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CANNES: The comedy Modern Family has been a resounding success in the U.S., and the format for the show is offered by Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution.

CANNES: The Toy Box, on offer at MIPTV from Electus International, gives toy inventors an opportunity to fulfill their dreams of seeing their toy produced for children all over the world.

Almost half of U.S. consumers subscribe to a paid streaming video service, according to Deloitte's 11th Digital Democracy Survey, which also found that 66 percent of pay-TV customers keep that service because it comes bundled with an internet offering.

LOS ANGELES: Lifetime has greenlit three new movies, including Flint, starring Cher, and Watcher in the Woods, featuring Anjelica Huston.

LOS ANGELES: CBS Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television have reached a two-year broadcast agreement for the comedy The Big Bang Theory.

According to 451 Research's latest Voice of the Connected User Landscape (VoCUL) survey, consumers are increasingly paying for three or more streaming video services and original content is becoming an important reason that people are subscribing.

NEW YORK: The Top Gear franchise will see a new eight-part U.S. adaptation later this year on BBC America.

PHILADELPHIA: Comcast Corporation has appointed Dave Watson as president and CEO of Comcast Cable, with Neil Smit moving into a new role as vice chairman of Comcast Corporation, effective April 1.

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: Propagate has formed a partnership with Cheddar, a live video news and entertainment network, for content that will target millennial audiences internationally.

The company's CEO has been focused on initiatives such as increasing business in the Chinese market, forming partnerships, developing branded film labels that target specific audience segments and more.