ViacomCBS has revealed that its streaming service, Paramount+, experienced its most successful week ever, adding more than one million new subscribers and setting a new record for total signups since its rebrand in the US. The service also set new records for most hours streamed and highest level of subscriber engagement. The successful week was […]
The global release of the 4th season of Star Trek spin-off series Discovery has been pulled just days before its planned launch. The popular sci-fi series had been due to launch outside North America on Netflix on November 19th. However, Netflix has lost the rights to Paramount, who will now put the show on its […]
The celebrated concert film, Oasis Knebworth 1996, is set to air on MTV and Paramount+ later this November. Paramount+ subscribers in the US, Latin America, Australia, the Nordics and Canada will be able to watch the film on November 25th, and in the UK when the service launches there next year. Fans outside these markets […]
A good performance from its streaming services, Paramount+ and Pluto TV, has boosted otherwise lacklustre ViacomCBS quarterly results. Streaming income passed forecasts and were up 13 per cent to $6.61 billion (€5.7bn) for the quarter. The group added 4.3 million streaming subscribers for a total of nearly 47 million, a YoY increase of 79 per […]
ViacomCBS, parent company of Paramount+, CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, has released the findings of its newest Global Insights project, Reflecting Me: Global Representation On Screen, which uncovers that global audiences feel entertainment companies have a responsibility to increase authentic, accurate on-screen representation. The study is an expansive in-depth exploration of how television and […]
VIS, the international studio division of ViacomCBS Network International (VCNI), and Minerva Pictures, the independent Italian film production and distribution company,have announced their first co-production for the TV series Miss Fallaci Takes America. The series will be the first Paramount+ Original set for the ViacomCBS-owned premium streaming service, following its Italian launch in 2022. “As […]
CNBC has reported that in the course contract negotiations between the major Hollywood unions for backstage crews, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) revealed that, as recently as July, Apple claimed it had less than 20 million subscribers to its Apple TV_ streaming service in North America. Since launching its subscription streaming service […]
Brian Robbins, current Nickelodeon president, is reportedly set to be named head of Paramount Pictures in an inter-group move as ViacomCBS gears up to create more content for its Paramount+ streaming platform. Robbins would replace Jim Gianopulos, now chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures, and retain his oversight of the kids business, says the WSJ. […]
Transmit, the streaming media ad platform, has announced its inclusion in the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) inaugural CTV Creative Best Practices Guide. Transmit’s platform improves the overall CTV ad experience for audiences in a variety of ways. One of the most notable is minimising disruptions during live entertainment via first-of-its-kind picture-in-picture ads. Additionally, Transmit helps […]
CBS Sports and Infront have announced a multi-year agreement for CBS Sports and Paramount+ to become the exclusive US home of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). CBS Sports will present at least 85 matches annually through 2024-2025 from the cinch Premiership – the top division of the SPFL – as well as the second-division […]