Kristin Brzoznowski

According to 451 Research's latest Voice of the Connected User Landscape (VoCUL) survey, consumers are increasingly paying for three or more streaming video services and original content is becoming an important reason that people are subscribing.

NEW YORK: The Top Gear franchise will see a new eight-part U.S. adaptation later this year on BBC America.

PHILADELPHIA: Comcast Corporation has appointed Dave Watson as president and CEO of Comcast Cable, with Neil Smit moving into a new role as vice chairman of Comcast Corporation, effective April 1.

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: Propagate has formed a partnership with Cheddar, a live video news and entertainment network, for content that will target millennial audiences internationally.

BROOKLYN: VICE Media and Snap Inc. have expanded their relationship to include the development and production of shows exclusively for Snapchat.

STUDIO CITY: CBS has given a series order to Young Sheldon, a new half-hour comedy that follows The Big Bang Theory's Sheldon Cooper at the age of 9.

The top 10 pay-TV service providers in the U.S. lost 937,000 television customers between them in 2016, according to the informitv Multiscreen Index.

NEW YORK: Brad Gardner has been elevated to the expanded role of senior VP of development and original programming for Paramount Network and TV Land.

New research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that 54 percent of U.S. adults report that they have Netflix in their household, while 53 percent have a DVR.

STUDIO CITY: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries has licensed the Tony Shalhoub series Monk from NBCUniversal.