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A slew of deals from MIPCOM Cannes this week indicates there is still life in the global TV market. Paramount Global Content Distribution has signed a multi-year deal with beIN Media Group, giving the Qatari-owned group exclusive rights to Paramount's content library, including acclaimed series such as Yellowstone, Billionsnew offers like NCIS: Tony and Ziva … Read more
Paramount+ heads to Thailand. Paramount Global on Thursday unveiled a licensing deal with Bangkok-based entertainment company Mono that will bring the Paramount+ brand and a selection of Paramount content to the Thai company’s growing streaming service Monomax. The Paramount+ destination on Monomax will launch in November, the new partners said. The deal was unveiled during … Read more
How close was Barry Diller to securing control of Paramount Global? Closer than some accounts may have made it seem, if Diller’s recollection of his pursuit is accurate. Speaking at a Financial Times summit on Friday, Diller said he was sincerely and seriously interested in acquiring the firm, “more for the symmetry of my life” … Read more
Erin Calhoun, head of communications for Paramount Streaming and Showtime, is leaving the company after seven years. Calhoun will leave at the end of September, he wrote in a memo to staff on Thursday (read it below, along with a note from Paramount Streaming chairman and CEO Tom Ryan). “What has made this journey truly … Read more
Paramount+’s JonBenét Ramsey limited series continues to attract a high-profile cast. The latest addition to the show is three-time Emmy winner Margo Martindale (Americans, justified). She will recur as Nedra, the mother of Patsy Ramsey (Melissa McCarthy) and grandmother of JonBenét. The character is described as “tough, outspoken, forthright and unafraid to speak her mind.” … Read more
Paramount+, in partnership with Screen Australia and Screen NSW, is adding to its international slate with the commission of an original drama series titled Playing Gracie DarlingThe six-hour supernatural thriller, scheduled to debut in 2025, is produced by Curio Pictures, with international distribution handled by Sony Pictures Television. Created and written by Miranda Nation (Undertow), … Read more
In a move that will completely upend the Oscar race, Paramount Pictures has snagged the U.S. distribution rights to the top-selling title screening at this year's fall film festivals, a straight-up contender called September 5th, The Hollywood Reporter he learned exclusively. The studio, which also acquired worldwide distribution rights for September 5th (except for Germany, … Read more
Decades after MTV began covering the presidential election through the lens of young voters with its “Choose or Lose” programming, the network’s parent company, Paramount, is once again urging young people to make their voices heard in the 2024 election. Ahead of the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, Paramount has launched the Vote '24 campaign … Read more
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. Cord cutters can save big on Paramount+ with Showtime with a new deal aimed at sports fans. Home of Top Gun: The Legend Continues, The History of Star Trek, Paw Patrol AND … Read more