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GENEVA: Viacom network Logo has signed a deal with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to air the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final, marking the first time the international competition is broadcast live in the U.S.

NEW YORK: Former NBCUniversal exec Lauren Zalaznick has joined Nielsen as an independent director to the company's board of directors.

NEW YORK: Vimeo has acquired VHX, a platform for premium OTT subscription video channels.

The top six pay-TV operators in the U.S., as ranked by informitv's Multiscreen Index, maintained their subscriber numbers in the first quarter of 2016, adding in total 33,000 video customers. These six operators have a total of 78.31 million video subscribers between them.

STAMFORD: NBC Olympics and Snapchat are partnering up for coverage of this summer’s 2016 Rio Olympics and the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, which will include daily “Live Stories” and an NBC Rio Olympic Discover channel.

LOS ANGELES: Match Game, produced by FremantleMedia North America (FMNA), will make its return to prime time this summer on ABC, with a new series hosted by Alec Baldwin.

LOS ANGELES: Viola Davis and Julius Tennon and their production company, JuVee Productions, have entered into an overall deal with ABC Studios and ABC Signature Studios.

SAN CARLOS/SAN JOSE: Rovi Corporation is acquiring DVR-maker TiVo for around $1.1 billion.

PHILADELPHIA: Revenue at NBCUniversal increased 3.9 percent to $6.9 billion in the first quarter of 2016, with its cable networks and theme parks businesses offsetting declines at filmed entertainment and broadcast TV.

CULVER CITY: Sheraton Kalouria has been elevated to president & chief marketing officer for Sony Pictures Television (SPT).