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Paramount TV Studios’ Nicole Clemens eyes ‘incredibly fertile’ international ground
Paramount Television Studios president Nicole Clemens is looking for more shows from outside the US…
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Scripted round-up: Starz preps ‘Hunting Wives’; ‘iCarly’ revival cancelled by Paramount+
Starz preps Hunting Wives Starz is among the first to emerge with a commission following…
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Paramount+ names Anna Priest UK chief, Canada’s Katrina Kowalski handed new Pluto TV remit
Paramount Global has named Anna Priest and Katrina Kowalski to new roles overseeing its operations…
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Miramax CEO Bill Block to depart ‘The Gentlemen’ & ‘Project Greenlight’ studio
Bill Block is stepping down as CEO at Miramax, the US production firm founded by…
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Paramount+ extends music docs with Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC boy band show
Paramount+ is expanding its music output and its relationship with US-based Gunpowder & Sky by…
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Showtime EVP of scripted Amy Israel joins senior exec exodus
Showtime’s scripted chief, Amy Israel, has become the latest senior exec to depart after more…
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Paramount+ adds three Korean dramas, completing CJ ENM co-development commitment
Paramount+ has commissioned three new South Korean original series, completing the seven-title commitment struck with…
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Starz cancels ‘Heels’, ‘Run The World’ & ‘Blindspotting’, drops ‘The Venery Of Samantha Bird’
Starz has trimmed its scripted output with three cancellations and the axing of The Venery…
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Paramount+ brings Oz comedy hit ‘Colin From Accounts’ to US
Paramount+ is launching hit Australian comedy series Colin From Accounts in the US. The series,…
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Netflix, Disney+, HBO & Paramount+ to drive $20bn hybrid AVOD-SVOD revenue by 2029
Netflix, Disney+, HBO and Paramount+ will together create hybrid AVOD-SVOD revenues of $20bn by 2029,…
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Paramount’s Nicole Clemens & Imagine’s Sara Bernstein join MIA line-up in Rome
Italian production, financing and sales event Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo (MIA) has unveiled the line-up for…
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Keshet Int’l recruits Paramount & Armoza execs as sales team expands
Keshet International (KI) has bolstered its distribution arm with the appointment of Paramount’s Elena Antonini…
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News round-up: MIA 2023 registration open; Paramount+ extends ‘Mayor Of Kingstown’; OnlyFans streamer OFTV goes ‘Off The Hook’
MIA 2023 registration open Registration is now open for the 2023 MIA International Audiovisual Market…
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Paramount+ takes streaming rights to ‘South Park’ in Canada
Paramount+ has become the exclusive home of long-running adult animated comedy series South Park in…
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CBS drafts ‘NCIS Sydney’ to plug scheduling gap amid impact of US strikes
CBS has lined up NCIS Sydney to plug one of its primetime gaps, as the…
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MTV & Paramount+ extend ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ franchise
MTV and Paramount+ have extended RuPaul’s Drag Race and several of its spin-offs for new…
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Paramount streaming losses narrow to $424m but advertising dives 10%
Paramount Global saw its streaming losses narrow slightly in the second quarter of the year,…
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Paramount+ takes ‘Star Trek’ streaming rights in Canada
The Star Trek franchise has found a new streaming home in Canada, moving from Bell…
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Nickelodeon extends ‘Paw Patrol’ & spin-off ‘Rubble & Crew’
Nickelodeon has renewed both Paw Patrol and its spin-off Rubble & Crew as the animated…
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Paramount + & Channel 5 visit Park Lane Hilton in Wonderhood docuseries
Paramount+ and UK broadcaster Channel 5 have commissioned Inside The Hilton On Park Lane (working…
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Paramount+ drives vehicular action-comedy ‘Twisted Metal’ to Canada
Paramount+ has acquired video game adaptation Twisted Metal for Canada. The action-comedy, based on the…
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CBS claws back ‘Yellowstone’ as Peacock drama tops strike-affected fall line-up
US networks continue to reshuffle programming to deal with the repercussions of the US writers…
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News round-up: Paramount+ creates ‘Mixtape’; AI to lead Kartoon Studios film expansion; The CW & Roku ‘Fight To Survive’ together
Paramount+ creates ‘Mixtape’ Paramount+ has commissioned Mixtape, a documentary exploring how the creation of mixtapes…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Behind the changing fortunes of US pay-TV & streaming key players
As North America’s pay-TV & streaming landscape continues to shift, Sarah Henschel, principal analyst at…
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Paramount’s C5 orders BriteSpark East series exploring UK counties Norfolk & Suffolk
Paramount-owned Channel 5 (C5) has commissioned a six-part series exploring the UK counties of Norfolk…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Making sense of North America’s pay-TV & streaming landscape
North America’s pay-TV & streaming landscape is shifting fast. Sarah Henschel, principal analyst at Omdia,…
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TBI Weekly: How a month of markets reflects serious concerns
Conecta Fiction in Spain wrapped up a frenetic month of travel in June for TBI…
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Showtime shrinks scripted as ‘Gattaca’ & ‘Seasoned’ pulled and development duo cancelled
Paramount-owned Showtime is extending its squeeze on originals with planned shows including a series adaptation…
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Paramount+ adds ’80s rock doc & UK original murder drama
Paramount+ has ordered music docuseries I Wanna Rock: The ‘80s Metal Dream, as well as…
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SkyShowtime hires Disney, HBO Max & Netflix execs as streamer’s management roster expands
SkyShowtime’s senior exec team is expanding after the Comcast and Paramount-backed European streamer landed execs…