Orange and Paramount+, the SVoD service from Paramount, have announced a partnership to distribute Paramount+ to Orange customers in France beginning on December 1st, to coincide with the launch of the service in the country. Through this partnership, Orange TV subscribers with a TV4 or UHD set-top box can subscribe to Paramount+ from their Orange […]
Commissions based on adaptations, franchises and other forms of pre-existing Intellectual Property (IP) accounted for 64 per cent of leading global SVoD platforms’ slate of new Scripted Originals in the US in the first half of 2022, according to Ampere Analysis’s How original are SVoD Originals report? Including Unscripted Originals, the share of IP-based commissions […]
Global AVoD revenues for TV series and movies will reach $91 billion (€88.1bn) in 2028, up from $38 billion in 2022, according to the AVOD Forecasts Update from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The top 10 countries will represent 81 per cent of the world’s total by 2028. By 2028, 15 platforms will generate AVoD […]
SkyShowtime, the streaming joint venture formed by Sky owner Comcast and Showtime owner Paramount Global, will roll out in a number of Central and Eastern European (CEE) markets on December 14th. SkyShowtime CEO Monty Sarhan confirmed the launch date whilst on stage the service’s launch event in Amsterdam on November 3rd. SkyShowtime will launch in […]
Paramount and TVING have announced that the Korean crime-thriller series Bargain will debut on Paramount+ outside of South Korea in 2023. Bargain is the second title coming to the streaming platform as part of the strategic partnership between Paramount and CJ ENM. Bargain stars actors Jun Jong-seo (Money Heist: Korea) and Jin Seon-kyu (Extreme Job) and it is an […]
Paramount Global has defended its strategy as it invests heavily to become a big player in the streaming wars. Paramount reported third-quarter profits fell 57 per cent as its DTC units dropped $343 million (€351.5m). Paramount’s already depressed stock sunk another 10 per cent. CFO Naveen Chopra told analysts that streaming would be an important […]
Paramount and Virgin Media have announced a multi-year distribution agreement, extending their existing long-term partnership across Paramount’s streaming services and linear channels in the UK. The renewed partnership will see SVoD service Paramount+ debut on Virgin TV in 2023. Full app integration on Virgin Media’s set-top boxes will offer customers the opportunity to access more […]
YouTube has launched Primetime Channels, allowing users to sign up, browse and watch their favourite content from streaming services such as Showtime, STARZ, Paramount+, AMC+, ViX+ and more, all directly through YouTube. YouTube is rolling out an early version of Primetime Channels in the US. On the Movies & TV hub, users will see over […]
Transformers: EarthSpark launches on Paramount + and Nickelodeon in the UK on November 14th. The series introduces a new generation of Transformers robots called Terrans – the first Transformers to be born on Earth – and together with the humans who welcome them in, they redefine what it means to be a family. At MCM […]
Connected entertainment specialist VIZIO has introduced My Watchlist, a new feature that allows viewers to add their favourite TV shows and movies from different streaming services into one central location on VIZIO SmartCast TVs. Adding shows and movies to My Watchlist is as easy as searching for a title, actor or selecting the ‘+ Watchlist’ […]