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SEATTLE: Amazon has launched a new $8.99 monthly plan for its Prime Video streaming service in the U.S., which was previously only available as part of a larger $99 annual package.

LOS ANGELES: Go Go Luckey Entertainment, an Eclipse TV company, has elevated four executives in its development department.

SANTA MONICA: Hulu has picked up the exclusive streaming rights for Freakish, a new ten-part horror series created under the AwesomenessTV banner.

CHICAGO: The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and FOX Sports have agreed to a one-year pact to air six NWSL games for the second consecutive season in 2016.

About one-fifth of U.S. broadband homes canceled at least one of their OTT video services in the last year, though Netflix had the lowest churn rate, according to Parks Associates. In the last 12 months, 20 percent of U.S. broadband homes had canceled, and in Q2 2015, just 18 percent had done so.

UNIVERSAL CITY: Universal Cable Productions (UCP) has entered into an overall deal with showrunner Terry Matalas (12 Monkeys).

CULVER CITY: The Actors Hall of Fame Foundation has more than 150 hours of film, TV and theater content in development through 2017.

NEW YORK: USA Network has realigned its branding under the tagline "We The Bold," meant to evoke the spirit of courage, resiliency, risk-taking and authenticity.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Hugh Fitzpatrick is joining National Geographic Channel as VP of scripted development and production.

NEW YORK: Gearing up for San Diego Comic-Con this summer, Syfy will go live for three nights directly from the heart of the pop-culture convention.