World Screen

NEW YORK: A new report from Parks Associates finds that the number of households planning to "cut the cord" is reaching 7 percent for U.S. broadband households with pay-TV service. The report, Under Attack: Assessing New Threats to Pay TV, finds that consumers are watching more than 30 hours of …

LOS ANGELES: Saturday Night Live alum Andy Samberg, who currently stars on the award-winning comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine, has been tapped to host the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards later this year. An Emmy-winning writer, Samberg’s role as Det. Jake Peralta in Brooklyn Nine-Nine won him a Golden Globe Award for best …

BETHPAGE: Cablevision and HBO have entered into a partnership to make the stand-alone streaming service HBO NOW available to Optimum Online customers via the internet. The agreement makes Optimum the first cable provider to partner with HBO to offer the new service, which is expected to launch in April. Cablevision …

ATLANTA: Upcoming U.S. comedy network LAFF has signed film agreements with Sony Pictures Television, The Walt Disney Studios and Miramax, securing the TV rights for more than 250 feature films. LAFF, an over-the-air broadcast TV network, is set to debut April 15. From the Sony Pictures Television library, the network …

LOS ANGELES: U.S. network Pop has ordered a second season of Schitt's Creek, a comedy series starring Eugene and Daniel Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Chris Elliott and Annie Murphy. Schitt's Creek follows a formerly rich family who find themselves out of money and forced to live in a small, depressing town …

BURBANK: Former Sony Pictures Television exec Ron Garfield has been tapped to head BUZZR TV, FremantleMedia North America’s new digital multicast channel. Garfield will serve as executive VP and general manager for the network, which is set to launch this summer on all 17 FOX O&O markets. The hub will …

LOS ANGELES: FX has inked a first-look production deal with Stacey Sher, who was nominated for an Oscar for her work on Django Unchained and Erin Brockovich, and her production company Shiny Penny. The two-year agreement between FX and Shiny Penny covers all projects developed for FX Networks. Sher is …

LOS ANGELES: Adrian Sexton, a former Participant Media and Lionsgate executive, has joined Endemol Beyond USA as its chief operating officer. Sexton will be in charge of building new strategic partnerships and investments, business development, strategy, sales and distribution opportunities for the premium channel network, a division of Endemol Shine …

LOS ANGELES: Endemol Beyond USA, the premium channel network and digital division of Endemol Shine North America, has added former Univision and Maker Studios execs to its sales team. Jeff Browning, who most recently worked at Univision Television, has been named the senior VP of sales, while Jenn Mancini, who …

BURBANK: ABC Family has greenlit Kevin from Work, an original single-camera comedy series written, created and exec produced by Barbie Adler (How I Met Your Mother). Kevin from Work centers on a young man who declares his love for a co-worker after he accepts another job that winds up falling …