Kristin Brzoznowski

A new survey from GfK finds that millennials account for nearly half of the U.S. "cordless" population, as those 18 to 34 turn to streaming for TV and video instead of a pay-TV subscription.

NEW YORK: Expanding on her most recent role as executive VP of VH1, Amy Doyle has been promoted to general manager of MTV, VH1 and Logo.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. President Donald Trump has designated Ajit Pai as the 34th chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter and dick clark productions (dcp) will again partner to live-stream programming from upcoming award shows exclusively on the online platform.

LOS ANGELES: Kinetic Content has promoted Karrie Wolfe and Katie Griffin to executive VPs and co-heads of development and programming.

BURBANK: Robert Langer has been named executive VP and chief financial officer of Disney|ABC Television, reporting to Ben Sherwood, co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of Disney|ABC Television.

STAMFORD: NBC Sports Group and AT&T are offering the first live U.S. telecast of the Premier League in 4K ultra high definition this weekend to eligible DIRECTV customers.

LOS ANGELES: David Brownfield, who served as senior VP of current programs at CBS Television for nine years, has been named executive VP at The Mark Gordon Company (TMGC).

LOS ANGELES: Salil Mehta has been named president of FoxNext, a newly created division that will work across Twentieth Century Fox Film and Fox Networks Group to develop video gaming, location-based entertainment, virtual and augmented reality productions.

NEW YORK: HSN and A+E Networks are launching a co-branded retail partnership with Lifetime’s original movie Beaches, which is debuting on January 21.