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LAS VEGAS: New research from Parks Associates finds that roughly 50 percent of U.S. broadband households use subscription or transactional OTT video and OTT users spend more on video in general than the average household. The research finds that subscribers of OTT services spend more per month renting and buying …

SEATTLE: Amazon Instant Video is working with partners such as Samsung, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, Twentieth Century Fox and Discovery to offer consumers a premium 4K Ultra HD experience. 4K is the latest in high-definition video, using displays at an aspect ratio of at least 16:9 and capable of showcasing a video …

BURBANK: ABC Family has added two new half-hour comedy series, Mystery Girls and Young & Hungry, to its original programming lineup. Mystery Girls stars Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth, who also serve as executive producers. The show centers on two former television detectives who are reunited when a witness to …

NEW YORK: Aereo has closed a $34 million Series C round of financing, which will support the service's expansion across the U.S. and increased investments in hiring and technology. IAC was joined by media investor Gordon Crawford and Himalaya Capital Management, as well as existing investors Highland Capital Partners, FirstMark …

STAMFORD: WWE is planning to launch its own 24-hour streaming service, WWE Network, which will feature all 12 live pay-per-view wrestling events. The network will also include original programming, reality shows, documentaries, classic matches and more than 1,500 hours of VOD at launch. The service will be offered for $9.99 …

UNIVERSAL CITY: Universal Cable Productions (UPC) has tapped Dawn Parouse Olmstead (Prison Break, Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce) to head up the studio's development team. Olmstead will oversee the development and sale of all scripted series for UCP. Richard Rothstein will head up the studio’s current team, which will service UCP …

SEATTLE: Amazon's Prime Instant Video service will be the exclusive online-only subscription destination for streaming the TV series Veronica Mars, in time for the March 14 debut of the new movie based on the hit show. Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution licensed the rights to Amazon. Through Prime Instant Video, …

LOS ANGELES: OWN has announced four new original series premieres, including Single Moms Club, based on Tyler Perry's upcoming feature film of the same name, as well as a docu-series with Lindsay Lohan. Single Moms Club is a drama that focuses on a group of single women from different walks …

LAS VEGAS: The U.S. is expected to have more than 103 million pay-TV households by the end of 2014, according to Parks Associates, which also reports that two-thirds of subscribers are looking for access to features they don't currently have. "Remote access to DVR content was the most popular among …

LAS VEGAS: The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and NATPE have released the first findings from their joint study on second-screen usage, revealing that 79 percent of users surveyed access a second device while watching TV. Nearly all second-screen viewers access asynchronous program content either right before watching a show, right …