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SANTA MONICA/SAN DIEGO: Seth Laderman has been named executive VP and general manager of the Comic-Con International SVOD service, an upcoming platform operated by Lionsgate. Laderman, in association with Comic-Con International, will be responsible for programming the digital hub’s broad portfolio of content, including original short-form titles created exclusively for …

LOS ANGELES: Multimedia entertainment studio Electus has elevated a number of employees in its marketing solutions, creative development, business affairs and international distribution departments. For creative development, Montrel McKay and Sean Canino have been promoted from directors to VP of creative development for television and VP of creative development for …

LOS ANGELES: AwesomenessTV has brought in Matt Kaplan, the founder of Chapter One Films, to lead the company's film division. The aim is for Awesomeness Films to release between 12 and 15 movies for theatrical and digital film distribution. Several projects are currently in production, including Shovel Buddies. The division …

LONDON: A third season of the Golden Globe-winning series Transparent has been ordered and will become available exclusively to members of Amazon Prime in 2016. The returning cast includes Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development), Judith Light (Dallas), Gaby Hoffmann (Girls), Amy Landecker (Louie) and Jay Duplass (Togetherness). Series creator Jill Soloway …

NEW YORK: AMC Networks has restructured its AMC Studios operation to function as a stand-alone unit, which will be led by Rick Olshansky and Stefan Reinhardt. The move is part of AMC Networks' push to own more of the content that airs on its networks. It is also meant to …

LOS ANGELES: Cinedigm Corp. has made a minority investment in Shout! Factory, coming as part of a wide-ranging partnership that will see the relaunch of the OTT digital channel Shout! Factory TV. The companies are planning to jointly revamp Shout’s existing AVOD OTT digital channel, which is focused on classic …

NEW YORK: The latest season of Project Runway is due to debut this summer on Lifetime, which has also lined up the new series Project Runway Junior and renewed Project Runway All Stars. The 14th installment of Project Runway will see Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn join judges Nina Garcia, …

BALTIMORE/LOS ANGELES: The Tornante Company has formed a joint venture with Sinclair Broadcast Group to acquire, create, develop, produce and distribute first-run syndicated programming for the U.S. TV market. The new Tornante-Sinclair venture is 50-50 owned by Tornante and Sinclair Television Group. The outfit will begin development immediately on a …

HOLLYWOOD: Lee Daniels, co-creator and executive producer of Empire, has inked a multiyear overall deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television, under which he will develop, write, direct and supervise new projects for the studio. The projects will come under the Lee Daniels Entertainment banner. Daniels will remain as an executive …

AUSTIN: Robert Rodriguez’s El Rey Network has created a new digital platform, The People's Network, to allow creators, makers and fans to showcase their creative talents. El Rey is kicking off the multiplatform initiative with a special promotion, The Epic Summer Movie Contest, in partnership with Corona Extra. Users are …