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Up TV and Freeform have licensed the cable syndication rights to ABC’s family sitcom Fresh Off the Boat from Twentieth TV. The comedy will join Up TV and Freeform’s lineups later this year. The deal for both networks includes all four seasons plus the recently picked up season five of the series. The pact comes only…

UP TV has named veteran marketing and media executive Scot Safon as chief marketing officer for the cable network. In his new position, Safon and his team will be managing all brand communications for UP, a family-focused entertainment destination targeted to adults. In the coming months, Safon and his team will…

Barry Watson (Samantha Who?, 7th Heaven) has been tapped to star and Raquel Welch will recur in Date My Dad, a comedy set to premiere in June on UP. Also cast in the 10-episode family dramedy created, written and executive produced by Nina Colman are Zenia Marie Marshall (Summer of Dreams), Lilah Fitzgerald (Girlfriend…

Longtime TLC exec Amy Winter has been tapped for the newly created position of EVP and General Manager at UP TV. In her new role, she will oversee and guide development and production of scripted and nonscripted series and movies as well as scheduling and acquisitions, marketing and public relations and digital and…

UPDATED 3:22 PM: More fallout from the Stephen Collins audiotape that surfaced yesterday. ABC said today that the former 7th Heaven star’s scenes have been cut from an upcoming episode of the Shonda Rhimes D.C. drama Scandal. “We can confirm that we will not be airing any footage with Stephen Collins,” a network rep…