UNIVERSAL CITY: Dawn Olmstead has been appointed to the expanded role of executive VP of development at Universal Cable Productions (UCP) and Wilshire Studios.

ENGLEWOOD: DISH has filed a lawsuit accusing NBCUniversal of breach of contract over statements made about their carriage negotiations.

The downward trajectory of the U.S. multichannel segment continued in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to a recent report from SNL Kagan, despite a resurgence in cable subscriptions and solid direct-broadcast satellite (DBS) results. SNL Kagan estimates the combined cable, DBS and telecommunications (telco) sectors lost more than 1 million video customers in 2015.

NEW YORK: Bravo Media and Mashable are working together to co-produce four short-form originals for their respective social and digital platforms.

LOS ANGELES: Relativity Media, which has now completed the financial arrangements necessary to emerge from Chapter 11, has confirmed that Dana Brunetti will be president of production, though Kevin Spacey will no longer be involved.

SANTA MONICA: Comic-Con International and Lionsgate have named their new SVOD platform Comic-Con HQ, which will roll out in beta on May 7 before making its official launch in June.

BURBANK: The CW has given early renewals to 11 of its prime-time series for the 2016-17 season, among them Arrow, returning for season five.

NEW YORK: fuboTV, which is the fastest-growing virtual MVPD in the U.S., has raised $15 million in Series B funding, led by investments from Sky and 21st Century Fox.

BURBANK: ABC has issued early pickups for a slew of series for the 2016-17 season, among them the dramas How to Get Away with Murder, Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal.

NEW YORK: TV Land has inked an overall deal with Darren Star, the creator, executive producer and writer of Younger, in addition to announcing an adaptation of the cult comedy hit The First Wives Club.