Paramount+ and MTV have announced that reality series, Dating Naked UK, has been commissioned for a second season, with Rylan returning to host. A production from UK indie Nest Productions, the series follows singles living together and looking for love in a tropical paradise, all whilst completely naked. The first series of Dating Naked UK […]
Romanian telco operator DIGI has launched its pay-TV service in Spain offering over 100 TV channels for €7 a month. Combined fibre optic broadband and pay-TV will cost €17 a month, or current FTTH subscribers can just pay an additional €7 for the TV service. DIGI TV will offer cinema, TV series, sports, documentariesm music […]
In recent years, advertisers have called for unified campaign metrics across all platforms and media. The new SpotOn measurement reports profiled contacts, reach and frequency across different devices. Finland is one of the first countries in the world to successfully measure unified campaign metrics across all broadcast platforms. The SpotOn measurement incorporates advertising on broadcasters’ […]
Amdocs, a provider of software and services to communications and media companies, has announced that Vubiquity, an Amdocs company, has been selected by Paramount Global to assume all operational activities and management of affiliates for MTV in Japan under a new licensing agreement. Vubiquity will be responsible for all aspects of operations for the MTV […]
Racing series Extreme E has extended its broadcast partnership with TV4 in Sweden and Finland for the 2024 campaign. The agreement ensures live coverage of the remainder of the Season 4 Extreme E calendar, with the championship to be shown on both linear and digital platforms TV4 Play (Sweden) and MTV Katsomo (Finland), including highlights, […]
Paramount+ has announced that the upcoming docuseries Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza will premiere exclusively on the service in the US and Canada on May 21st and on May 22nd in the UK, Australia, Latin America, Brazil, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Directed by Michael John Warren and executive produced by James Lee Hernandez and Brian […]
On December 1st, Pluto TV, the ad-supported streaming television, celebrated its one-year anniversary in Canada as the largest FAST platform in the country pacing at over 1 billion total viewing minutes (TVMs) monthly. Since entering the Canadian market, Pluto TV in Canada has added over 50 new full-time channels, is available across 11 distribution partners, […]
The MTV Staying Alive Foundation, Paramount Global’s non-profit dedicated to equipping and empowering young people to make informed choices about their health, rights and well-being, today marked its 25th anniversary, which coincides with the UN General Assembly’s Sustainable Development Goals agenda in New York, where world leaders are focusing on renewing momentum and action. The […]
Paramount Global has announced the appointment of Lee Sears as Executive Vice President (EVP), Head of International Advertising Sales and Integrated Marketing for Paramount Global. Sears will report to Pam Kaufman, President and CEO of International Markets, Global Consumer Products and Experiences, and to John Halley, President of Paramount Advertising. In this role, Sears will […]
Paramount Global is cutting around 25 per cent of its workforce in its domestic cable networks as it seeks to reduce costs in its merger with Showtime and MTV networks. Staff affected by the move started receving notifcation of their employment termination on May 9th, according to Bloomberg. Paramount is combining nine separate teams into […]