The week in over-the-top provides a recap of recent news related to streaming initiatives in the U.S. from various networks and platforms.
* AT&T Inc.'s HBO (US) turned out to be the biggest winner at the 71st Emmy Awards held Sept. 22, grabbing 34 awards in total. Netflix Inc. came in second with 27 awards, followed by Amazon.com Inc.'s Prime Video in the third place with 15 awards. "Game of Thrones" ended the night with 12 awards, winning the most awards during the night, followed by "Chernobyl" at No. 2 with 10 awards.
* Netflix renewed comedy series "Glow" for a fourth and final season, according to an official tweet. Series creators, executive producers and showrunners Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch will return for the final season, along with executive producers Jenji Kohan, Tara Herrmann and Mark Burley, Variety reported Sept. 20.
* Comcast Corp. added sports streaming service DAZN to its Xfinity Flex platform as part of a distribution deal. The U.S. cable giant will also make DAZN available via its Xfinity X1 service this fall, according to a Sept. 19 news release.
* AMC Networks Inc.'s Acorn TV streaming service for British and international television is now serving more than 1 million subscribers in the U.S. and Canada. Since launching in 2011, Acorn TV has offered original and exclusive mysteries, dramas and comedies from across the globe, according to a Sept. 19 news release.
* Viacom Inc.'s BET Networks and Tyler Perry Studios' new subscription video-on-demand service is now live in the U.S. BET+ features over 1,000 hours of ad-free premium content, including exclusive new original programming and premier African American TV, movie and musical content.
* Comcast believes that the launch of its upcoming streaming service will not have a major impact on the company's overall financial performance next year. Speaking at an investor conference on Sept. 18, Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts told investors that while the investment in Peacock will be significant, it will not be at a level that will keep "both NBC [(US)] and the overall company from the historic kind of growth that we've been able to enjoy."
* WarnerMedia's upcoming streaming service, HBO Max, ordered a two-season revival of the animated series "The Boondocks," Variety reported Sept. 18. The 24 new episodes along with the 55 episodes of the original series will come to HBO Max in fall 2020.
* Netflix secured the global streaming rights to "Seinfeld," the company confirmed in a tweet. Starting in 2021, all 180 episodes of the comedy series will be available on Netflix globally.
* Prime Video will launch on Altice USA Inc.'s Altice One entertainment and connectivity platform in the coming months. The entire Prime Video catalog, including Amazon Originals, will be available to Altice's Optimum and Suddenlink customers across the U.S. through the Prime Video app, according to a Sept. 16 news release.
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