Steelers star to ad star

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown will join Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback Dak Prescott and Atlanta Falcons’ linebacker Vic Beasley in an ad campaign for DIRECTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket programming package.

Mr. Brown famously competed on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” and appeared on HBO’s “Ballers” and in an episode of the Amazon children’s show “Bookaboo.”

Also of local note on the DIRECTV front, over-the-top streaming service, DIRECTV Now, has added WTAE and WPXI live streams for subscribers.

By late August, DIRECTV Now executives say they intend to triple the number of local live channels compared to when the service launched in November 2016.

DIRECTV Now offers between 60 and 120 channels, depending on the package a subscriber chooses. Packages range from $35 to $70 per month. For details visit directvnow.com.

Kept/canceled/rebooted

Netflix renewed “Marvel’s Iron Fist” for a second season.

Syfy will bring back “Wynonna Earp” for a third season.

The CW vampire drama “The Originals” will end after its upcoming fifth season.

“Stargate” is being revived as a 10episode digital series, “Stargate: Origins,” which will live on a “Stargate”centric platform, Stargate Command.

Channel surfing

Hallmark Channel’s “Chesapeake Shores” returns for a new season at 9 p.m. Aug. 6. … The next season of FX’s “American Horror Story,” this time called “Cult,” debuts at 10 p.m. Sept. 5. … Comedy Central’s new late-night show, “The Opposition with Jordan Klepper,” debuts at 11:30 p.m. Sept. 25, satirizing the alternative media landscape of the political left and the right. … Matt Groening (“The Simpsons”) will create an epic, animated fantasy series for Netflix to debut in 2018.

Colombian harpist Melba Janneth Rey Rey performs at Alphabet City, 40 W. North Ave., North Side, at 8 p.m. She studied the ColomboVenezuelan and Colombian genre of traditional harp music native to Colombia’s Llanos region and has won awards at national and international festivals. She is a member of two renowned ensembles: Arpas de Colombia and Agrupación Femenina Cayena. The event is free, but registration is required at www.alphabetcity.org.

TUESDAY

JazzLive 365 presents Stevie Wellons at the Agnes R. Katz Plaza, 655 Penn Ave., Downtown, at 5 p.m. Free and open to the public, this music series showcases some of the region’s finest jazz musicians each Tuesday. Information: www.trustarts.org or 412456-6666.

WEDNESDAY

the library’s second floor in the International Poetry Reading Room, is free, but registration is requested at www.pittsburghlectures.org or 412-622-8866. A book signing will follow the lecture and her book will be available for purchase.

THURSDAY through NEXT SUNDAY

Comedian Sarah Tiana plays the Pittsburgh Improv, 166 E. Bridge St., at The Waterfront at Homestead. She is best known for her work on TV including “The Comedy Jam,” “Garbage Time with Katie Nolan” and the documentary short “Roast Battle.” Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursday; 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Friday; 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, and 7 p.m. next Sunday. Tickets and information: $20, www.improv.com or 412462-5233.

FRIDAY