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NEW YORK: AMC has already ordered a second season of 13 episodes of Better Call Saul, though the Breaking Bad prequel is now set to premiere in early 2015. The network has unveiled several updates on the series, which is filming in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The first season of ten …

TORONTO: Lifetime is set to take a behind-the-scenes look at one of the ’90s most popular Saturday morning series in The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story. The film is currently shooting in Vancouver, with a premiere date scheduled for Labor Day, September 1, at 9 p.m. The movie will …

LOS ANGELES: FX Networks has secured the exclusive post-pay window for a slew of this year's highest grossing films, among them 22 Jump Street, The Fault in Our Stars and X-Men: Days of Future Past. Also acquired by FX Networks are Neighbors, Amazing Spiderman 2, The Other Woman, Captain America …

NEW YORK: Following on her HBO feature-length documentary Life is But a Dream, Beyoncé is returning to the premium cable network with a ten-episode series of concert performances, titled Beyoncé: x10. Starting June 29, a new four-minute segment will debut every Sunday night at 8:55 p.m., right before the debut …

SANTA MONICA: Assaf Blecher, the VP of programming and development at dick clark productions, is expanding his remit to take on oversight for the joint venture with Keshet International, Keshet DCP. In addition to his responsibilities at dick clark productions, Blecher will manage programming and development for Keshet DCP. The …

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter has bought the video-sharing service SnappyTV for an undisclosed amount, a move the social media company says will help publishers quickly share moments from important televised events as they happen. The four-year-old startup SnappyTV has already been working with Twitter and its media partners to edit and …

NEW YORK: Bravo Media and Universal Cable Productions have kicked off production in Vancouver for Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, the first scripted show for Bravo. Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce centers on a self-help book author who is adjusting to life as a single person. The hour-long program will star series regulars …

NEW YORK: Total advertising expenditures in the U.S. reached $34.9 billion in the first quarter of 2014, an increase of 5.7 percent on Q1 2013, receiving a nice lift from the Winter Olympics, according to the latest report from Kantar Media. Spending was up 9.7 percent across all measured types …

SEATTLE: Amazon Studios is slated to premiere the half-hour dramatic comedy Really as part of its third pilot season, which kicks off on Amazon Instant Video later in the year. Really, which comes from Jay Chandrasekhar (Super Troopers), Main Street Films' Craig Chang and Harrison Kordestani, follows four couples living …

LOS ANGELES: Host Ryan Seacrest and judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. are coming back for the 14th season of American Idol, which is slated to launch on FOX in 2015. Seacrest has been presenting the show, produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment, since its premiere …