Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has expanded its Data Hub resource to include insights on nearly 1,850 active FAST channels for an understanding of global streaming trends and the programmes that keep audiences engaged. According to analysis of Gracenote’s global video dataset, the number of FAST channels grew nearly 14 per cent […]
5 has announced the commission of a new factual entertainment series James May: The Human Machine w/t (4×60”) from Plum Pictures. Following his successful and well received debut series with the channel James May’s Great Explorers that aired earlier this year, this new outing will see James May delving deep into the most extraordinary machine […]
Paramount+ has announced that the second season of Taylor Sheridan’s hit series, Landman, will premiere on the streaming platform on November 16th. The original drama series stars Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton, Demi Moore, Andy Garcia, Sam Elliott, Ali Larter, Jacob Lofland, Michelle Randolph, Paulina Chávez, Kayla Wallace, Mark Collie, James Jordan and Colm Feore. Landman ranked […]
Paramount+ has announced that Mayor of Kingstown will return for its fourth season on October 26th, starring Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner and Emmy and Golden Globe winner Edie Falco. The teaser trailer can be viewed here. Mayor of Kingstown is co-created by Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon. The drama series is produced by […]
King & Conqueror is coming to the BBC this August, with all episodes of the historial drama available on BBC iPlayer from 6am on August 24th and the first episode airing on BBC One that same evening. King & Conqueror is the story of a clash that defined the future of a country – and […]
Paramount+ has announced that, following a successful limited theatrical run, the new Eminem-produced documentary, STANS, directed by Emmy-winning director Steven Leckart, will exclusively debut on the streaming service in the US, Canada, Latin America and Brazil on August 26th; in the UK, Australia, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria on August 27th; followed by Japan […]
The number of Scripted TV Originals ordered for production by the top six global streamers – Apple, Amazon, Disney+, HBO MAX, Netflix, Paramount+ – in the first half of 2025 fell by 24 per cent year-on-year, down from 318 first-run and renewed titles, to just 242, according to insight from Ampere Analysis. The drop reflects […]
Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, and TKO Group, the sports and entertainment company, have announced a seven-year media rights – agreement valued at $1.1 billion (€0.95bn) per season – which will see Paramount become the exclusive home of all UFC events in the US. Starting in 2026, Paramount will exclusively distribute UFC’s full slate of 13 […]
Skydance Media and Paramount Global have completed their $8 billion merger, creating what they describe as a “premier standalone global media and entertainment company”, which will be known simply as ‘Paramount, a Skydance Corporation’. Paramount Class B shares will begin trading immediately on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the new ticker symbol ‘PSKY’. The close […]
Paramount’s chief content licensing officer and president of its Republic Pictures label, Dan Cohen, has confirmed he is leaving the studio as it prepares to close its merger with Skydance next week. Cohen joined the company in 2017 after spending 20 years working at Disney. In an internal memo to staff, Cohen said: “This has […]