Joanna Padovano Tong

LOS ANGELES: TV5MONDE USA has inked a new carriage deal with Mediacom Communications that increases the French-language entertainment channel's distribution to 16 states in the U.S.

BURBANK: Freeform has appointed Sarah Tomassi Lindman as its senior VP of content planning and strategy, reporting to Tom Ascheim, the channel's president.

MONACO: Next year's SPORTELAmerica is scheduled to take place in March and will once again be held at the JW Marriott Marquis in Miami.

SUNNYVALE: Yahoo Esports has inked a two-year deal with ESL to bring eSports to mainstream audiences through distribution across Yahoo's properties.

NEW YORK: CBS Television Network's digital subscription VOD and live-streaming service CBS All Access has become available on Microsoft's Xbox One.

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has debuted The Voice on Snapchat, a five-part series in which four performers will be selected by the coaches from the current season of The Voice.

SAN FRANCISCO: Discovery Digital Networks has appointed Bernard Ho, a seasoned senior digital exec, as its VP of partnerships and development.

MONTREAL: Stingray Digital Group has appointed Rick Bergan as the company's new head of content distribution for the United States, effective August 15.

LOS ANGELES: Lauren Ruggiero has been elevated to VP of scripted original series at Spike TV.

LOS ANGELES: IM Global has hired John Zois, a former EuropaCorp exec, as senior VP of acquisitions for the independent entertainment studio.