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Scripted deals: BritBox & RTÉ pocket C5’s ‘Inheritance’; Paramount+ buys Swiss drama; O4 Media to sell MBC shows
BritBox & RTÉ pocket C5’s Inheritance Streaming service BritBox is among those to have acquired…
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Channel 5 acquires UK rights to Peacock’s Stormy Daniels documentary
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired exclusive local rights to Stormy, the US documentary…
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Paramount+ picks up Nova Festival documentary ‘We Will Dance Again’
Paramount+ is to launch the worldwide premiere of We Will Dance Again, the documentary about…
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News round-up: BBC Studios announces ‘Bluey’ minisodes; Paramount+ renews ‘Lioness’; Sony rebooting ‘Charlie’s Angels’
BBC Studios announces ‘Bluey’ minisodes BBC Studios has announced a series of 20 x 1-3-minute…
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Paramount+ spins off ‘The Neighbourhood’ with Tracy Morgan-led sitcom ‘Crutch’
Paramount+ has ordered Crutch, a spin-off from CBS sitcom The Neighbourhood. Produced by CBS Studios,…
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Sony & Apollo table $26bn offer for Paramount, shares surge 13%
Paramount shares have surged more than 10% after Sony Pictures Entertainment and private equity outfit…
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Paramount+ lands Lollapalooza music docuseries from MTV, FunMeter & C3 Presents
Paramount+ has picked up a docuseries exploring the history and impact of the Lollapalooza music…
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News round-up: Netflix faces ‘Toughest Forces On Earth’; Roku orders ‘Tracee Travels’; Paramount+ renews ‘Dora’
Netflix faces ‘Toughest Forces On Earth’ Netflix has ordered Toughest Forces On Earth, an eight-part…
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Sony & Apollo join forces amid latest Paramount twist
The ongoing saga around the future of Paramount Global has taken a new twist, with…
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Paramount+ extends ‘Star Trek’ with ‘Strange New Worlds’ S4 & final voyage for ‘Lower Decks’
Paramount+ has ordered a fourth season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, alongside a fifth…
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Paramount+ Canada originals chief Tom Hastings exits
Tom Hastings, who had overseen originals for Paramount+ in Canada, is leaving the streamer. Hastings…
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Skydance eyes Paramount role for NBCU alum Jeff Shell as deal shapes up
Former NBCUniversal chief Jeff Shell is being eyed up for a key role at Paramount…
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Paramount+ preps Melissa Etheridge docuseries about women in prison
Paramount+ is preparing to roll out a two-part docuseries fronted by musician Melissa Etheridge that…
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Paramount & Sony strike ‘The King Of Queens’ multi-platform licensing deal
Paramount Global has agreed a multiplatform licensing deal for US sitcom The King Of Queens…
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Paramount+ surprise launches video game adaptation ‘Ark: The Animated Series’
Paramount+ has surprise dropped the first six episodes of Ark: The Animated Series on its…
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Paramount+ details international ad-supported roll-out
Paramount Global streamer Paramount+ will begin the international rollout of its ad-supported subscription offering from…
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Amazon, Disney, Paramount & PCCW strike global deals for Boat Rocker sci-fi ‘Beacon 23’
Amazon, Paramount, Disney & PCCW Media Entertainment have all acquired season one of Boat Rocker’s…
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Round-up: CBS extends ‘Fire Country’ & ‘Ghosts’; Apple orders Owen Wilson drama; Poland’s TVP preps MIPTV shows
CBS extends Fire Country & Ghosts Paramount’s US broadcaster CBS has renewed its US remake…
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Paramount+ links with Buccaneer to adapt crime thriller ‘The Crow Girl’
Paramount+ UK & Ireland has ordered The Crow Girl, a new original crime thriller series…
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Showtime & Paramount+ push for transgender visibility with ‘Beyond The Aggressives: 25 Years Later’ launch
Documentary feature Beyond The Aggressives: 25 Years Later, will make its streaming debut on Showtime…
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Paramount eyes $1bn restructuring cost, expands NCIS & orders Guy Ritchie project
Paramount Global revenues declined by 6% in Q4 despite a reduction in streaming losses, with…
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WBD & Paramount end potential merger talks, report claims
Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount are no looking at a potential merger, according to CNBC….
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London TV Screenings Insights: Lisa Kramer, president of int’l content licensing, Paramount
As buyers flock to the UK for London TV Screenings and BBC Studios Showcase this…
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Renewal round-up: HBO orders ‘True Detective’ S5; Paramount+ renews ‘Frasier’; Netflix returns ‘Manny’
HBO orders True Detective S5 HBO has extended True Detective into a fifth season and…
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Paramount Global & Comcast explore streaming deal, report claims
Paramount Global has held talks with NBCUniversal (NBCU) parent Comcast about a potential joint streaming…
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Paramount Global cuts hit international execs as impact of restructuring emerges
Paramount veteran Michael D Armstrong is among a slew of execs departing the US studio…
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BBC Studios hires ViacomCBS alum Bartosz Witak to lead CEE operations
BBC Studios has hired former Paramount/ViacomCBS exec Bartosz Witak as General Manager for the Central…
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Vice Studios & Blue Ant alum Vanessa Case joins Pluto & Paramount+ in Canada
Vanessa Case, the former Vice Studios and Blue Ant Studios exec, has joined Paramount+ and…
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Disney+ and Paramount+ pull content amid shifting strategies
Disney+ and Paramount+ have both pulled a swathe of content from their services in the…
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Paramount’s Channel 5 orders royal residence docs with Silverlining attached to sell
Paramount-owned broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered two 90-minute docs that will explore Britain’s leading royal…