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LOS ANGELES: The U.S. broadcast networks ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC have signed on to air a roadblock telecast fundraising event in support of Think It Up, the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF)'s new national education initiative. The hour-long telecast will air simultaneously on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC on September …

BURBANK: ABC Family has given the go-ahead to a third season of the comedy series Young & Hungry. The show follows Gabi, a food blogger who gets a job working for a tech guru named Josh. The second half of the sophomore season premiered this week. The mid-season finale saw Gabi …

DALLAS: A new Parks Associates report on streaming media devices has found that four brands—Amazon, Apple, Google and Roku—accounted for 86 percent of all units sold to U.S. broadband households in 2014. The research firm's The Streaming Media Device Landscape report estimates that 86 million streaming media devices will be …

LOS ANGELES: Adrian Sexton has been named interim president and COO for Endemol Beyond USA, following the planned departure of Will Keenan. Sexton has served as COO for Endemol Beyond since September 2014. Keenan, who had served as president of Endemol Beyond USA, is set to leave the company after …

BOSTON: U.S. pay-TV subscribers declined by 479,000 in the second quarter, but the average revenue per user (ARPU) is on an upward trajectory, according to new figures from Strategy Analytics. Strategy Analytics' Service Provider Strategies (SPS) service report, Digital Television Operator Performance Benchmarking: North America, finds that the top 20 …

KNOXVILLE: Scripps Networks Interactive has elevated Burton Jablin to COO, while Kathleen Finch takes on the new post of chief programming, content and brand officer. Jablin is currently the president of Scripps Networks. In his new post, Jablin will oversee sales, distribution, programming, digital and strategic planning for the company. …

SEATTLE: Open Road Films, a U.S. film distribution company, has secured a multiyear content licensing deal with Amazon, making Prime the exclusive non-cable premium subscription home for the company’s theatrical releases. The deal covers theatrical releases starting with Open Road Films’ 2016 slate. Beginning in 2017, Amazon Prime members will have …

BETHPAGE/NEW YORK: As part of a wide-ranging carriage agreement with CBS Corporation, Cablevision has become the first cable or satellite provider to announce plans to distribute CBS All Access and Showtime internet services. The new deal covers retransmission consent for CBS-owned stations, and the continued carriage of Showtime, CBS Sports …

LOS ANGELES: Andy Kaplan, the president of worldwide networks at Sony Pictures Television (SPT), has been elected chairman of the board of NATPE, effective immediately. Kaplan previously served as vice chairman of the board. He is replacing Jordan Levin, who was NATPE's chairman for four years. "Andy is one of …

ENGLEWOOD: DISH Network has lost access to 129 local Sinclair Broadcast Group channels, affecting 79 markets across the U.S., and is reigniting its complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against the group. DISH claims that the two had been able to reach an agreement on rates and other terms …