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LOS ANGELES: Endemol Shine Beyond USA has appointed ex-Maker Studios and Google exec Todd Barrish as the executive VP of creative partnerships.

NEW YORK: Activision Blizzard Media Networks (ABMN) has entered into a partnership with Facebook to broadcast live eSports on the social network.

NEW YORK: The National Football League (NFL) and YouTube have renewed their partnership and have added to it the availability of classic games from each of the 32 teams prior to the start of the 2016 season.

LOS ANGELES: Propagate has made three senior-level appointments, with veteran media and business-affairs executive Ivan Garel-Jones joining the company as chief operating officer.

BURBANK: As part of its On the Record digital series, ABC is introducing Nashville-themed virtual-reality experiences set at the Bluebird Café, one of country music’s most storied listening rooms.

BURBANK: The new ABC summer series Greatest Hits will feature musical hit-makers from the 1980s, '90s and 2000s.

CULVER CITY: The streaming network Crackle has acquired the complete series of the sci-fi anime franchise Robotech, along with the feature film Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles.

NORTH HOLLYWOOD/BURBANK: Pilgrim Media Group and eSports company ESL have partnered to develop and distribute original content for TV and digital platforms.

LOS ANGELES: David Schwimmer and Jim Sturgess star as best friends who open an upscale restaurant in Lionsgate Entertainment’s L.A. Screenings highlight Feed the Beast.

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: Agapy Kapouranis has been promoted to the newly created position of executive VP of global subscription video on demand at Lionsgate.