Kristin Brzoznowski

Due to the concerns around coronavirus, Disney, NBCUniversal, Sony, ViacomCBS and Warner Bros. have decided to explore alternative options to hosting the L.A. Screenings in Los Angeles.

CBS Television Network will forego its live presentation to the advertising community at Carnegie Hall, opting instead for a video presentation, and NBCUniversal has canceled its live Upfronts, with plans to televise and stream the event.

Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that the largest pay-TV providers in the U.S., representing about 95 percent of the market, lost about 4.9 million net video subscribers in 2019.

Digital TV Research is forecasting the number of U.S. SVOD subscriptions to climb from 199 million in 2019 to 307 million by 2025, a gain of 108 million subs.

Pay-TV revenues in Canada and the U.S. peaked in 2015 at $112 billion, and Digital TV Research is forecasting that revenues will fall by $50 billion to $62 billion in 2025.

Comcast has acquired the advertising-supported streaming service Xumo, which has over 190 different genre-grouped channels.

Greg Berlanti's Berlanti Productions has tapped former AMC Networks and FOX Broadcasting Company executive David Madden as its new president, spearheading the company’s television operations, in addition to promoting Sarah Schechter.

Redbox Free Live TV has launched in the U.S. with nearly 30 channels of movies and episodic content, including three exclusive Redbox-branded channels.

Showtime is developing The Auteur, starring Academy Award nominee Jude Law (The Young Pope) and directed by Academy Award winner Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, The Mandalorian).

The global measurement and data analytics company Nielsen has made three new appointments, including tapping A+E Networks alum Sean Cohan as chief growth officer and president of international.