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AMC Networks Entertainment Group President Sarah Barnett is stepping down from her position after September 7.

Crown Media Family Networks, which has a bouquet that includes Hallmark Channel, has tapped Wonya Lucas as president and CEO.

M&A deal activity in the U.S. media sector fell 19 percent in the first half of this year compared to the second half of 2019, according to PwC, but digital and telco assets are still proving to be attractive assets amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Endemol Shine is rolling out four digital linear channels with the U.S.-based ad-supported streaming service STIRR.

A task force of 25 organizations has assembled the American Coalition for Independent Content Production (ACICP) to support the independent content-production industry and call on the government to implement urgent funding and support amid the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.

CBS Television Studios and the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) have entered into a multiyear partnership to develop and produce scripted and unscripted content across broadcast, cable and streaming.

NBCUniversal has officially launched its Peacock streaming service in the U.S., with a free tier that features more than 13,000 hours of programming and a premium offer boasting more than 20,000 hours.

Cinedigm has partnered with Quincy Newell and his company, TwentyOne14 Media, to launch a new multicultural entertainment and lifestyle network.

According to a new study by Ampere Analysis, the average U.S. SVOD household has access to almost 100,000 hours of content, delivered via 3.8 different services.

CBS has pledged to allocate a minimum of 25 percent of its future script development budgets to projects created or co-created by Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), as part of a broad initiative for its programming to more accurately reflect diversity both in front of and behind the camera.