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NEW YORK: A+E Networks’ channel portfolio is due to roll out on the new AT&T streaming service DIRECTV NOW, which will debut in the fourth quarter of 2016.

BURBANK: Legendary has appointed former FremantleMedia exec James Ngo as the company's senior VP of franchise management, a newly created position.

LOS ANGELES: Showtime has renewed the comedy series Dice for a second season that is due to air in 2017.

BURBANK: CBS has ordered the half-hour, multi-camera comedy Superior Donuts, which stars newcomer Jermaine Fowler alongside comedy legend Judd Hirsch.

Magid’s annual Magid Media Futures survey has revealed that more respondents than ever intend to cut the pay-TV cord, canceling their pay-TV service and not signing up for a new one. This year, 5.7 percent of respondents said they were “very likely” to cut the cord. This compares to 3.8 percent of pay-TV subscribers last year and under 2 percent when Magid first conducted the study in 2011.

NEW YORK: Discovery Communications has named Michael Bishara as senior VP and general manager for OTT and digital syndication.

CULVER CITY: Charlie Sheen has signed on to star in and executive produce Crackle’s original movie Mad Families.

LOS ANGELES: Gunpowder & Sky has acquired the independent content sales and distribution company FilmBuff.

LOS ANGELES: At last night's 68th Emmy Awards, Game of Thrones was crowned best drama, while Mr. Robot's Rami Malek and Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany each took home their first win in the category.

LONDON: A series of executive changes have been announced by NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke, as Ted Harbert, chairman of NBC Broadcasting, exits the company.