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LOS ANGELES: David Smyth has been elevated from VP of sales at Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution to senior VP of sales and development. Smyth will work with Twentieth Century Fox production executives to explore co-production opportunities for new, original content to air in the U.S. and around the world. …

BURBANK: The Walt Disney Company has released a series of WATCH authenticated products for DIRECTV customers, enabling them to access live and on-demand content from its channels on computers, smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles and connected devices. The launch includes WATCH ABC, WATCH ABC Family, WATCH Disney Channel, WATCH Disney Junior, …

NEW YORK: Rob Sharenow, the executive VP and general manager of Lifetime, is adding to his responsibilities by taking charge of A&E, as David McKillop returns to his roots as a producer. Sharenow is a 15-year veteran of A+E Networks. He has held his current post at Lifetime since June 2013. …

PHILADELPHIA: Revenue for NBCUniversal increased 2.3 percent to $6.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2014, thanks in part to healthy gains from broadcast television. In Q4, revenue growth in theme parks and broadcast television was partially offset by lower filmed entertainment revenue driven by a year-over-year decline in home …

BURBANK: The CW has added two new series to its summer schedule, including the British scripted comedy Dates. The CW has acquired nine episodes of Dates, in which each episode focuses on a first date between two people who have met on an online dating service. It features such stars …

BURBANK: Among those taking part in the 10th anniversary celebrity cast of Dancing with the Stars are music icon Patti LaBelle and Shark Tank's Robert Herjavec. Taking part in the new season are gymnast Nastia Liukin; Riker Lynch, a member of the recording act R5; model and actress Charlotte McKinney; …

LOS ANGELES: Brad Schwartz has been promoted to president of Pop, adding oversight of business operations to his current programming and creative responsibilities. Schwartz has served as Pop's president of entertainment and media since joining the network in April 2013. Now, he assumes oversight for a broad range of business, …

NEW YORK: EPIX and Amazon have extended their pact that provides thousands of new releases, classic library titles and original programs for Prime Instant Video. The agreement covers movies from EPIX studio partners, Paramount Pictures, Lionsgate and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. Through the deal, the service has access to new releases such …

LOS ANGELES: Discovery Communications has appointed Robert Marick as VP of North American licensing and global location-based entertainment for Discovery Consumer Products. In his new role, Marick is charged with the strategy and development of products across the Discovery family of channels for both the U.S. and Canada. He is …

NEW YORK: TV and movie streaming service Popcornflix has launched an app for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, with a future rollout for Latin America in the works. Through the free Popcornflix app, PS4 and PS3 users will be able to access thousands of full-length movies and TV shows, cartoon …