BURBANK: CBSN, CBS News’ digital streaming news service, and Instagram have partnered to feature curated Instagram Stories in CBSN’s live streaming coverage for the upcoming U.S. presidential and vice presidential debates.

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BURBANK: CBS has ordered the half-hour, multi-camera comedy Superior Donuts, which stars newcomer Jermaine Fowler alongside comedy legend Judd Hirsch.

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Magid’s annual Magid Media Futures survey has revealed that more respondents than ever intend to cut the pay-TV cord, canceling their pay-TV service and not signing up for a new one. This year, 5.7 percent of respondents said they were “very likely” to cut the cord. This compares to 3.8 percent of pay-TV subscribers last year and under 2 percent when Magid first conducted the study in 2011.

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NEW YORK: Discovery Communications has named Michael Bishara as senior VP and general manager for OTT and digital syndication.

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CULVER CITY: Charlie Sheen has signed on to star in and executive produce Crackle’s original movie Mad Families.

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LOS ANGELES: Gunpowder & Sky has acquired the independent content sales and distribution company FilmBuff.

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LOS ANGELES: At last night's 68th Emmy Awards, Game of Thrones was crowned best drama, while Mr. Robot's Rami Malek and Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany each took home their first win in the category.

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LONDON: A series of executive changes have been announced by NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke, as Ted Harbert, chairman of NBC Broadcasting, exits the company.

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ATLANTA: Turner has entered into multiyear licensing agreements for the Star Wars movie collection through domestic deals with The Walt Disney Studios and 20th Century Fox.

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NEW YORK: Time Warner Investments has led a $12 million Series B funding round for You.i TV, which provides a platform behind video apps across multiple devices.

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