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3 Ball Entertainment has expanded its business model with the formation of 3BMG, a new parent company that will house numerous JVs with indie producers.

In an effort to prioritize sports programming, Five Films has inked a co-production partnership with the independent studio Sneaky Big.

Constantin Film Development has tapped Brandon Zimon as executive VP of its growing U.S. television division.

FOX Sports and Concacaf have agreed to an exclusive multiyear U.S. English-language rights deal, which includes the 2021 and 2023 Gold Cups as well as the Men’s and Women’s Olympic Qualifiers and Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League.

More than half of all video consumption in U.S. broadband homes takes place on a TV set, according to Parks Associates research, which also noted that the average time spent watching video rose by 33 percent between 2018 and 2019.

MGM Television, led by Mark Burnett, is expanding its Orion Television label to focus on scripted programming across all platforms and bolstering its development team with new executive hires.

NBC Olympics and Snap Inc. are partnering to connect Snapchatters in the U.S. to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics by producing customized content leading up to and during the Games.

Ovation has picked up a slew of new titles from distributors at NATPE, including a deal with Sky Studios for the second season of Riviera and one with TVF International for Glamping Adventures.

Cheryl Idell has been named executive VP and chief research officer of WarnerMedia Entertainment and direct-to-consumer.

GRB Studios has acquired the finished and format rights to Family Pictures, a series originally made by Chimpanzee Productions for PBS.