The Paramount+ Essential plan is now available as an add-on subscription via Prime Video Channels in the US. For $5.99 per month, Prime members can access the ad-supported offering from Paramount+ that includes thousands of original series and movies such as Lawmen: Bass Reeves, Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie and Frasier, along with live sports […]
A significant turnaround for studio direct streaming is just around the corner with all major studio streaming divisions (excluding sports operations) set to turn a consistent profit within 18 months, the latest research from Ampere Analysis suggests. The shift to profitability has wide-ranging implications for content production and the wider entertainment landscape with a reversal […]
The Music and Entertainment Industry boasts the highest paid Chief Financial Officers in the US, hitting a high of $52.4 million (€47.8m), a study reveals. Datarails, the financial planning and analysis (FP&A) platform for Excel users, analysed SEC filings by 1,639 of the biggest US listed companies. This included complete filings for 2022 and partial […]
The Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) held its annual OTT Summit in Singapore on December 5th, where over 90 per cent of the speakers were senior female executives from across the video industry in Asia Pacific. This year’s summit was designed to try and redress the gender imbalance seen in many industry conferences. The Summit […]
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, […]
Paramount+ has debuted in Japan with the launch on J:COM, one of Japan’s top cable television operators and broadband internet providers, and WOWOW, the premium pay-TV network. With this launch, Paramount+ says it is now officially present in all the top ten international SVoD growth markets. The launch of Paramount+ brings an array of entertainment […]
Yeti Television has announced that AMC Networks International UK (AMCNI UK) has commissioned the second season of the hit true crime series The Truth About My Murder (10×60’), which is set to air on top factual entertainment channel True Crime – formerly known as CBS Reality – in early 2024. True Crime is a joint […]
Apple and Paramount have reportedly discussed bundling their respective streaming services, Paramount+ and Apple TV+. The bundle would cost less than subscribing to both services separately. Talks are still in the early stages, reports WSJ. It is thought by the participants that Apple’s inventory of exclusive content (such as Severance – pictured) would pair well […]
Paramount+, the streaming service from Paramount, has announced a partnership with LATAM Airlines Group to launch a Paramount+ Branded Channel on over 300 aircrafts across 148 destinations in 25 countries. The partnership will bring a curated selection of Paramount+ content to LATAM Airlines’ customers via a dedicated Paramount+ section within the In-Flight Entertainment system. Halo, […]
Paramount Global’s streaming division has promoted two content executives to new leadership positions: Jeff Grossman will now take the role EVP of programming for Paramount+ and Amy Kuessner (pictured) will be EVP of programming for Pluto TV. Grossman will oversee content strategy for Paramount+ globally. He most recently was EVP of content and business operations […]