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Showtime has ordered a new pilot, tentatively titled Now What with Amanda de Cadenet, for a weekly half-hour newsmagazine format created and hosted by the titular feminist personality.

The creator, writer and producer of Dear White People, Justin Simien, has entered into a pact with Lionsgate Television Group.

Showtime is due to debut Who Is America?, a new satirical half-hour series written and directed by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen (Da Ali G Show, Borat), later this month.

After five years at the all3media-backed producer, Greg Goldman has resigned as president of Studio Lambert USA (Undercover Boss), with Jack Burgess taking on acting responsibility for the American business.

AT&T and Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine are premiering two new female-driven shows on DIRECTV, DIRECTV NOW and U-Verse with the launch of the Hello Sunshine VOD channel.

Philo, the live-streaming service for entertainment, lifestyle and knowledge programming, has raised an additional $40 million from existing investors, led by AMC Networks, Discovery and Viacom.

Multicom Entertainment Group’s films Streaker and America Adrift are slated for release on VOD platforms, DVD and Blu-ray.

U.S. broadcast station mergers and acquisitions (M&A) volume reached $5.11 billion in the second quarter, the largest quarterly deal volume since the second quarter of 2007, according to Kagan.

Live streaming OTT operator Sling TV is now allowing consumers to purchase à la carte channel packages without a base subscription to the service.

BBC Studios' and ITV's BritBox has acquired the British rom-coms Hold the Sunset, starring John Cleese and Alison Steadman, as well as Bliss, led by Heather Graham and Stephen Mangan.