ViacomCBS today announced that the global media company will become Paramount Global (referred to as "Paramount"), effective February 16, bringing together its leading portfolio of premium entertainment properties under a new parent company name. "Paramount is an idea: A promise to be the best," said Shari Redstone, Non-Executive Chair of the company's Board of Directors. "That promise has always been at the center of what we aspired to build as the steward of more than a century of cinematic … [Read more...] about ViacomCBS unveils new company name, global content slate and international expansion plans for Paramount+
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CBS Studios expands ‘NCIS’ and ‘Seal Team’ franchises for Paramount+
A new NCIS will be produced for Paramount+ Australia and Network 10, and a new SEAL TEAM movie will be produced for the streaming service in the U.S., it was announced today by George Cheeks, president and CEO of CBS and chief content officer for news and sports at Paramount+. For the first time, CBS Studios will expand one of its biggest and most successful global franchises into a new international edition, NCIS: SYDNEY. The series, which is slated for 2023, will feature local stories with … [Read more...] about CBS Studios expands ‘NCIS’ and ‘Seal Team’ franchises for Paramount+
iQiyi Valentine’s Day survey highlights modern habits of love in today’s age of streaming
Video On-Demand streaming services such as iQiyi are a staple of modern love. In the 21st century, you'll be hard-pressed to find any couple not spending quality time streaming their favourite films and TV series together, and couples in Singapore are no exception. For Valentine’s Day this year, iQiyi has commissioned a survey across four markets — Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand — seeking to track how streaming behaviours and habits corresponded to different stages of a … [Read more...] about iQiyi Valentine’s Day survey highlights modern habits of love in today’s age of streaming
Abacus Media Rights in partnership with Night Train Media acquires international rights for ‘The Scream’
Abacus Media Rights (AMR), an Amcomri Entertainment company, acquires brand-new Sky Documentaries commissioned feature The Scream in partnership with Night Train Media for worldwide distribution for delivery May 2022. The engrossing documentary feature The Scream (1 x 90’), a Curve Story Limited production, is directed by Jenny Ash (The World’s Biggest Murder Trial: Nuremberg, Me and My Penis) and Executive Produced by Rob Carey and Camilla Lewis for Curve Media, and by Academy and BAFTA … [Read more...] about Abacus Media Rights in partnership with Night Train Media acquires international rights for ‘The Scream’
Woodcut Media digs deep with ‘Murdered at First Sight’
Woodcut Media has been commissioned by Sky UK to produce the powerfully emotive true-crime series Murdered at First Sight for Sky Crime. The series is scheduled to TX on the channel in March. Murdered at First Sight (10 x 1hr)tells the first-hand stories of some of the most complex and hard-to-solve murder cases: stranger murders. With these cases, there are no disgruntled partners, no jealous relatives, no family squabble… they leave behind devastated families and terrified communities. And … [Read more...] about Woodcut Media digs deep with ‘Murdered at First Sight’
Quintus Studios partners with Cry Havoc Productions for first Quintus Original series
Quintus Studios, the international factual content distributor and channel owner announces it has partnered with independent US producer Cry Havoc Productions to produce a new factual series, the first under its new Quintus Original banner. Supercar Tech is a self-contained 5 x 60’ factual series that explores how the Supercar genre originated and evolved, detailing how these sexy, high performance and lust-worthy machines work, the critical bits of kit that allowed them to advance, and the … [Read more...] about Quintus Studios partners with Cry Havoc Productions for first Quintus Original series