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LOS ANGELES: Tom Lesinski, formerly the president of digital content and distribution at Legendary, has formed his own production company, Energi Entertainment, and has already signed a first-look deal with Legendary Television and Digital Media. Energi scored a two-year first-look development and production deal with Legendary. The new venture is …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Consumers Union and Common Cause have sent a joint letter of opposition to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging it to reject Comcast's deal with Time Warner Cable. The groups claim that while Comcast and TWC say that they already face competition and will continue to do so, …

ATLANTA/SANTA MONICA: TNT has landed the network TV rights to the global blockbuster movie franchises The Hunger Games and Divergent in an agreement with Lionsgate. TNT scored the network premiere windows for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 1, which opens in theaters this November, and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 2, set for theatrical …

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has teamed up with the Television Academy and NBCUniversal Networks to provide a robust social media presence for tonight’s 66th Emmy Awards, which is set to air live at 8 p.m. The deal includes the participation of Access Hollywood, E! and the Today show, along with event host Seth …

LOS ANGELES: Last night's 66th Primetime Emmy Awards saw Sherlock: His Last Vow scoring the most wins, followed closely by Breaking Bad, which won for best drama. Breaking Bad was this year's outstanding drama series. Star Bryan Cranston won for lead actor in drama, while co-stars Aaron Paul and Anna …

SEATTLE: Amazon.com has reached a deal to acquire Twitch Interactive, a live video platform for gamers, for $970 million in cash. In the month of July alone, more than 55 million unique visitors viewed more than 15 billion minutes of content on Twitch. The content on the platform is produced …

CHICAGO: Vibrant TV has launched its 24-hour service on Galaxy 23 in the U.S., and is promoting the new linear offering by debuting select series on a branded channel on Hulu. Vibrant TV is 100 percent ad supported. It features lifestyle, comedy, drama, reality, travel, food, sports and family programming. …

LOS ANGELES: FX has ordered Baskets, a half-hour comedy starring The Hangover's Zach Galifianakis and co-created by Galifianakis, Louis C.K. and Jonathan Krisel. Ten episodes are set for production next year, with the series to follow in 2016. The pilot episode was co-written by Galifianakis, Emmy Award-winner Louis C.K. and …

ATLANTA: Michael Wright, a 12-year veteran of Turner, is leaving his post as the president and head of programming for TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). His departure comes as Turner initiates voluntary buyout offers to more than 500 staff members as part of a company cost-cutting plan. Wright …

MUNICH: The Weinstein Company has secured all rights, except theatrical, in the U.S. for Red Arrow International's Roald Dahl's Esio Trot, which stars Dame Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman. The family movie is currently in post-production. The screen adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic is produced by Hilary Bevan Jones (The …