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New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that 81 percent of U.S. households have a DVR, get Netflix or use VOD from a cable or telco provider. LRG reports that 30 percent of households are using two of the services, and 13 percent are using all three.

LOS ANGELES: FOX has lined up a new late-night sketch comedy series, Party Over Here, which will feature the Andy Samberg-led comedy trio The Lonely Island.

NEW YORK: Spike is teaming up with Howie Mandel’s Alevy Productions for the game show Caraoke Showdown, which will be hosted and executive produced by Craig Robinson.

BEVERLY HILLS/SANTA MONICA: The Lionsgate-produced Netflix series Orange Is the New Black is being extended for an additional three seasons, which creator and executive producer Jenji Kohan will head up.

BERLIN: A longtime attendee of Berlinale, New Films International is returning this year with a slate of series, including Undercover and New York, as well as films such as The Sound and the Fury.

CHICAGO: Vibrant TV has appointed Jessica Hoyt of parent company Zephyr Media Group as the network’s VP of program acquisitions.

BERLIN: MarVista Entertainment has been a Berlinale participant since 2007 and returns this year with a slate of new highlights that includes the horror film Most Likely to Die, indie drama Consumed and creature feature Terrordactyl.

BURBANK: Allen Etherton has been promoted to senior VP of planning and analysis at Warner Bros. Worldwide Television Distribution.

NEW YORK: fuboTV, a multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD) in the U.S., has inked carriage deals with Univision Communications, Pivot and REVOLT Media & TV.

UNIVERSAL CITY: Amblin Partners, the new content creation company formed by DreamWorks Studios, Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment and Entertainment One (eOne), has promoted Jeff Small to president and co-CEO.