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Channel 5 investigates ‘The Earl, His Lover, The Escort And Her Brother’ from Spun Gold TV
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered a feature-length documentary around the life and murder…
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Paramount+ adds 10 million subs, braces for $1.5bn charge from Showtime merger
Paramount+ added 9.9 million subscribers in the fourth quarter, to reach nearly 56 million in…
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TBI Weekly: How Rex kept the beat on C5’s sex, drugs & libel show
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 will debut Rex TV’s debut series, Frank Bough: National Treasure,…
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Exclusive: Paramount+ UK hunting “next level” returning thrillers
Paramount UK is on the hunt for “next level” returning crime thrillers, in the vein…
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Paramount ANZ’s streaming chief exits amid senior exec reshuffle
Paramount has reshuffled its execs in Australia and New Zealand, with streaming chief Liz Baldwin…
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News round-up: Belgium expands ‘Finder$ Keeper$’; Paramount+ lands Lollapalooza doc; Freevee preps ‘Neighbours’ for FAST
‘Finder$ Keeper$’ picked up in French-speaking Belgium RTL-TVI has ordered a local version of family…
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Paramount+ & Showtime to merge in US, three shows cancelled in push for “franchise potential”
Paramount Global is to integrate its Showtime brand into Paramount+ across both streaming and linear…
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Show of the week: Con Girl
This 4 x 60-minute documentary series tells the stranger-than-fiction story of con artist Samantha Azzopardi,…
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UK’s Channel 5 explores universe & married life in doc-heavy slate
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has unveiled a slate of upcoming new commissions and returning…
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Tech & Analysis: How US streamers are doubling down on Spanish-language shows
US-based streamers are doubling-down on Spanish-language content and making significant investments over recent years. Ahead…
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Fremantle hires Paramount exec & ups Georgette Schlick for new European CEO roles
Fremantle has restructured its senior ranks in Europe by creating two new regional CEO roles,…
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TBI’s 2023 Predictions: Marco Nobili, EVP & Int’l GM, Paramount+
As the new year gets underway, TBI talks to some of the biggest names in…
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News round-up: Drag Race expands global reach; CJ ENM shows land on Tubi, Roku; Big Light names apprentice
Drag Race expands global reach Brazil, Germany and Mexico have become the latest countries to…
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News round-up: Paramount+ launches in Germany, Austria & Switzerland; ITVX debuts in UK; Channel 4.0 orders ‘Get In The Van’
Paramount+ launches in Germany, Austria & Switzerland Global streaming service Paramount+ has launched in Germany,…
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CBS promotes Eric Kim to EVP of current programmes following restructuring
Paramount-owned CBS has appointed Eric Kim to become EVP of current programmes for the network…
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Paramount restructures Paramount TV Studios & CBS Studios, with senior execs among layoffs
Paramount has become the latest US studio to cut its workforce amid restructuring, with departees…
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Paramount+ prepares to launch in France
Paramount+ will launch in France tomorrow, integrated in pay TV platform Canal+’s new Ciné-Séries and…
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News round-up: ARTE1 & Paramount strike Lat Am factual deals; PBS & NRK open ‘The Letter’; MIP Cancun confirms 2023 dates
ARTE1 & Paramount strike Lat Am factual deals Broadcasters and platforms across Latin America have…
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Paramount+ & C5 explore the last days of Dodi Al-Fayed
Paramount Global streamer Paramount+ and UK broadcaster Channel 5 have ordered a documentary about the…
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SkyShowtime goes live across Europe & sets CEE launch date
SkyShowtime has gone live in swathes of Europe, as the Comcast and Paramount joint-streamer revealed…
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Paramount+ extends Korean drama with global deal for TVing’s ‘Bargain’
Paramount+ is ramping up its South Korean drama slate after picking up CJ ENM’s crime…
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Paramount Global admits ‘sizeable & meaningful’ cuts possible as shares slide 12%
Paramount Global is set to make “sizeable” cuts to staff and content, following quarterly results…
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News round-up: Canal+ expands docs; Netflix extends ‘Witcher’; ‘Last Cowboy’ rides again
Canal+ expands docs with Espresso deal Canal+ in France has struck a 12-hour doc deal…
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‘The Real Love Boat’ jumps ship from CBS to Paramount+
Reality competition series The Real Love Boat is moving from US network CBS to a…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: On the trail of North America’s TV & streaming trends for 2023
North America’s TV & online video ecosystems are changing fast, with consolidation, sports and TVOD…
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Paramount+ unveils launch dates in France, Germany, Austria & Switzerland
Paramount+ is to land in France on 1 December, followed by Germany, Austria and Switzerland…
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Sky snags European rights to Paramount+ drama ‘Last King Of The Cross’
Sky has picked up buzzy MIPCOM drama Last King Of The Cross across its European footprint….
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How US streamers are getting animated
As those working in the kids animation business prepare to head to Cannes for MIPJr…
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Show of the Week: Last King Of The Cross
This Australian drama series has been inspired by John Ibrahim’s autobiography and charts his rise…
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Paramount rejigs as Showtime’s David Nevins steps down after 12 years
Veteran exec David Nevins, who oversees scripted series for Paramount+ as chairman and CEO of…