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Paramount
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Paramount rejigs international as JC Acosta steps down with ‘immediate effect’
Paramount’s president of international studios, streaming & networks in Southern Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Africa has…
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Scripted round-up: Paramount+ greenlights ‘Frasier’ revival; HBO Max orders Chuck Lorre comedy; Dahmer draws big crowd for Netflix
Paramount+ greenlights ‘Frasier’ revival Paramount+ has handed the official greenlight to its revival of 1990s…
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US media giants pledge $4m for underrepresented talent
A coalition of media companies, including Amazon Studios, Disney, Fox, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, Paramount, and…
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Paramount+ unveils Italian slate as roll-out across Europe gathers pace
Paramount+ has rolled out in Italy with 8,000 hours of programming and plans for a…
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Paramount explores Showtime streamer’s future, with Paramount+ merger ‘under discussion’
Paramount is reportedly considering discontinuing Showtime as a standalone streaming service in favour of shifting…
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Network Seven & Paramount+ investigate ‘Con Girl’ Samantha Azzopardi
Australia’s Network Seven has ordered a true crime series about con artist Samantha Azzopardi, with…
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SkyShowtime names Paramount exec as VP of distribution & partnerships
SkyShowtime has named a Paramount exec to work across its roll-out of the soon-to-launch streamer….
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SkyShowtime lines up Nordic launch date & programming offer
Comcast and Paramount have unveiled the launch date, cost and show line-up for its combined streamer…
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News round-up: NPO welcomes Korea’s ‘Genius Game’; VTM preps ‘Finder$ Keeper$’; Paramount+ makes Showtime offer
NPO welcomes Korea’s Genius Game NPO in the Netherlands has ordered a local version of CJ…
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SBS & Paramount+ dramas secure $8m Screen Australia funding
A Sydney-based drama for Paramount+ and the first 8 x 30 drama from SBS Scripted Originals are…
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Paramount hires Apple TV+ & SPT alum to lead current programming
Paramount Television Studios has appointed a former Apple TV+ and Sony Pictures Television exec as…
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Scripted TV in ‘corrective’ mode amid soaring costs, says Paramount’s David Nevins
Spending on TV drama is in “corrective mode” according to Paramount+ chief David Nevins, who…
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Paramount+ snags streaming & broadcast deal for Globo’s ‘Pantanal’
Paramount has struck a deal with Brazilian giant that will see its telenovela Pantanal become available…
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Apple TV+, BBCS, Disney & ITVS link on Equity’s workplace guidelines
Apple TV+, the BBC, Disney and ITV Studios (ITVS) are among a swathe of companies…
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Paramount+ gets underway on ‘School Spirits’ adaptation
Paramount+ has begun production on School Spirits, a new YA drama series based on the…
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Paramount+ to launch in Italy next month
US SVOD Paramount+ will launch in Italy on 15 September as part of its European…
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Hulu partners with Scorsese, DiCaprio & Keanu Reeves for ‘Devil In The White City’
Disney streamer Hulu has ordered two new original drama series – including an adaptation of…
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Paramount+ UK links with SBS & TVNZ on Buccaneer’s ‘Doll Factory’ drama
Paramount+ in the UK and Ireland has partnered with Australia’s SBS and New Zealand’s TVNZ on…
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Paramount duo C5 & Network 10 link again with Fremantle for Aussie drama
Paramount-owned broadcasters Channel 5 in the UK and Network 10 in Australia have joined forces again to…
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Paramount+ gives greenlight to ‘Criminal Minds’ revival
Paramount+ has given a formal greenlight to the revival of CBS crime drama series Criminal…
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News round-up: Acorn TV & C5 extends ‘Dalgliesh’; ‘Rivers Of London’ in development
Acorn TV & C5 extends Dalgliesh AMC Networks’ Acorn TV and Paramount’s UK network Channel…
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Disney, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery & others make abortion promise as Roe v. Wade overturned
Disney, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) are among a number of US-based media giants to…
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News round-up: Canal+ & RAI team for ‘The Crunchers’; ScreenSkills predicts HETV spend growth; Paramount+ debuts Putin inner circle doc
Canal+ & RAI team for ‘The Crunchers’ French broadcaster Canal+ and Italian public broadcaster RAI…
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Paramount+ launches in UK, with ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ among content for 2022
Paramount has launched its SVOD service Paramount+ in the UK and Ireland, which will offer…
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Paramount+ announces factual originals ahead of UK & Ireland launch
Paramount+ has commissioned a slate of new UK original factual productions ahead of its launch…
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Paramount’s Pluto TV strikes Sony deal to expand channel offering
Paramount’s FAST unit Pluto TV has launched four new channels in collaboration with Sony Pictures…
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Paramount+ reveals 150 int’l originals target, unveils European multi-genre slate
Paramount+ is aiming to have commissioned 150 international originals by 2025, with a slate of…
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Paramount’s int’l CEO Raffaele Annecchino put on ‘immediate leave’
Paramount’s president & CEO of its international networks, studios and streaming has been put on…
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Paramount+ strikes TVing deal to power South Korea launch
Paramount+ has continued its international expansion, rolling out in South Korea. The SVOD is available…
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Pluto TV, All4 & Foxtel claim Cineflix true crime, science & history shows
Pluto TV in Latin America, the UK’s All4 and Foxtel in Australia have struck deals for…