MENLO PARK: Among individuals aged 13-to-54 with Internet access, 22 percent are watching full TV episodes online—via streaming and downloads—up from 8 percent three years ago, according to Knowledge Networks.

UNIVERSAL CITY: Donald Trump's boardroom will be open for candidates who have been affected by the decline in the job market in a new version of The Apprentice for NBC.

NEW YORK, March 18: Following the success of its Wednesday night series Ghost Hunters and Destination Truth, Syfy is adding a new dedicated reality block to its schedule on Thursday nights.

NEW YORK, March 17: In this video interview, Discovery Communications’ president and CEO, David Zaslav, reflects on what has made the company’s brands so strong over the last 25 years and what's still ahead.

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, March 17: The Hollywood studios and several U.S. cable platforms have joined forces for a $30 million TV, print and online campaign called "The Video Store Just Moved In," illustrating the range of on-demand movies available to digital cable customers.

NEW YORK, March 17: Total advertising expenditures in the U.S. fell by 12.3 percent to $125.3 billion last year, reports Kantar Media, but the decline did slow towards the end of the year, with Q4 ad spending down just 6 percent on the year-ago period.

NEW YORK, March 17: Syfy has ordered the 90-minute pilot Three Inches, an action-adventure fantasy from writer Harley Peyton, whose previous credits include Twin Peaks.

NEW YORK, March 17: Scripps Networks Interactive has tapped Passion Distribution to represent programs from Food Network, HGTV and DIY Network in the international market, kicking off with 13 titles that will be launched at MIPTV.

NEW YORK, March 17: Hallmark Channel has acquired the exclusive license for the domestic TV rights to a range of lifestyle programming from the library of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia to air as part of its soon-to-launch seven-hour home and lifestyle programming block.

NEW YORK, March 17: The premium service EPIX is working with Media Rights Capital (MRC) and Larry Charles on a new half-hour single-camera comedy series, ICON.

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 16: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has sent its National Broadband Plan—which its chairman, Julius Genachowski, referred to as a "21st century roadmap to spur economic growth and investment, create jobs, educate our children, protect our citizens, and engage in our democracy"—to Congress.

NEW YORK, March 16: 4Kids Entertainment's fourth-quarter loss rose from $19.6 million to $21.3 million, largely due to a $20.2 million impairment charge on the Chaotic property.

EL SEGUNDO, March 16: DIRECTV and Comcast have reached an agreement, the terms of which are undisclosed, to return the sports cable network Versus to the satellite TV provider's lineup.

UNIVERSAL CITY, March 16: Celebrity chef and restaurateur Bobby Flay is the first of five culinary luminaries to join NBC's new reality competition series America's Next Great Restaurant (working title).

LOS ANGELES, March 16: A first-ever co-production between Universal Cable Productions and Universal Networks International, the new original series Facing Kate joins the USA Network lineup alongside the recently announced pickup Covert Affairs.

NEW YORK, March 16: Animal Planet has unveiled a new show with Mike Tyson, tentatively titled Taking on Tyson, which will feature the former heavyweight champion taking viewers into the world of pigeon racing.

NEW YORK, March 16: Bravo has given a fourth-season order to the hit docu-series Millionaire Matchmaker, which features Patti Stanger and her team setting up wealthy individuals on specially selected dates.

SILVER SPRING, March 16: Filming is under way for the all-new six-part series Worst Case Scenario, which will premiere on Discovery Channel this spring, featuring survival expert Bear Grylls as he demonstrates how to make it through with potentially life-threatening situations.

HERNDON, March 16: RCN Corporation has added two new Spanish-language channels to its Hispanic Cable TV program packages: VeneMovies and Semillitas.

SHERMAN OAKS, March 16: GRB Entertainment has promoted Tyler Massey to director of international sales, while Joey Sabella takes on the role of manager of international sales.

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, March 15: The Screen Actors Guild's national board has agreed to joint bargaining with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) for a new prime-time TV and theatrical contract.

VICTORIA, March 15: The Australian Children's Television Foundation (ACTF) has sold the second season of the live-action children's series Lockie Leonard to Disney XD, which will launch the show in June.

MONTREAL, March 15: The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has teamed up with YouTube for the U.S. premiere of the feature-length documentary The Socalled Movie, centered on a young Canadian pianist, singer, rapper, producer and composer.

LOS ANGELES, March 15: Moving Pictures Film & TV is to showcase its latest theatrical acquisition, Deadfall Trail, at the upcoming Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (Filmart).

NASHVILLE, March 15: The Documentary Channel (DOC) is presenting the exclusive U.S. premiere of the five-part series The Pyramid Code, to air on consecutive Fridays starting April 2 at 8:30 p.m.

SANTA MONICA, March 12: The board of directors at Lionsgate has unanimously rejected Carl Icahn's unsolicited tender offer to up his stake in the company to just under 30 percent from the current 18.9 percent.

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 12: In a 2-1 vote, a federal appeals court has upheld a FCC rule that prevents cable platforms from withholding channels from rival operators.

LOS ANGELES, March 12: Disney-ABC Domestic Television has entered into an exclusive output deal with Showtime Networks that gives the premium channel the broadcast rights to up to 35 DreamWorks Studios' films theatrically released between 2010 and 2015.

LOS ANGELES, March 12: E! International Network delivered its most-watched red carpet season ever, with coverage of the Golden Globes, Grammys, BAFTAs, SAG Awards and Academy Awards.

BURBANK, March 12: Warner Premiere is in production on Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster, an all-new live-action/CG movie slated to air on Cartoon Network this fall.