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EL SEGUNDO: Even though the pay-TV industry has been shifting toward delivering services to computers, smartphones and tablets, the traditional set-top box continues to thrive, with market shipments forecast to hit record highs this year, according to IHS. Global shipments of …

LONDON: Jo McGrath has been appointed as the head of production for Europe and Africa at FOX International Channels (FIC), effective immediately. Based in London, McGrath will work under Jason Thorp, the company’s executive VP of content for Europe and …

CAMPBELL: New IPTV entrants are winning over subscribers from established pay-TV providers, particularly in Brazil and Russia, says Infonetics Research. Infonetics Research released excerpts from its new Pay TV Subscriber Database, which tracks the digital and analogue cable pay-TV, satellite pay-TV …

ATLANTA: Rob Sorcher has been promoted to executive VP and chief content officer for Cartoon Network, while Mike Lazzo is elevated to the same role at Adult Swim. Both executives will be taking on additional responsibilities for overseeing the digital …

KUALA LUMPUR: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia has secured carriage for Comedy Central Asia, MTV Live and Nick Jr. on Malaysia’s ABNxcess, the Asian Broadcasting Network’s flagship offering. All three channels launch tomorrow, July 9, as part of ABNxcess’ commercial …

LONDON: A new study by Thinkbox into how people watch TV outlines why live viewing continues to thrive alongside the rapid growth of VOD, asserting that these methods of consumption satisfy different emotional needs. Thinkbox says that the six core reasons …

BEVERLY HILLS: An expanded multi-year licensing deal sees a wide variety of PBS programming becoming available to Netflix members in the U.S. and Canada, including the SVOD exclusives The Bletchley Circle and Super Why! In 2014, the PBS Kids preschool hit Super Why! …

LONDON: The number of pay-TV households reached 772 million in 2012, according to Digital TV Research, which reports that pay-TV revenues were $184 billion for the year. The 772 million pay-TV households, comprised of both analogue and digital, is up from the 585 …

OTTAWA/MONTREAL: The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has approved Bell’s revised bid to take over Astral Media, paving the way for the C$3.2 billion acquisition to close as early as July 5. The CRTC approved the sale on conditions …

SYDNEY/NEW YORK: Amid the rapid growth of multi-screen homes, Australians continue to spend the majority of their screen time with the traditional TV set, according to the latest Australian Multi-Screen Report. The report finds that 27 percent of Australian homes now …