Streaming usage appeared to begin its summer ascent in May 2026 as US audiences’ time spent streaming increased to 48.6 per cent of total TV watch-time (+1.0 pt.), according to Nielsen’s latest The Gauge and Media Distributor Gauge reports. Additionally, overall TV usage exhibited a notably smaller monthly decrease compared to previous April-to-May transitions, declining […]

Paramount+ has revealed a first-look at the second season of Dexter: Resurrection, starring SAG and Golden Globe winner Michael C. Hall in the titular role of Dexter Morgan and produced by Paramount Television Studios and Counterpart Studios, coming later this year on the Paramount+ Premium Plan. From Emmy-nominated showrunner and executive producer Clyde Phillips, the […]

Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have agreed to pause their merger until June 2027. In the meantime, they will remain completely separate, competing operations. Earlier this week, a US federal judge had temporarily halted the potential $110 billion (€96.3bn) merger between media giants Paramount Skydance and WBD, despite the deal already reciving US federal […]

The Writers Guild of America West and Writers Guild of America East (jointly WGA) have filed a suit to block the proposed merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery on the grounds that it violates federal antitrust law and would cause specific harm to writers. “With fewer competitors, the merged Paramount-Warner Bros. entity would […]

A group of US states could file suits next week to block Paramount’s acquistion of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). The legal threat comes weeks after the Justice Department cleared the merger. The states are concerned the combination would harm competition, according to Reuters. Advocacy groups and some state regulators have warned that subscription prices for […]

Academy Award® Nominee Andrea Riseborough will star alongside Emmy and Tony  Award Winner, Oscar Nominee and executive producer Jeremy Strong (Succession, The Apprentice) in 9/12, the upcoming six-episode limited series for Paramount+ that tells the story of the David vs Goliath fight that exposed corruption and won justice for 9/11’s ailing heroes. Riseborough (To Leslie, The […]

Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender premieres globally on Paramount+ on July 25th. The new film, based on the animated series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, sees Avatar Aang, the world’s last Airbender, learn of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks […]

Comcast has decided to unpack itself while at the same time trying to bag ITV broadcasting through Sky. In the meantime, Fox has bagged Roku, at which Netflix looked but decided to keep its checkout basket empty. Just as well, since the rumours have already started that the streamer will now bid for the newly […]

Paramount has offered concessions in a bid to quell European Commission concerns on its $110 billion (€96.2bn) Warner Bros Discovery acquistion. The European Commission confirmed Paramount has made offers the company believes will lead to approval. A decision has been set for July 22nd, extended from the previous July 7th. The EC doesn’t outline the […]

Lisa Nandy, UK culture secretary, will ask UK media and competition watchdogs to examine Paramount’s $110 billion (€96.2bn) acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) – even if she has to change the law to do it. The WBD takeover will affect assets including the 5 UK channel; news channel CNN; TNT Sports (which broadcasts UEFA […]