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BEVERLY HILLS: Starz has elevated C. Brett Marottoli to VP of program acquisitions, a promotion that will see the exec oversee all movie and TV content programming acquisitions for Starz Networks’ premium pay-TV offerings. The exec will play a lead role in developing and executing the strategic direction for content …

SHERMAN OAKS: ITV Studios America has elevated Bruce Robertson from senior VP of creative strategy to the executive VP role within the unit. Robertson is based in the company's Los Angeles headquarters, reporting to Orly Adelson, the president of ITV Studios America. Robertson will oversee the development and the expanded …

NEW YORK: Electus International is bringing to the market in Cannes a lineup of original series developed by Electus, along with third-party titles. Highlights for the company are two seasons of the social experiment Dating Naked, from Lighthearted Entertainment; the culinary game show Food Fighters; the series Jane the Virgin, …

LOS ANGELES: FX Networks has placed an order for the comedy pilot Pariah, which stars comedian Bill Burr as a volatile TV personality. Pariah centers on Joe Abbott, a man who was kicked out of show business after having an on-air meltdown. The pilot, to be directed by Rob McElhenney, …

LOS ANGELES: TV5MONDE USA has extended its carriage pact with Charter Communications to include two new channel launches: TiVi5MONDE Kids and TV5MONDE Info. TiVi5MONDE Kids is America’s first and only French-language channel devoted solely to children’s programming. The channel is programmed to appeal to children and youth audiences ages 4 …

BURBANK: Robert A. Iger is to remain as the chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company through June 30, 2018, an extension of his current contract. Under the terms of Iger's last contract, signed in July 2013, he was to step down in June 2016. This extension takes him …

LOS ANGELES: Tyler Massey, a former sales executive at Eyeworks International Distribution, has formed his own company, MassMedia International, which will represent formats as well as finished series. The new outfit will distribute content across genres such as reality, scripted, entertainment and documentary. The company will rep programming from established …

OAKBOOK TERRACE: The online streaming service launched by DVD kiosk operator Redbox and telco Verizon in March of last year is being shuttered this week "because it was not as successful as we hoped it would be," the companies said in a statement posted to the Redbox Instant website. The …

CANNES: Cennarium, the world’s first global performing arts streaming platform, is making its MIPCOM debut, and CEO Gulu Monteiro has a number of goals he’s looking to achieve at the market. “Not only are we aiming to increase the reach of the Cennarium platform—which is the world’s first global, live …

SEATTLE: Steven Soderbergh's coming-of-age comedy Red Oaks and the dramatic thriller Hand of God, penned by Ben Watkins and directed by Marc Forster, have been picked up to series at Amazon's Prime Instant Video. “We are excited to get working on full seasons of Hand of God and Red Oaks,” …