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DALLAS: Broadband users with an Internet-connected TV are twice as likely to be "highly inclined" to cancel their current pay-TV service than those with non-net-connected TVs, finds The Diffusion Group. On average, 7 percent of adults with broadband say they are would-be cord-cutters, noting that they are highly likely to cancel their …

LOS ANGELES: It has officially been a week since CBS stations went dark on Time Warner Cable, though the network is reporting that the impact of the blackout on its national ratings average has been minimal through the seven-day period. Compared to the seven-day period during the week prior to …

ENGLEWOOD/MONTGOMERY: DISH has reached an agreement regarding the continued retransmission of Raycom TV stations in 36 markets, where service has now been restored. Back in January, Raycom was involved in a retransmission blackout with Cox Cable. It suggested to viewers that they switch to another provider, including DISH. In July, a …

LOS ANGELES: Several key executives within the FishBowl Worldwide Media group have been elevated to new posts, including Paul Lapointe being upped to COO. Beth Greenwald has been named to the newly created position of president of creative affairs. She joined FishBowl in 2010 as the senior VP of unscripted …

NEW YORK: Syfy has acquired the first two seasons of the New Zealand comedic drama The Almighty Johnsons through a deal with ALL3MEDIA International. A South Pacific Pictures production, The Almighty Johnsons follows the Johnson boys, who are four typical fun-loving guys who have inherited the power of Norse Gods. …

EL SEGUNDO: IPTV was the only segment of the U.S. pay-TV market to see growth in the second quarter, according to IHS, as subscriptions are down for cable and satellite providers. In the U.S., IPTV providers—among them AT&T Uverse and Verizon FiOS—achieved a net addition of 398,000 during Q2, up from the …

DALLAS: A new report from Parks Associates finds that the number of U.S. broadband homes with a streaming media device has doubled since 2011, with Roku cited as the most popular. In Parks Associates’ Connected TV: Trends and Innovation report, the firm finds that 14 percent of U.S. broadband homes …

LOS ANGELES: FOX Sports 1 is set for launch on August 17 with all major distributors across the U.S., marking the biggest sports cable network debut in history. The soon-to-launch network will carry nearly 5,000 hours of live event, news and original programming annually. This includes college basketball, college football, …

LOS ANGELES: Mance Media has signed a worldwide distribution pact with Continental Media to handle the TV rights for its first-run features, among them Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes, starring Battleship’s Drew Rauch. Mance Media will be presenting eight new features to buyers in Cannes at MIPCOM through the deal. …

SANTA MONICA: GSN has ordered 40 episodes of the new original series Mind of a Man, a half-hour game show in which two female contestants try to figure out what men really think. Over three rounds, the female contestants will try to determine the correct answers to questions previously answered …