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BURBANK: ESPN is set to hold the exclusive broadcast rights for the Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest through 2024 after extending its partnership with Major League Eating. The annual food competition will be broadcast live this Friday at noon on ESPNews and WatchESPN. The one-hour telecast from …

LOS ANGELES: Jay Baruchel is set to star in a new comedy series for FXX from Broadway Video that is being executive produced by Lorne Michaels. Man Seeking Woman has received a 10×30-minute order by FXX for a 2015 premiere. It is based on a book of short stories, The …

NEW YORK: Following on the success of The Spoils of Babylon, IFC has ordered a second installment of the Funny or Die franchise, The Spoils Before Dying, from executive producer Will Ferrell. The new book-to-screen adaptation from the fictional literary author Eric Jonrosh will debut in summer 2015 with six …

SEATTLE: Amazon has added the new comedy Red Oaks, from Steven Soderbergh (Behind the Candelabra) and David Gordon Green (Eastbound & Down), to its third pilot season. The comedy stars Craig Roberts (Submarine) as an assistant tennis pro at the Red Oaks Country Club in suburban New Jersey in 1985. …

BURBANK: Kate Juergens is leaving her post as the chief creative officer and executive VP of original content at ABC Family after a decade-long tenure with the network. Juergens joined ABC Family in 2004 and has been leading the charge with original series development, including hits such as The Secret …

LONDON: TRACE Sport Stars, a European network dedicated to sports celebrities, is set to premiere in the U.S. this summer after closing a carriage deal with DISH Network. The two-year-old channel will debut in DISH’s international basic package for satellite subscribers before launching as part of the sports pack on …

LOS ANGELES: The Netflix comedy Orange Is the New Black and the HBO drama True Detective both notched up 12 nominations in their first time competing for an Emmy, though Game of Thrones led the pack with 19 nods for the 66th annual awards. By network, HBO had the most …

NEW YORK: Even though the Supreme Court ruled against Aereo in its copyright battle, the streaming video startup has said that it can and will still continue to operate and should be treated as a cable company going forward. Following the Supreme Court's decision that Aereo violated broadcasters' copyrights, the …

LOS ANGELES: ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC are all dedicating airtime to the live one-hour fundraising event Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C) on September 5, along with a slew of other broadcast and cable networks. This year's event marks the fourth, after historic fundraising telecasts in 2008, 2010 and 2012. …

LOS ANGELES: Global Eagle Entertainment, the inflight entertainment and Internet company founded by former CBS and Sony exec Jeff Sagansky and former MGM chief Harry Sloan, has appointed Dave Davis as CEO and member of the board of directors. Davis was previously the chief financial officer and chief operating officer …