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NATPE has lined up its first-ever Living the Dream: A Career in Content event in partnership with the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and the NHFA (National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts).

Tina Perry, executive VP of business and legal affairs and board member of OWN, has been named general manager of the network effective January 2019, as Erik Logan is departing after seven years as president.

GRB Entertainment has been renamed as GRB Studios, with Scot Cru being promoted to president of the reorganized company.

Netflix is in final negotiations to acquire its first studio complex, ABQ Studios, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, creating a new production hub in the state.

Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution (TCFTVD) has elevated Chris Bettes to senior VP of brand marketing and creative.

Artist View Entertainment is presenting the action-packed, sci-fi adventure Axcellerator.

The series 9-1-1, which explores the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters, now has a second season in the U.S., and Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution is showcasing the title at MIPCOM.

Crown Media International Distribution is offering programming from the Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Hallmark Drama and the SVOD platform Hallmark Movies Now.

L.A. Reid and Charles Goldstuck’s Hitco Entertainment is teaming up with Craig Piligian’s Pilgrim Media Group to develop and produce music-focused projects for distribution across all platforms.

Aidan Gillen of Game of Thrones fame stars in the drama Project Blue Book, inspired by the U.S. Air Force’s investigation into UFOs, with the title leading the A+E Networks slate for MIPCOM.