Mansha Daswani

STAMFORD: NBC Olympics has entered into an exclusive pact with Samsung for virtual reality coverage of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

LAS VEGAS: The Council for Research Excellence (CRE) has released new findings from a study that shows that television outperforms digital platforms—computers, smartphones and tablets—when it comes to viewer ad attention and recall.

By 2022, U.S. TV station owners will receive $11.6 billion in retransmission fees from multichannel operators, according to SNL Kagan. U.S. retrans fees hit $6.4 billion last year and are set to reach $7.7 billion this year, a 20-percent gain. SNL Kagan observes that while retrans fees are gaining, including annual increases in dollar-per-subscription rates, margins are under pressure.

LOS ANGELES: FX Networks has given the go-ahead to three more seasons of Archer, and has inked a new overall deal with the show's producer, Floyd County Productions.

BURBANK: Freeform has tapped Jana Steele Helman to direct the development of its scripted drama and comedy series.

LOS ANGELES: Julie McNamara has been tapped to fill the newly created post of executive VP of original content at CBS All Access, CBS's SVOD and live-streaming service.

ENGLEWOOD: Sling TV and DISH have renewed their carriage deal with Zee for ten branded channels, and signed a new agreement to add a further 27 services from the Indian media giant.

BOSTON: The rate of increase in U.S. consumer spending on streaming video subscriptions has slowed, indicating that the market is “approaching saturation,” according to research firm Strategy Analytics.

MIAMI: The 2016 and 2017 broadcast rights for the North American Soccer League (NASL) have been acquired by beIN SPORTS.

NEW YORK: For the first time in its history, NBCUniversal will hold a single upfront for its entire portfolio of broadcast and cable networks.