth Guber Stephen, who will develop and produce cable-based projects through her Gables Media outfit. Initial projects include the one-hour drama Timeline for USA Network. The series is from best-selling author Jennifer Lynn Barnes, with …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: Chris Selak, the executive VP of television at Lionsgate, has signed a new multiyear agreement with the company to continue leading the creative aspects of the studio's TV development slate and current programming activities. Selak joined Lionsgate in 2011. During her time with the company, Lionsgate has enjoyed …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: Nielsen's Mitch Barns, Disney's Andy Bird and NBCU's Cesar Conde are among the new members to join The Paley Center for Media's board of trustees. Barns is the CEO of Nielsen; he joins along with Bird, the chairman of Walt Disney International, and Conde, the executive VP of …