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Daily Archives : Oct 6, 2009

‘Californication’ Gets Early Fourth-Season Pickup From Showtime

After hitting an all-time ratings high with last week’s third-season premiere, Showtime’s “Californication” has received an early fourth-season pickup, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Some 821,000 viewers tuned in to the premiere, up 57% from last season’s figure. –Elizabeth Jensen

R.J. Cutler Shifts Some Production to Evolution Media

R.J. Cutler’s Actual Reality Pictures made a deal to have Evolution Media co-produce reality projects it has in the works at MTV, Bravo, TruTV and Sony Pictures TV, Variety reports. Evolution will also have a first-look option on future Actual…

Sander Schwartz Tapped to Run Fremantle’s New Kids Division

Longtime kids TV executive Sander Schwartz has been named to head up FremantleMedia Enterprises’ new children’s division, Variety reports. Schwartz, who was previously president of animation at Warner Bros. and also ran Columbia TriStar’s children’s programming, will be exec VP,…