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Netflix has signed an extended deal with Adam Sandler and his company Happy Madison Productions to make four more films.

beIN Media Group has recruited veteran sports-rights executive Richard Verow for the position of chief sports officer, and Daniel Markham, who Verow is succeeding in the role, has been promoted.

Amblin Television has secured a deal with The Washington Post for the rights to At War with the Truth, the newspaper's report on The Afghanistan Papers, with Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney attached as executive producer.

George Barrios and Michelle Wilson have been ousted as co-presidents at WWE.

George Cheeks has been tapped to take the reins at CBS as Joe Ianniello steps down.

Marcos Santana, president of Telemundo Global Studios, sat down for a keynote conversation with World Screen’s Anna Carugati at NATPE to talk about the state of the Spanish-language drama business.

Telemundo executives Cisco Suarez, Romina Rosado and Luis Fernandez discussed how the network is serving U.S. Hispanic audiences with reality, news and digital media in a NATPE panel moderated by World Screen’s Anna Carugati.

WildBrain CPLG has signed a deal with the British jewelry brand Tatty Devine for a collection inspired by the Peanuts comic strip.

Dan March, Dynamic Television’s founder and managing partner, talks to World Screen Newsflash about the power of brands in today’s competitive marketplace.

The Cable in St. Kitts is adding HBO as part of its channel roster, bringing to its subscribers hit shows such as Game of Thrones, Westworld and Big Little Lies, alongside new series The Outsider and Avenue 5.