Tim Westcott, senior principal analyst for channels and programming at research powerhouse Omdia, tells Richard Middleton about the predicted spending habits of streamers in 2021. Competition for content is reaching new heights in 2021 following a year in which US studios hauled back programming for their own DTC streaming services. Production hiatuses caused by the […]
ViacomCBS-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 is ramping up its history programming with four new specialist factual series. Tsunami (3 x 60 minutes) is from UK prodco Voltage and will explain how one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded gave rise to the deadliest tsunami in history, with each episode tracking the course of its devastating impact […]
New York-based TV and film studio and streaming network FilmRise has appointed Jonitha Keymoore as senior director of global acquisitions. Reporting to SVP of acquisitions & co-productions Max Einhorn, Keymoore will be be responsible for developing new multi-territory film and television acquisition opportunities, while working across existing content partners to help build the company’s global licensing and distribution […]
US cablenet Showtime has bolstered its scripted ranks with the addition of two drama-focused VP’s. Danielle De Jesus and Dave Binegar both become VP of scripted programming with remits across development and reporting into EVP of scripted Amy Israel, according to US reports. De Jesus was most recently SVP of development at US prodco End […]
ViacomCBS is closing the linear channel of black entertainment brand BET in the UK and moving all of its content to sibling streamers My5 and Pluto TV, with a raft of local originals in the works. BET UK’s shift to an all-digital brand will happen on 8 April, with My5 becoming the brand’s official home. A BET UK […]
ViacomCBS has unveiled plans to raise $3bn from a new share offering to fund its expansion plans in streaming. The US media giant has issued two tranches of shares to investors – $2bn of Class B and a further $1bn of Series A – and said it intends “to use the combined net proceeds from […]
If it hadn’t been for the double-barrel effect of a global pandemic and the launch of streamers direct from US studios, then 2020 would likely have been seen as a major trigger point in AVOD’s evolution. As it is, these services have surged in popularity over the past 12 months but there are soon to […]
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) is rolling out its Black audience-focused network BET in Brazil via AVOD service Pluto TV. BET will debut on 26 March as a 24/7 channel, featuring an array of shows from its US sibling such as Being Mary Jane, Real Husbands Of Hollywood, American Soul, Boomerang, and Tyler Perry’s Assisted Living. VCNI […]
Former ViacomCBS exec Valerio Motti has joined UK-based Shorts International, owners of short-form network ShortsTV, as EVP EMEA of business development and strategy. In his new role, Motti will share responsibility for all aspects of ShortsTV’s EMEA market presence, including content acquisition oversight, programming, marketing, and brand development. He will have a focus on driving […]
Oprah’s Harry & Meghan chat goes global ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group has struck a raft of deals for its interview show CBS Presents Oprah With Meghan And Harry, ahead of its broadcast on Sunday on CBS in the US. M-Net in sub-Saharan Africa, Network 10 in Australia, Belgium’s VRT and Canada’s Global TV have all acquired […]
