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NEW YORK: GfK, in collaboration with TVB, has revealed preliminary results from the Media Comparisons 2016 research study, with findings that American consumers spend more time with television than all other ad-supported media platforms combined.

BURBANK: Patrick Moran has been promoted to president of ABC Studios.

MONACO: Next year's SPORTELAmerica is scheduled to take place in March and will once again be held at the JW Marriott Marquis in Miami.

OTT video service adoption has increased 12 percent among U.S. broadband households since 2014, according to Parks Associates data. Parks Associates notes that adoption of OTT video subscriptions has increased by 12 percent since Q3 2014, with the number of available services and consumer awareness both increasing, despite password sharing growing by approximately 8 percent over that same time.

BURBANK: CBS Corporation has unveiled a new commercial-free plan for the CBS All Access subscription service.

BURBANK: ABC and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have expanded their agreement for eight more years, meaning that the network will remain home to the Oscars through 2028.

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: Endemol Shine Beyond USA and Mashable have entered into an exclusive partnership to distribute Legends of Gaming and four other Beyond-produced digital series across their owned and operated channels.

LOS ANGELES: Joanna Klein, formerly of The CW, has been named senior VP of scripted development for Lifetime.

NEW YORK: Nielsen has estimated the number of U.S. TV homes will increase for the first time in two years, to a total of 118.4 million.

SUNNYVALE: Yahoo Esports has inked a two-year deal with ESL to bring eSports to mainstream audiences through distribution across Yahoo's properties.