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LOS ANGELES: Broad Green Pictures has hired Gail Heaney as the company's executive VP of media, a title she previously held at Lionsgate's Summit Entertainment. Heaney will be charged with developing media strategies for all theatrical, VOD and home-entertainment releases across all platforms. As executive VP of media at Summit …

SILVER SPRING: U.S. network Destination America is set to launch next month a daytime programming block dedicated to ghosts and the supernatural. Titled No Life to Live, the special block will roll out June 1 and continue weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Some of the titles scheduled to …

NEW YORK: Oxygen Media has unveiled a new online destination, Very Real, which features fresh and original content targeted at the network's young female audience. Very Real will focus on a variety of lifestyle topics, with new articles and video coming to the site each day. The platform will launch …

UNIVERSAL CITY: Universal Pictures is planning an unprecedented six-network NBCUniversal roadblock broadcast of Jurassic Park, which will be hosted by Steven Spielberg and Chris Pratt, who will introduce an exclusive preview of the upcoming Jurassic World movie. The roadblock broadcast of the original Jurassic Park will begin on June 5 …

NEW YORK: Outpost Entertainment has hired Rebecca Halpern as VP of development, marking the company's first key creative appointment since its launch in late 2013. Halpern has had projects in development at Discovery and Animal Planet, and has served as showrunner and producer for true crime, arts and culture, lifestyle …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: FTI Consulting is forecasting that core U.S. online advertising will surpass broadcast TV, which has long been the dominant media in ad spending. The firm's U.S. Media Industry Forecast reports that core online advertising will climb from $37.5 billion in 2014 to $41.8 billion this year and $55.6 …

NEW YORK: Vimeo has introduced a set of new subscription tools for Vimeo On Demand, which provides creators with the option to charge fans a monthly subscription fee for unlimited viewing. Creators still have the ability to offer content à la carte for sale or rental as well. With the …

HOLLYWOOD: The California Film Commission has unveiled the list of 11 projects selected to receive tax credits under the first allocation of the state’s new Film and Television Tax Credit Program 2.0, which expands program funding from $100 million to $330 million annually. The program’s first application period was open …

LONDON: In an effort to increase its U.S. presence, DRG has established an office in Los Angeles. The team at the new L.A. base will work with both broadcasters and producers in America to acquire high-end factual and scripted shows to add to DRG’s slate. Joining the U.S. team will …

LOS ANGELES: The SVOD service Urban Movie Channel has picked up more than 40 hours of content from Starz Digital, including the stand-up comedy series Martin Lawrence Presents: First Amendment. Also headed to RLJ Entertainment's subscription-based video streaming service are Phunny Business, featuring comedian Dave Chappelle and the late comedian and …