More cable news from across the Web:
> Advocacy group Free Press is already warning that the proposed $56.7 billion merger of Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable could pose risks to online video distributors. Story
> Leichtman Research Group says 56 percent of American homes have at least one TV set that's connected to the Internet. Press release
> HBO is surveying its HBO Now customers, asking them if they prefer a once-a-year-billing pricing structure similar to that of Amazon Prime Instant Video. Story
> Lionsgate and Tribeca Enterprises have hired veteran digital media executive Joff Bronikowski as president of their new SVOD service targeted to film fans, Tribeca Shortlist. Story
> Rupert Murdoch's Sky pay-TV conglomerate is establishing the Sky Arts Production Hub in Milan to create arts programming for its 21 million subscribers across the continent. Story
> AOL CEO Tim Armstrong revealed that his company was approached by three other suitors last year about a potential merger after Verizon made its initial overture in June 2014. Story
And finally … Netflix has renewed the 25-54-targeted original series Grace and Frankie. Story