Kristin Brzoznowski

Access Entertainment has acquired James Packer’s stake in RatPac Entertainment, including its film, TV and documentary business, along with a major piece of the RatPac-Dune venture that co-finances films for Warner Bros. Pictures.

EPIX has renewed its distribution agreement with Frontier Communications, which has a reach in 29 states across the U.S.

Dexter Goei, the president of the board of Altice and Altice USA chairman and CEO, is lined up to deliver a keynote at the NAB Show titled “Global Growth and the Future of Media.”

NBC and the NBC Television Affiliates Board have agreed to terms opting into NBCUniversal’s carriage agreements with new OTT streaming services and TV Everywhere distribution rights for pay-TV subscribers.

The contemporary British thriller Clique has been licensed by all3media International to the U.S. channel Pop TV, which has also acquired the MTG original Swedish Dicks.

The ITV Studios format Big Star's Little Star has been adapted for the U.S. market, launching on USA Network in May with Cat Deeley as host.

The Peabody Awards board of jurors has selected Norman Lear to receive an Individual Award and the Independent Television Service (ITVS) an Institutional Award for their contributions to storytelling in television.

MTV is reinventing the series Fear Factor with Ludacris as host and executive producer.

Acorn TV has lined up four exclusive U.S. premieres for its May schedule, including its latest original, Decline and Fall.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) is set to acquire the 80.91 percent aggregate membership interests in the pay-TV network EPIX held by Viacom, Paramount and Lionsgate for approximately $1.032 billion.