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New data from Parks Associates indicates that 25 percent of U.S. broadband homes prefer using an OTT service to watch new films, while 24 percent would rather see them in movie theaters first.

Showtime has ordered the half-hour comedy series The Curse, starring Oscar winner Emma Stone (La La Land, The Favourite, Birdman), who will also serve as an executive producer on the project under her Fruit Tree banner.

FX has renewed It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia for four additional seasons, through season 18.

Redbox has bolstered its free streaming platform with the launch of the Redbox Free On Demand AVOD service.

Crown Media Family Networks has signed its first AVOD partnership, with the launch of the Hallmark Movies & More OTT channel on XUMO.

Dana Walden, chairman of entertainment at Walt Disney Television, has unveiled a restructuring of the TV production and original content business, with Karey Burke taking on a new role as president of 20th Television and Craig Erwich expanding his oversight to include ABC Entertainment.

ESPN+ has secured a new six-year agreement with New Zealand Cricket for exclusive U.S. rights to all International Cricket Council (ICC) men’s and women’s matches played in New Zealand, across all three formats.

Crown Media Family Networks has formed a multiplatform strategic partnership with the United Service Organizations (USO), a leading organization serving the men and women in the U.S. military and their families.

New research from Parks Associates has found that in the third quarter, 61 percent of U.S. broadband homes used two or more OTT services, up from 48 percent in the previous year, while 45 percent had three or more, up from 27 percent.

Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) has secured an overall deal with author, human rights activist and independent filmmaker Kimberly Latrice Jones.