The Late Show with Stephen Colbert will be canned in May 2026, its host announced this week. The CBS show was the most watched of the network late shows. The company says the decision is “purely financial”. CBS parent Paramount is in the throws of the merger with Skydance and recently settled a lawsuit with […]
Paramount+ has announced that Hollywood legend, Samuel L Jackson, has signed on to headline his first TV series following the greenlighting of Nola King, a spinoff of the hit series, Tulsa King. Jackson’s character will be introduced in the upcoming third season of Tulsa King, starring Sylvester Stallone, set to premiere in September. “Samuel L […]
NoParamount Global has agreed to a $16 million (€13.6m) payout to settle Donald Trump’s lawsuit against CBS and 60 Minutes, regarding its election-time interview with Kamala Harrris. Co-CEO George Cheeks defended the move at the company’s annual shareholder meeting, noting: “The company has agreed in principle to settle the lawsuit, and as reported, it does […]
DirecTV and Paramount Global have announced an agreement to include a curated selection of Paramount’s entertainment, news and sports networks in various DirecTV Genre Packs. Paramount channels – including CBS, MTV, Comedy Central, BET and Nickelodeon – will begin rolling out in the Genre Packs starting immediately across the MySports, MyNews, MyEntertainment, and MiEspañol offerings, […]
Paramount+ UK & Ireland has announced the commission of new original UK thriller series Baby Doll (working title). Based on the novel of the same name by Hollie Overton, the story follows twin sisters Lily and Abby, whose lives are shattered when Lily is abducted from their quiet rural English town by beloved local teacher Rick […]
Two key events on the global World Snooker Tour calendar, the Players Championship and Tour Championship, will both be televised live by 5 for the first time in the new 2025/26 season. 5 will also add the British Open to its new roster of snooker events from 2026. This agreement with WST ensures that these […]
Paramount+ original series Mobland, the #2 most-watched original series on the streaming service having achieved 26 million viewers to date, has been renewed for season two. The series, which spent five consecutive weeks in Nielsen’s most recent ranking of Top 10 SVoD Original Series, is executive produced by Guy Ritchie and marks his first TV […]
Paramount+ UK & Ireland has announced the commission of new original UK thriller-mystery series The Revenge Club (w/t), with Aimée-Ffion Edwards and Martin Compston set to star in the lead roles of Emily and Calum. The Revenge Club is a darkly witty and gripping thriller based on the upcoming debut novel The Othello Club by J.D. […]
To celebrate the launch of new Paramount+ series Dexter: Resurrection, Paramount+ is inviting fans to step inside the mind of TV’s most iconic antihero with Dexter: The Experience powered by Fever, the live entertainment discovery platform – a new immersive event coming to London this July. The exclusive, limited-run experience will plunge visitors into Dexter […]
Paramount+ has announced that hit, original series, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, has been renewed for a fifth and final six-episode season ahead of the third season premiere this summer. Production will begin on the final season later this year. The third season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is set to premiere with two […]