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SkyShowtime names NBCU alum as general manager for Iberia
Pan-European streamer SkyShowtime has made its latest senior exec addition, this time naming the service’s regional…
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Scripted round-up: Beta boards Ukrainian drama; C5 unveils ‘The Catch’; TV2, ZDF extend ‘Sommerdahl Murders’
Beta boards Ukrainian drama Germany’s Beta Film has picked up international distribution rights to Ukrainian…
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TBI Weekly: Has LA Screenings become just another market?
LA Screenings was once seen as an annual pilgrimage to the home of entertainment for international…
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Exclusive: Comcast & Paramount seek SkyShowtime head of content
Comcast and Paramount’s soon-to-launch streamer SkyShowtime is on the look-out for a head of content…
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Paramount ‘leveraging entire business’ into streaming, says Dan Fahy
Paramount is “leveraging its entire business into streaming”, a senior exec at the company has…
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Factual round-up: DAZN snags Chelsea FC doc; C5 takes Palin to Iraq; Eva Longoria’s CNN+ show moved to network
DAZN snags Chelsea FC doc Sports streamer DAZN has acquired worldwide rights excluding Asia-Pacific to…
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Scripted round-up: Stan & BBC order ‘Ten Pound Poms’; Paramount snags Paco Cabezas; New Media says ‘Hello (Again)’
Stan & BBC prep Ten Pound Poms Australian streamer Stan and the BBC have joined…
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Paramount moves ‘Yellowstone’ spin-off ‘6666’ from Paramount+ to linear network
Paramount is moving its upcoming Yellowstone spin-off 6666 to its linear network after the Western…
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Paramount ups streaming chiefs to lead Paramount+ & Pluto TV expansion
Paramount Global has promoted execs Marco Nobili and Olivier Jollet to help drive the international…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: What the Nordics tell us about streaming’s future
The Nordics have always tended to be at the forefront of global streaming trends, neatly…
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Paramount+ UK lands Firecracker’s Federico Ruiz as commissioning editor
Paramount UK has hired Federico Ruiz to work across its original output. Ruiz, who joins…
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Sales round-up: Peacock pulls ‘Trigger Point’ for US debut; Paramount+ snags ‘Compulsion’; ABC Australia seeks “Long Lost Family’
Peacock pulls ‘Trigger Point’ for US debut NBCUniversal SVOD Peacock has acquired ITV thriller Trigger…
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Paramount+ unveils European launch plans & Indian joint-venture strategy
Streaming service Paramount+ is set to launch in the UK and Ireland on 22 June,…
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James Murdoch targets India with $2bn deal for Paramount & Reliance’s Viacom18
James Murdoch-backed Bodhi Tree Systems has linked up with Reliance and Paramount-owned Viacom18 in India…
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Paramount+ gets underway on ‘The Turkish Detective’, based on Barbara Nadel novels
Paramount+ has commissioned The Turkish Detective, a new crime series set in modern-day Istanbul, based…
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VIS Social Impact inks first-look deal with ‘The Underground Railroad’ star Thuso Mbedu
VIS Social Impact, Paramount’s new studio division focused on developing content around climate, equity and…
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Kids round-up: Paramount+ brings ‘Tainá’ to Lat Am; Youku acquires ‘Dino Dana’; Chefclub Kids leads Pluto TV partnership
Paramount+ brings ‘Tainá’ to Lat Am Paramount+ in Latin America has picked up preschool adventure…
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Paramount+ unveils latest UK originals, with drama duo & unscripted series
Paramount+ has unveiled it latest slate of scripted and unscripted UK original series ahead of…
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ABC Signature hires Paramount+ alum as SVP of comedy development
Disney-owned ABC Signature has named former Paramount+ exec Danny Feldheim as its new SVP of…
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Paramount+ partners with Gaumont to boost int’l scripted slate
Paramount+ has partnered with French production and distribution giant Gaumont to produce a slate of…
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Paramount+ uncovers paranormal & true crime shows in first UK unscripted originals slate
Paramount+ has unveiled its first UK unscripted originals slate, ahead of the launch of the…
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SkyShowtime reveals key execs as Paramount & Sky streamer preps for launch
SkyShowtime, the soon-to-launch joint venture streamer from Comcast and Paramount, has revealed its senior management…
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Paramount+ sails into ‘The Blue’ for fourth UK original
Paramount+ has commissioned its fourth UK original, ordering drama series The Blue, ahead of the…
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Paramount+ gets underway on third UK original with ‘Flatshare’ adaptation
Paramount+ has commissioned its third UK original series, with an order for the drama Flatshare,…
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Sweden’s SVT hires Paramount exec as international chief
Swedish pubcaster SVT has hired the head of entertainment at Paramount (fka ViacomCBS) to replace…
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ViacomCBS unveils Paramount+ global push, sets France launch & int’l dramas
ViacomCBS has rebranded itself as Paramount Global (to be known as Paramount) as the company…
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‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ reportedly in works at Paramount+
CBS Studios and Alex Kurtzman’s Secret Hideout are reportedly in development on Star Trek: Starfleet…
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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ named Paramount+ ‘most-watched’ original
ViacomCBS-owned streamer Paramount+ has revealed its most-watched shows of 2021, with Star Trek: Discovery its…
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Paramount+ to launch in South Korea as VCBS & CJ ENM strike content deal
US-based ViacomCBS has struck a comprehensive global partnership with South Korea’s CJ ENM, which includes…
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News round-up: Paramount+ reports “most successful” week; ESNA & Aarón Sánchez partner for scripted show’; Great Pacific preps science series
Paramount+ reports “most successful” week ViacomCBS has claimed that its streaming service Paramount+ has experienced…