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NEW YORK: It’s that time of year again, when so many of us take a break to either spend time with family, go on vacation, or both, and celebrate the holiday season.

LOS ANGELES: Bob Bakish, Viacom's CEO, and Nancy Dubuc, the president and CEO of A+E Networks, are lined up to deliver keynote addresses as part of the agenda for NATPE Miami 2017.

MADRID: The Olympic Channel secured cooperation agreements with World Air Sports Federation, World Bowling and World Flying Disc Federation to collaborate on content and expand its lineup.

NEW YORK: According to new FX Networks Research figures, a record 455 scripted original series went out this year across broadcast, cable and streaming sources.

BURBANK: Disney/ABC Television Group has signed a wide-ranging deal with Snap Inc., part of which will see the company produce original episodic shows for Snapchat.

TORONTO: Tricon Films & Television has been granted a 30-day period of creditor protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA).

TEL AVIV: Keshet International Gaming (KIG) has unveiled plans for Racket: Nx, a new virtual-reality arcade game created by Waves and developed by OneHamsa that is slated for global release next year.

NEW YORK: Bolstering its international team, A+E Networks has appointed Patrick Vien and Edward Sabin to serve as executive managing directors.

The latest Multiscreen Index from informitv shows the leading 100 pay-TV services saw a total quarterly increase of 3.45 million subscribers, up by 0.8 percent over the third quarter of 2016, compared to 3.74 million or 0.95 percent a year ago.

PARIS: Some 30 major eSports companies, as well as international brands and ad agencies, have signed on to attend Esports BAR, the first B2B networking event fully dedicated to eSports.