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The Content Group (TCG), a part of Asylum Entertainment Group (AEG), has expanded its executive team with the appointments of Shanon Smith as senior VP of production and Sandra Young as VP of current production and partnerships.

Ballantyne Strong has launched Strong Studios, led by David Ozer, former CEO of Landmark Studio Group, a division of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment.

Topic, the streaming service from First Look Entertainment, has launched in the U.S. on Comcast's entertainment platforms, including Xfinity X1, Xfinity Flex and XClass TVs.

Digital TV Research is forecasting that SVOD subscriptions—for movies, linear channels and TV episodes, excluding other platforms such as sports—in the U.S. will increase from 354 million at the end of 2021 to 458 million in 2027.

Universal Content Productions (UCP) has expanded its leadership team with the hiring of Rebecca Franko and Kenny Tsai, both as senior VPs of current programming.

Hulu has ordered a 20-episode second season of the How I Met Your Mother sequel, How I Met Your Father.

Electric Entertainment has partnered with Samsung to deliver its ElectricNOW FAST channel on all U.S. Samsung smart TVs and select mobile devices.

Hulu has acquired the U.S. rights to the Canadian hockey comedy Shoresy, a spin-off of Crave's Letterkenny.

According to a new survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of TransUnion, more consumers in the U.S. are streaming now than watching cable and satellite TV.

Keshet Studios has appointed Lisa Roos, former senior VP of drama development at NBC, as executive VP of television.