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Disney|ABC Cable Services has elevated 20-year entertainment industry veteran Mila Livitz to senior VP of business affairs.

As the arts channel gears up for key initiatives and expands its OTT service, Ovation has made a number of appointments, including Will Marks being elevated to senior VP of business development and digital.

According to the Q2 2018 U.S. Multichannel Subscriber Report by Kagan, the cable, direct broadcast satellite (DBS) and telco multichannel sectors lost a combined 860,640 video subscribers in the second quarter.

Lionsgate has inked an overall TV deal with writer-producer Jenny Bicks, whose credits include Sex and the City and The Big C, to develop and produce original series.

Chicken Soup for the Soul (CSS) Entertainment has inked a definitive deal to acquire Pivotshare, a global SVOD service, for $4.35 million.

Octane Entertainment has appointed Kristen Stanisz-Bedno as the company's director of sales and marketing.

Endemol Shine North America is collaborating with The Miss Universe Organization on commercial initiatives in the U.S.

beIN SPORTS and Verizon Fios have settled on terms for a distribution renewal, resolving a carriage dispute that saw the sports service being dropped from the provider's lineup.

Brendan Yam has been named VP and general manager of Viacom Digital Studios International (VDSI), a new unit focused on creating, distributing and monetizing digital content for Viacom's flagship brands outside of the U.S.

The number of SVOD subscriptions in the U.S. is forecast to increase from 132 million in 2017 to 208 million in 2023, according to new figures from Digital TV Research.