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ViacomCBS bolsters Paramount+ originals with Kiefer Sutherland espionage drama
ViacomCBS-owned streamer Paramount+ has ordered an espionage drama that has Kiefer Sutherland (Designated Survivor) attached…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Exploring streamers’ spending habits in 2021
Tim Westcott, senior principal analyst for channels and programming at research powerhouse Omdia, tells Richard…
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UK’s C5 expands factual offer with four historical series commissions
ViacomCBS-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 is ramping up its history programming with four new specialist…
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FilmRise appoints ViacomCBS exec Jonitha Keymoore as senior global acquisitions director
New York-based TV and film studio and streaming network FilmRise has appointed Jonitha Keymoore as senior director of…
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Showtime bolsters drama team by naming two VP’s of scripted
US cablenet Showtime has bolstered its scripted ranks with the addition of two drama-focused VP’s….
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ViacomCBS closes BET UK linear channel amid My5 & Pluto TV shift, as new originals unveiled
ViacomCBS is closing the linear channel of black entertainment brand BET in the UK and moving…
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ViacomCBS looks to raise $3bn to fuel streaming push
ViacomCBS has unveiled plans to raise $3bn from a new share offering to fund its…
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TBI Weekly: How AVOD is starting to pull out the big guns
If it hadn’t been for the double-barrel effect of a global pandemic and the launch…
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ViacomCBS launches BET in Brazil via AVOD Pluto TV
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) is rolling out its Black audience-focused network BET in Brazil via…
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Exclusive: ViacomCBS alum Valerio Motti hired for ShortsTV expansion
Former ViacomCBS exec Valerio Motti has joined UK-based Shorts International, owners of short-form network ShortsTV,…