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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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ViacomCBS launches Pluto TV in Italy
ViacomCBS’s Pluto TV has launched in Italy, claiming to be the first free ad-supported streaming…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Breaking down US OTT live-streaming & on-demand trends
The way in which audiences consume content has changed dramatically over the last few years,…
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Pluto TV strikes BBC Studios drama deal in Europe
ViacomCBS-owned AVOD service Pluto TV has partnered with BBC studios to add three new channels…
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Love Nature continues Spanish expansion with Pluto TV launch
Blue Ant Media’s wildlife brand Love Nature is expanding its reach in Spain, launching as…
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Round-up: Discovery Mexico heats up cooking format; Canal+ opens ‘The Office’ in Poland; Pluto TV inks Blue Ant deal
Discovery Mexico heats up cooking format Discovery Networks Mexico is to adapt UK-based The Story…
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ViacomCBS names MTV exec to lead Paramount+ and Pluto TV’s global content plans
ViacomCBS has appointed Tanya Giles, general manager of MTV Entertainment Group, to a new role…
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News round-up: Love Nature Launches on Telenor Sweden; Channel 5 heads to the seaside; UKTV finds out ‘Who Cares?’ with YouTube star
Love Nature Launches on Telenor Sweden Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks-owned nature streaming brand Love Nature has launched…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Could Peacock & Paramount+ combine?
A week on from AT&T’s seismic decision to spin off WarnerMedia with Discovery, TBI explores…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Unpacking OTT’s global revenue prospects
Streaming services have surged in popularity over the past 12 months but research revealed today…
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Vice Media embraces AVOD in US with new Pluto TV deal
Pluto TV has struck a deal that will see more than 200 hours of programming…
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ViacomCBS looks to raise $3bn to fuel streaming push
ViacomCBS has unveiled plans to raise $3bn from a new share offering to fund its…
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TBI Weekly: How AVOD is starting to pull out the big guns
If it hadn’t been for the double-barrel effect of a global pandemic and the launch…
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ViacomCBS launches BET in Brazil via AVOD Pluto TV
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) is rolling out its Black audience-focused network BET in Brazil via…
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Fox’s AVOD Tubi explores originals, with $4m per episode budgets mooted
Fox Entertainment’s AVOD streamer Tubi is moving into original programming, with reports suggesting that up…
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TBI Weekly: Unpacking what Paramount+ means to ViacomCBS
As ViacomCBS pulls back the curtain on Paramount+, TBI’s Richard Middleton and Mark Layton dissect the offering…
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Pluto TV launches in France with ‘iCarly’ & ‘Star Trek’ among offering
ViacomCBS’s ad-supported streaming service Pluto TV has launched in France, with shows including Star Trek…
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ViacomCBS promotes Rose & Fahy to lead combined UK ‘growth’ unit for Pluto TV, My5
ViacomCBS has restructured its streaming operations in the UK by forming a new division to…
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ViacomCBS to launch Pluto TV into France, marking latest AVOD entry into the country
UPDATED: ViacomCBS is to launch its AVOD streamer Pluto TV into France on 8 February….
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Paramount+ reveals launch dates for US, Canada, Nordics & Australia
ViacomCBS is to launch streamer Paramount+ across the US on 4 March and has also…
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ViacomCBS’s David Lynn exits as Raffaele Annecchino named international chief
ViacomCBS has appointed Raffaele Annecchino to become president and CEO at its international division, replacing…
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AVOD news round-up: Pluto TV & Insight TV land in Brazil; Barcroft links with Samsung TV Plus
Pluto TV expands in Lat Am ViacomCBS has rolled its AVOD service Pluto TV into…
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News round-up: Insight TV lands on Pluto TV; SPI channels head to Germany & Russia; Love Nature expands in Lat Am
Insight TV heads to Pluto TV UHD broadcaster Insight TV has launched three of its…
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ViacomCBS to close legacy streamers as focus shifts to Paramount+
ViacomCBS is to shut down its smaller legacy streamers, such as MTV Hits, whose content…
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ViacomCBS overhauls streaming division, with Pluto’s Tom Ryan promoted & senior exec exits
ViacomCBS is overhauling its global streaming operations, with Pluto TV’s CEO Tom Ryan appointed at…
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ViacomCBS restructures AVOD & SVOD operations across EMEA, names chief
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has restructured its AVOD and SVOD operations into a new division…
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ViacomCBS to put Pluto TV into Brazilian orbit from December
ViacomCBS-owned AVOD streamer Pluto TV will be rolled out in Brazil from December, the media…
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News round-up: Amazon extends ‘Hunters’; GRB & Autentic sales; Small World & Joe Lewis link
Amazon extends ‘Hunters’ for second season Amazon Studios has ordered a second season of conspiracy…
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Pluto TV breaks 100-channel barrier in UK
ViacomCBS-owned AVOD service Pluto TV has added two new “theme-specific” channels – Secret Dealers and…
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Exclusive: AVOD streamers could offer ‘first window, exclusive’ potential
Almost a third of distributors believe advertising-funded (AVOD) streamers could become buyers of first window…