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beIN SPORTS has inked a deal with HC2 Broadcasting for beIN SPORTS XTRA that will make it the first 24/7 live sports channel available free, over-the-air on broadcast television.

More than 100 of PBS’s member stations are now streaming live on YouTube TV, with additional stations launching next year.

Parks Associates has released its updated list of the top 10 U.S. subscription OTT video services, which continues to be anchored by Netflix.

GroupM is forecasting U.S. advertising to grow 6.2 percent in 2019 to $244 billion, with 4-percent growth next year.

The UEFA European Football Championship (EURO) 2020 will be televised in the U.S. across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2.

FilmRise has picked up the North American rights to the feature film Driveways, which follows the friendship between a young boy in a new neighborhood and his reclusive 83-year-old neighbor.

Georgie Hurford-Jones, who most recently worked at Endemol Shine North America, has joined Universal Television Alternative Studio as executive VP of current programming.

Disney+ has lined up a new game show set in the Star Wars galaxy that will test young contestants’ abilities in the core Jedi principles of strength, knowledge and bravery as they attempt to achieve the rank of Jedi Knight.

HBO Max has signed on as the exclusive U.S. home of the 1980s-set drama Boys (working title), in partnership with the U.K.'s Channel 4, in addition to adding four new stand-up comedy specials to its roster.

Dana Sharpless and Steve Sicherman have been appointed to lead the current programming department of 20th Century Fox Television, looking after drama and comedy, respectively.