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NEW YORK/EL SEGUNDO: A new multiyear pact extends HBO's premium content across all AT&T products, including the soon-to-launch streaming service DIRECTV NOW.

NEW YORK: CBS Television Network's digital subscription VOD and live-streaming service CBS All Access has become available on Microsoft's Xbox One.

BEVERLY HILLS: Starz has ordered a fourth season of the comedy series Survivor’s Remorse, which is executive produced by LeBron James.

LOS ANGELES: Lifetime has ordered the two-hour biopic Britney (working title), detailing the story of pop icon Britney Spears.

LOS ANGELES: STX Entertainment has acquired Surreal, Inc., a producer and distributor of immersive content experiences and virtual reality.

Impacted by the rise of the sharing economy, the uptake of renting and buying individual movies and TV shows has yet to take off in the digital marketplace, according to a GfK study. The report, part of GfK’s The Home Technology Monitor, shows that many consumers continue to prize their DVDs and other physical media. Viewers are less likely to add to their video libraries with intangible digital copies.

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has debuted The Voice on Snapchat, a five-part series in which four performers will be selected by the coaches from the current season of The Voice.

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK: French-language entertainment channel TV5MONDE USA has inked a carriage deal with Verizon Fios for its VOD service, expanding its reach into 13 new markets.

LOS ANGELES: Showtime Networks has filed a lawsuit against Charter Communications alleging breach of its agreement for the carriage of the premium cable network.

NEW YORK: Thomas Dooley is stepping in as interim president and CEO of Viacom until the end of its fiscal year, the company announced as part of its official settlement with National Amusements and the Redstone family.