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Hallmark Channel is set to air this weekend We Need A Little Christmas, a special marathon featuring Countdown to Christmas movies.

AMC Networks Entertainment Group has tapped Dan McDermott, most recently head of the Lionsgate and BBC Studios scripted TV partnership, as president of original programming and co-president of AMC Studios.

Based on data from Q4 2019 (before the COVID-19 pandemic), MIDiA Research reports that binge-viewing has eclipsed linear TV viewing in the U.S. to become the most common way consumers watch video content.

Due to the concerns around coronavirus, Disney, NBCUniversal, Sony, ViacomCBS and Warner Bros. have decided to explore alternative options to hosting the L.A. Screenings in Los Angeles.

CBS Television Network will forego its live presentation to the advertising community at Carnegie Hall, opting instead for a video presentation, and NBCUniversal has canceled its live Upfronts, with plans to televise and stream the event.

The churn rate among U.S. OTT services rose from 28 percent to 35 percent in 2019, according to Parks Associates.

The PGA Tour has announced its new nine-year domestic media rights portfolio for 2022-2030, including deals with its existing partners ViacomCBS and Comcast/NBC Sports Group and new partners Disney and ESPN+.

Studio71, a Red Arrow Studios company, has hired Kristin Mason for the role of senior VP and head of U.S. sales.

The animation production house Bento Box Entertainment has made two key hires: Brooke Keesling has been named head of animation talent development and Caitlin Winiarski has been appointed creative executive.

Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that the largest pay-TV providers in the U.S., representing about 95 percent of the market, lost about 4.9 million net video subscribers in 2019.