Joel Marino

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix has acquired U.S. and select international rights for Ricky Gervais’s upcoming film David Brent: Life on the Road, a spin-off of his hit comedy series The Office.

According to a new global study, virtual reality will play a decisive role in the future of OTT video, with a majority of OTT companies agreeing that the technology is here to stay. Level 3 Communications commissioned the study, titled The OTT-Video Services Market: Today's Trends and What Is Next for 4K, HDR, HFR and VR and conducted by Unisphere Research in partnership with Streaming Media.

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced cooperation agreements with 27 international sports federations to collaborate on content for the upcoming Olympic Channel.

LONDON: Netflix and U.K. channel E4 have picked up Crazy Face, a new comedy horror series from Misfits creator Howard Overman.

NEW YORK/SANTA MONICA: MTV has announced a series of key hires and appointments to its new leadership team under Sean Atkins, president of MTV.

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix has picked up a Lionsgate-produced comedy series based on the 2014 indie film Dear White People.

Millennials stream more than half of their TV content and are more likely to choose Netflix over live viewing, according to a new report from Horowitz Research. The study, titled State of Cable & Digital Media 2016, found that 18- to 34-year-old TV viewers report spending 54 percent of their viewing time streaming and just 25 percent watching content live.

BURBANK: Disney has announced a pair of promotions within Disney Media Distribution and Disney & ESPN Media Networks.

NEW YORK: Verizon has agreed to acquire a 24.5 percent stake in AwesomenessTV as part of a deal that will also see the companies working to create a new mobile video service.

NEW YORK: The National Football League (NFL) has named Twitter as its exclusive partner to deliver a live, worldwide OTT digital stream of Thursday Night Football throughout the 2016 NFL Regular Season.