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Channel 5, My5 combine under 5 brand

Channel 5 and My5 have relaunched as 5 – first announced in summer 2024 – uniting the broadcaster’s linear and streaming platforms under one brand. Following record growth of viewing on My5 during 2024, the broadcaster says the move helps it “to build on the growing appetite for its streaming offering while continuing to serve […]

March 13, 2025

Paramount+ orders Landman Season 2

Paramount+ has renewed breakout hit Landman for a second season. The debut season of Landman ranked as a Top 10 SVoD Original Series across all SVoDs for Q4 alongside Paramount+ originals Tulsa King and Lioness. This marks only the second time since Nielsen began tracking SVODs (Q3–17), that a service had three of the top 10 series […]

March 13, 2025

David Dastmalchian to guest star in Dexter: Resurrection

Paramount+ today announced that Hollywood star David Dastmalchian will join the cast of the Paramount+ original series Dexter: Resurrection. Dastmalchian will guest star in the role of ‘Gareth’. Production for Dexter: Resurrection kicked off in January 2025 in New York and the series is set to launch in summer of 2025 on Paramount+. The new original drama […]

March 13, 2025

Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party streaming exclusively on Paramount+

Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party is now available to stream exclusively on Paramount+ in the US and Canada and, from March 12th, in the UK, Australia, Latin America, France, Italy and Germany, marking the first time the fully restored version of the classic ‘80s documentary from legendary and Academy Award winning director Cameron Crowe (Almost […]

March 11, 2025

Eric Stonestreet to guest star in Paramount+’s Dexter: Resurrection

Paramount+ has announced that Emmy Award-winner Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family) will join the cast of the Paramount+ original series Dexter: Resurrection. Stonestreet will guest star in the role of ‘Al’. Production for Dexter: Resurrection kicked off in January 2025 in New York and the series is set to launch in summer of 2025 on Paramount+. […]

March 11, 2025

BET UK announces new original series Now You Know with Julie Adenuga

A new four-part interview series, Now You Know, hosted by Julie Adenuga, is set to premiere on My5 and YouTube on April 1st. Recognised as one of Britain’s leading interviewers, creative entrepreneurs, and an influential voice in music and culture, Adenuga sits down with an all-star lineup—including Maya Jama, KSI, Big Zuu, and Mahalia—for candid, […]

March 10, 2025

The Ex-Wife 2 coming to Paramount+

Paramount+ has revealed a first look at the upcoming UK original drama The Ex-Wife 2. Starring Céline Buckens, Tom Mison, Katie McGrath and Jordan Stephens, the four-part psychological thriller is a follow up to the hit 2022 series based on bestselling author Jess Ryder’s book of the same name. The Ex-Wife 2 picks up three years […]

March 5, 2025

Guy Ritchie’s MobLand premieres in March on Paramount+

MobLand, the new crime series from Guy Ritchie, will premiere on March 30th exclusively on the Paramount+ streaming service in the UK, the US, Canada and Australia. A global rollout will take place later this year. MobLand stars Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren, and Pierce Brosnan as the head of an organised crime family, fighting for […]

February 28, 2025

Paramount+ adds 5.6m subs in Q4

Paramount Global missed revenue expectations in its Q4 results as a continued decline in its cable TV unit dimmed higher-than-expected subscriber growth for its Paramount+ streaming platform. The company, which is planning to merge with Skydance Media, reported a 5 per cent revenue increase in Q4 2024, reaching $7.98 billion (€7.67bn). However, full-year revenue declined […]

February 27, 2025

Paramount carriage fight with YouTube

Paramount seems ready for a carriage battle with YouTube.  “We have made a series of fair offers to continue our long-standing relationship with Google’s YouTube TV, providing subscribers access to the full array of Paramount’s entertainment, news and sports programming,” a spokesperson for Paramount told Deadline. “YouTube TV is attempting to pressure Paramount to agree […]

February 13, 2025