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SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter and dick clark productions (dcp) will again partner to live-stream programming from upcoming award shows exclusively on the online platform.

SANTA MONICA: Matthew Kearns and Dan Hadl have each been elevated to executive VP of business affairs for Lionsgate.

LOS ANGELES: Kinetic Content has promoted Karrie Wolfe and Katie Griffin to executive VPs and co-heads of development and programming.

BURBANK: Robert Langer has been named executive VP and chief financial officer of Disney|ABC Television, reporting to Ben Sherwood, co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of Disney|ABC Television.

STAMFORD: NBC Sports Group and AT&T are offering the first live U.S. telecast of the Premier League in 4K ultra high definition this weekend to eligible DIRECTV customers.

LOS ANGELES: David Brownfield, who served as senior VP of current programs at CBS Television for nine years, has been named executive VP at The Mark Gordon Company (TMGC).

LOS ANGELES: Endemol Shine North America has signed a development agreement with Angie Martinez, a multimedia personality and best-selling author.

WARSAW: SPI International/FILMBOX Channels Group is launching six international thematic channels in the U.S. on DISH Network's Sling TV.

LOS ANGELES: Salil Mehta has been named president of FoxNext, a newly created division that will work across Twentieth Century Fox Film and Fox Networks Group to develop video gaming, location-based entertainment, virtual and augmented reality productions.

Almost 40 percent of U.S. consumers are unconcerned about the financial cost of piracy to the media business, and nearly one-third admit to watching pirated content, according to a new survey from Irdeto.