CBS Corporation's board of directors is in the process of selecting outside counsel to conduct an independent investigation of misconduct allegations against CEO Leslie Moonves.

Perry Simon is joining PBS as its next chief programming executive and GM for general audience programming.

HBO has picked up the drama Euphoria to series, with both Drake and Future the Prince joining the project as executive producers.

Crown Media Family Networks has unveiled a number of new programming highlights across its portfolio, including its first-ever original streaming series, When Hope Calls (working title), which is in development for the SVOD service Hallmark Movies Now.

AMC has greenlit a new original anthology series, Dispatches From Elsewhere, created by and starring Jason Segel, which is one of several new projects unveiled at AMC Networks' TCA presentation.

CBS has issued a statement that it is investigating claims in response to an as-yet-unpublished article in The New Yorker, regarding allegations of sexual misconduct against CEO Leslie Moonves.

Lifetime has unveiled an expanded programming slate, which includes 75 movies for 2019, two spin-offs of the unscripted hit Married at First Sight and a second season of Greg Berlanti's You, with the renewal coming ahead of the series premiere.

While deal volume in the U.S. media and telecommunications sector declined slightly in the second quarter, the value of merger and acquisition activity was up, fueled by megadeals, PwC said in a new report.

Emmy-winning writer and producer Lena Waithe (The Chi) has signed a first-look deal with Showtime.

According to eMarketer’s latest U.S. pay TV/OTT forecast, the number of cord-cutters is expected to climb 32.8 percent this year to 33 million.