Tag: Paramount
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Paramount is Reportedly Looking at Selling Its Children’s Streaming Service
Paramount has been busy consolidating its streaming plans, and now they may be about to reduce its streaming services again. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Paramount is reportedly looking to sell a majority stake in Noggin. Noggin is Paramount’s kids streaming service that costs $7.99 a month and offers access to…
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Paramount+ to Spotlight Women Creators Throughout Women’s History Month
Wednesday, March 8 is International Women’s Day and Paramount+ is spotlighting women creators and talent throughout the month of March for Women’s History Month. The streamer announced its Women Who Move Mountains collection which will feature double the content of last year, with titles: Anita, The Lost City, I Love Lucy, Everything Everywhere All At…
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Paramount Agrees to Pay $122.5M to Settle Lawsuit Over Viacom-CBS Merger
Back in 2019, Viacom and CBS agreed to emerge back into a single company after breaking into two companies back in 2006. This merger upset many shareholders and led to a lawsuit over the merger. The argument the shareholders have is that Paramount Chairman Shari Redstone breached her fiduciary duty by ramming through the merger.…
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HBO Max Sues Paramount+ Over South Park
Over the last few years, rights to many programs have switched hands as new streaming services have launched. Paramount, for example, sold rights to South Park streaming to HBO Max. Now Warner Bros. Discovery has sued Paramount over South Park, arguing Paramount breached its contract, according to CNBC. The main issue here is South Park…
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Comcast, Disney, & Paramount Lost $8.4 Billion on Streaming in 2022
Wondering why streaming prices are going up, and services are cracking down on password sharing? Well, it likely has to do with the fact that Comcast, Disney, and Paramount all lost a combined $8.4 billion on streaming in 2022. In 2022 Paramount lost $1.8 billion on their direct-to-consumer streaming services. Comcast lost $2.5 billion on…
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Paramount Announces Some Leadership Changes As Paramount+ & Showtime Get Ready to Merge
Yesterday we learned that Paramount+ would be merging with SHOWTIME. Now Paramount has announced that Erin Calhoun has been appointed to a new role as Executive Vice President, Communications, Paramount Streaming, and Cross-Company Publicity. “Paramount is home to a team of world-class communications professionals that regularly produce amazing results on behalf of the company’s portfolio…
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Weekend Wrap-Up: fuboTV Brings Back Monthly Plans, ViacomCBS has a New Name
Well, that didn’t take long. Just a week after removing monthly plans from its service as part of an “experiment,” fuboTV has reinstated the option. Elsewhere, ViacomCBS announced it’s changing its name to something a little more familiar. And Roku reported its latest subscriber numbers. Here’s what happened in the world of cord cutting and…
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ViacomCBS Rebrands as Paramount Effective Today
ViacomCBS is officially changing its name to Paramount as of Feb. 16. The move is to promote greater recognition, and create a unified “umbrella brand” instead of giving the illusion of two companies, according to President and CEO Bob Bakish. “Paramount’s iconic peak represents a rich history for our company as pioneers in the Golden…
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It’s Official: Paramount Confirms ‘Yellowstone’ Will Return for Season 5
After the fate of popular modern Western drama Yellowstone has been up in the air, Paramount Network has announced the series has indeed been renewed for Season 5. The Taylor Sheridan series is set to begin production on the new season in May 2022. The original drama series chronicles the Dutton family, led by John…
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Sling is Giving Subscribers a Free Preview of Paramount & Showtime
Beginning next week, Sling TV subscribers will get a free preview of Paramount Network. New customers can not only get their first month of service for just $10 but will also get a free preview of a premium channel to celebrate the start of their subscription. Here are the details: From November 7 through November…