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Paramount+ orders season 2 of The Crow Girl

Paramount+ UK & Ireland has announced the renewal of its original drama The Crow Girl – produced by Buccaneer Media –  for a second season, following the success of its premiere season. Picking up the morning after the events of Season 1, Bristol Police Detective Jeanette Kilburn has ended her marriage and found herself in […]

September 24, 2025

Ozzy: No Escape From Now on Paramount+ in October

Paramount+ has announced that Ozzy: No Escape From Now, the definitive account of the rock icon’s life during the last six years, will premiere on the service on October 7th in the UK, the US and internationally (excluding Japan). Directed by Tania Alexander, the feature-length documentary has been produced in collaboration with the Osbourne family. […]

September 17, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Paramount Skydance eyes WBD

Paramount Skydance is considering making a takeover offer for Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), reports The WSJ. The news comes just weeks after Skydance closed its merger deal with Paramount valued at over $8 billion. Paramount, led by chairman and CEO David Ellison, is reportedly preparing a majority cash bid for WBD that would be backed […]

September 12, 2025

Channel 5’s Rose leaves for royal role

The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales has announced Sarah Rose as its new Chief Executive Officer. Rose will take up the role in February 2026. Rose joins The Royal Foundation from Paramount, where she has served as President of Channel 5 and UK Regional Lead. As Chief Executive Officer, she will […]

September 9, 2025

Star Trek readies for 60th anniversay celebrations

Star Trek, the iconic sci-fi franchise, will celebrate its 60th anniversary on next year’s Star Trek Day (September 8th 2026.) Today, in celebration of this year’s Star Trek Day, it was announced that the 60th celebrations will officially begin in January 2026, featuring notable partnerships, new launches and memorable moments throughout the year. The 60th […]

September 8, 2025

Gracenote: News, horror driving FAST momentum

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has expanded its Data Hub resource to include insights on nearly 1,850 active FAST channels for an understanding of global streaming trends and the programmes that keep audiences engaged. According to analysis of Gracenote’s global video dataset, the number of FAST channels grew nearly 14 per cent […]

August 28, 2025

5 orders James May: The Human Machine

5 has announced the commission of a new factual entertainment series James May: The Human Machine w/t (4×60”) from Plum Pictures. Following his successful and well received debut series with the channel James May’s Great Explorers that aired earlier this year, this new outing will see James May delving deep into the most extraordinary machine […]

August 18, 2025

Landman Season 2 on Paramount+ in November

Paramount+ has announced that the second season of Taylor Sheridan’s hit series, Landman, will premiere on the streaming platform on November 16th. The original drama series stars Oscar  winner Billy Bob Thornton, Demi Moore, Andy Garcia, Sam Elliott, Ali Larter, Jacob Lofland, Michelle Randolph, Paulina Chávez, Kayla Wallace, Mark Collie, James Jordan and Colm Feore. Landman ranked […]

August 14, 2025

Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 on Paramount+ in October

Paramount+ has announced that Mayor of Kingstown will return for its fourth season on October 26th, starring Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner and Emmy and Golden Globe winner Edie Falco. The teaser trailer can be viewed here. Mayor of Kingstown is co-created by Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon. The drama series is produced by […]

August 14, 2025

BBC sets King & Conqueror premiere date

King & Conqueror is coming to the BBC this August, with all episodes of the historial drama available on BBC iPlayer from 6am on August 24th and the first episode airing on BBC One that same evening. King & Conqueror is the story of a clash that defined the future of a country – and […]

August 13, 2025By Nik Roseveare