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Business

Report: Shari Redstone to leave Paramount board after Skydance merger

Neither Redstone nor her son, Tyler Korff, will join the new entity's board, said the report

Media Delivery

Pluto TV and M6+ team up with strategic alliance in France

The agreement aims to develop both companies' digitalisation and expansion plans

Business

‘I’m out’: Edgar Bronfman Jr drops Paramount bid, company will merge with Skydance in 2025

Following Bronfman's withdrawal, Paramount's special committee announced an end to the "go-shop" period in its merger with Skydance Media

Business

Paramount extends ‘go shop’ period to consider latest bid

The extension will give Paramount's special committee more time to consider Edgar Bronfman Jr's bid for the company, which is believed to have risen...

Media Delivery

Channel 5 and My5 to unify and rebrand as 5

The relaunched 5 will complement Paramount's other streaming operations in the UK

Business

Here we go again: New suitor submits $4.3 billion Paramount bid

Paramount's special committee is expected to consider the new bid from media mogul Edgar Bronfman Jr tomorrow

Business

Paramount, Skydance deal faces court challenge

The lawsuit submitted by investor Scott Baker claims the deal would cost Paramount shareholders $1.65 billion

Business

Done deal! Paramount approves $8 billion bid from Skydance Media

Once approved, Skydance CEO David Ellison will become CEO of the new company, currently named New Paramount

Business

Sony and Apollo ‘plan to break up Paramount’

Companies are expected to sell off Paramount's linear channels as well as close Paramount Plus

Business

Could Sony be preparing a bid for Channel 5’s parent company?

The global electronics company is said to be considering joining forces with investment firm Apollo Management to bid for Paramount Global

Production & Post

Cinedeck partners with Paramount to create MTV integrated delivery platform

Cinedeck's new ConneX Hub master tool leverages Adobe Frame.io and the company's ConneX products

Business

Analyst: Warner Bros Discovery, Paramount merger would help increase competition with Disney and Netflix

TVBEurope speaks to Ampere Analysis' research director Richard Cooper about what a possible merger between Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount would mean for the...

IP Migration

Paramount, EVS, Blackbird join SRT Alliance

Haivision originally developed SRT in 2013 to enable low-latency video connectivity over the public internet between its products

Media Delivery

Paramount Plus to debut on Virgin Media in 2023

The app will be fully integrated into Virgin Media’s set-top boxes, allowing customers to access more than 8,000 hours of content

Business

Paramount UK sets out sustainability strategy

To reduce its Scope 3 emissions, Paramount UK said it intends to consider environmental impact and the sustainability ambitions and credentials of prospective suppliers...

Media Delivery

Europe’s latest streamer to launch later this month

SkyShowtime is powered by Comcast's Peacock platform, and has been created specifically for Europe

Media Consumption

Pluto TV goes live in Scandinavia

The launch is in partnership with Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) in combination with local AVoD service, Viafree

Production & Post

Paramount Global utilises Avid’s cloud-based solutions for editing, storage and collaboration

Avid’s managed platform is delivered on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, and will be used by Paramount's team around the world on programmes, promos...

Media Delivery

ViacomCBS, Canal Plus partner to launch Paramount Plus in France

ViacomCBS said it is raising its global streaming subscriber goal from 65-75 million global streaming subscribers to more than 100 million subscribers by year-end...