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NEW YORK: America's Next Top Model is being reinvented for a debut on VH1, with Tyra Banks returning as executive producer but not appearing on the show.

LOS ANGELES: Philip Han, who has been with Saban Capital Group since April 2002, has been promoted to executive VP and chief investment officer.

The U.S. television sector saw a 1 percent increase in ad spending in January, according to Standard Media Index’s (SMI) latest data, with broadcast networks showing a 9 percent gain. Broadcast ad revenues were driven by healthy network ratings in January, which included the rebooted classic of The X-Files and bumper audiences for football.

LONDON: Gary Marenzi, who previously served as president of Paramount International Television and MGM Worldwide Television, has been hired by IMG as head of entertainment sales and partnerships.

The six leading pay-TV services in the U.S. gained 125,000 subscribers overall in the last quarter of 2015, but collectively shed 781,000 subs over the year, according to informitv's Multiscreen Index. While four of the five leading services lost television subscribers over the year, only two reported subscriber losses in the last quarter of 2015.

MIAMI: Univision Digital has launched a new animated comedy web series called Heads of Space, which features political satire focused on this year's presidential race in the U.S.

LOS ANGELES: Indigenous Media is launching an incubator program called Made By Women, which will see an acclaimed group of women serve as mentors for a new group of female writers and directors.

BURBANK: Channing Dungey has been named president of ABC Entertainment, succeeding Paul Lee, who has decided to step down.

LAGUNA BEACH: FOX Sports is set to start offering live virtual-reality coverage of select sporting events in the U.S., entering into a five-year partnership with NextVR.

BETHPAGE/NEW YORK: Cablevision has become the first operator to provide access to live authenticated streaming on CBS.com and the CBS app.