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LOS ANGELES: The National Football League (NFL) has partnered with Snapchat to deliver content through the popular social platform. The partnership, which centers on Snapchat’s Live Story product, made its debut during the first week of the NFL’s 2015 season. The weekly NFL Live Story will mix fan-submitted Snaps and …

SHERMAN OAKS: The cord-cutting trend in the U.S. continues to see a slow but steady rise, with consumers who state they’re extremely likely to cut the cord increasing from 1.9 percent to 3.7 percent within the last five years, according to a new study by Frank N. Magid Associates. The …

LOS ANGELES: Endemol Beyond USA has inked a first-look deal with fashion-content provider NYLON and Justin Hochberg’s Just Entertainment Studios. Through the agreement, Endemol Shine North America and Just Entertainment have a first look at developing all NYLON content for potential scripted, unscripted and digital projects. Additionally, Endemol Beyond USA …

LOS ANGELES: Jon Taffer, the host of the long-running show Bar Rescue, has entered into a first-look agreement with Spike to develop content particularly geared toward fans of his show. “Spike TV has been extremely supportive since day one and I couldn’t imagine signing this deal with any other network,” …

DENVER/LOS ANGELES: MarVista Entertainment has partnered with House Lights Media to bring DVD content to the U.S. Through the deal, House Lights Media will release several MarVista films to the North American DVD market each year. The first two titles to debut will be My Dad Is Scrooge and Another …

LOS ANGELES: HBO had a big night at the 67th Emmy Awards, scoring 14 wins, with a slew of honors for Game of Thrones, Veep and Olive Kitteridge. Game of Thrones was honored as outstanding drama, while Veep won for outstanding comedy. In the performance categories, Jon Hamm won for …

WARSAW: Broadband OTT television service YipTV has added ten new FilmBox channels from the SPI International portfolio for its U.S. subscribers. The service now offers access to FightBox, DocuBox, FashionBox, Fast’nFunBox, 360 TuneBox, MadscreenBox, FilmBox Arthouse, FilmBox Russia, Kino Polska Int’l and Kino Polska Muzyka. SPI channels will become part …

BEVERLY HILLS: Starz is in development on the series Trapped, in association with Mila Kunis’ Orchard Farm Productions with Kunis (Black Swan, Ted) serving as executive producer alongside Rob Zombie (House of 1,000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects), who will also direct. Created and written by Joey Slamon (Arrested Development) and …

NEW YORK: Bravo Media is continuing its commitment to scripted programming, with two new pilots coming from Universal Cable Productions. The dark comedies include My So Called Wife (working title) from Adam Brooks (Definitely, Maybe) and Paul Adelstein (Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce). The show follows a female con-artist. True Fiction …

LOS ANGELES: Electus International has unveiled its core MIPCOM lineup, which includes factual hits such as Running Wild with Bear Grylls and the format of the U.S. scripted series Jane the Virgin. The two seasons of Running Wild with Bear Grylls, which originally aired on NBC in the U.S., sees …