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TiVo: ‘Binge Viewing Is a New Norm’

July 1, 2015

SAN JOSE: TiVo has released its annual Binge Viewing Survey, which finds that 92 percent of respondents reported watching more than three episodes of a show in a day and that original streamed series top the list for the first time. Netflix's House of Cards and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt rank …

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Disney Names New CFO, Chief Strategy Officer

July 1, 2015

BURBANK: Christine M. McCarthy has been named senior executive VP and chief financial officer, while Kevin Mayer has been appointed senior executive VP and chief strategy officer of The Walt Disney Company. McCarthy will now oversee investor relations, corporate planning and control, tax, corporate treasury, corporate real estate, facilities, integrated …

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Endemol Shine North America Makes Round of Appointments

July 1, 2015

LOS ANGELES: Endemol Shine North America has made a number of new appointments for its brand partnerships, research and social media/digital leadership teams, including hiring Tamaya Petteway as senior VP of brand partnerships. Petteway is charged with identifying and developing multiplatform brand partnership opportunities for Endemol Shine North America's hit …

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Paramount Pictures Titles to Stream on Break Movies

July 1, 2015

LOS ANGELES: A new licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures brings a range of feature films to the DEFY Media-owned free streaming service Break Movies. The newly signed pact is set to deliver 30 movies to the catalogue, with each film to be made available for free on the service for …

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Reelz Steps in to Air Miss USA Pageant

July 2, 2015

ALBUQUERQUE: After being dropped by NBC, the Donald Trump co-owned Miss USA pageant has scored a new broadcast partner in Reelz. The network has acquired the rights to exclusively air the 2015 pageant, going out live on Sunday, July 12, at 8 p.m. “The decision on the part of Reelz …

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Lifetime SVOD Service to Deliver Movie Library

July 2, 2015

NEW YORK: Lifetime Movie Club is a brand-new direct-to-consumer subscription service that provides commercial-free access to the network's library of original movies. The SVOD service, available for $3.99 per month, comes in time for the 25-year anniversary of Lifetime Movies. Lifetime Movie Club is available exclusively for iPhone, iPad and …

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Detectorists to Make U.S. Debut on Acorn TV

July 2, 2015

SILVER SPRING: The BAFTA-winning British comedy Detectorists, starring Mackenzie Crook (Game of Thrones) and Toby Jones (Captain America), is slated to make its U.S. premiere on Acorn TV this summer. Written and directed by Crook, Detectorists follows two metal-detecting enthusiasts searching for treasure in the English countryside. The show's first …

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ABC Revives To Tell the Truth

July 2, 2015

LOS ANGELES: Anthony Anderson is hosting ABC's newly reimagined version of the classic game show To Tell the Truth, which will feature Betty White and NeNe Leakes as panelists. Produced by FremantleMedia North America, the all-new version will run across six episodes on ABC. Anderson will preside over four celebrities, …

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NBC Renews I Can Do That

July 2, 2015

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC is bringing back the variety series I Can Do That for a second season. Eight new episodes have been ordered. Taped in front of a live audience, the series sees six well-known celebrities engaging in friendly rivalry as they master a variety of acts. The show is …

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SNL Kagan: U.S. Retrans Fees to Reach $10.3 Billion by 2021

July 7, 2015

MONTEREY: SNL Kagan has revised its industry retransmission fee projections upward, now expecting U.S. TV station owners' retrans fees to reach $10.3 billion by 2021. This is up from the previously projected $6.3 billion. The reason for this upward revision is that station owners in the U.S. have continued to …