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BURBANK: ABC has ordered a ninth installment of the hit comedy series The Middle, a Warner Bros. Television production created and executive produced by Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Heline.

BURBANK: Freeform has picked up additional episodes for the fifth season of its original comedy Young & Hungry.

LOS ANGELES: Among a handful of newly announced appointments, Gaumont Television's creative affairs department will now be led by Adam Fishbach.

NEW YORK: CBS Corporation and Meredith Corporation have inked a long-term deal that sees the renewal of four station affiliation agreements and digital distribution of all seven stations on CBS All Access.

CHICAGO: Peter Liguori is stepping down from his role as CEO and president of Tribune Media and is also resigning from the company's board of directors.

A new survey from GfK finds that millennials account for nearly half of the U.S. "cordless" population, as those 18 to 34 turn to streaming for TV and video instead of a pay-TV subscription.

NEW YORK: Expanding on her most recent role as executive VP of VH1, Amy Doyle has been promoted to general manager of MTV, VH1 and Logo.

LOS ANGELES: 4KUNIVERSE, a new general-entertainment channel from Matthew Mancinelli, is collaborating with Suzanne Down Productions and Cirque Berzerk Productions on live and taped 4K specials this year.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. President Donald Trump has designated Ajit Pai as the 34th chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

LOS ANGELES: Fox Television Group and Twentieth Century Fox Film have named Jim Fielding, a former DreamWorks Animation exec, as president of consumer products and innovation, effective today.