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Nickelodeon, eOne partner on new Transformers series

Nickelodeon and Hasbro’s Entertainment One (eOne) have partnered to co-produce an original animated Transformers series (26 half-hour episodes), based on the iconic global property. In the action-comedy series, a new species of Transformers must find their place and purpose among Autobots, Decepticons, and the human family that adopts them. The series will premiere exclusively on […]

February 26, 2021

Paramount+ reveals pricing & content

ViacomCBS has updated investors on its differentiated streaming strategy, which leverages the company’s product offerings across free, premium and pay segments with Pluto TV and SHOWTIME OTT to create a linked ecosystem with the launch of Paramount+ in the US and 18 LatAm countries on March 4th. Paramount+ will feature a combination of live sports, […]

February 25, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Paramount+ launches March 4th

ViacomCBS has announced that its own entry into the ever-growing streaming market, Paramount+, will launch in the US, Canada and Latin America on March 4th. ViacomCBS will also bring Paramount+ to the Nordics on March 25th, and Australia in mid-2021.  There is no word yet on UK availability. The CBS All Access service in Canada […]

January 20, 2021

Study: Nick Jr has most educational content

A study by UK broadband comparison site Cable.co.uk has uncovered the TV channels and services with the most educational content as a guide for parents attempting to home school children during lockdown. For the study, the team looked at the most popular children’s TV channels in the UK across the span of two weeks (Monday […]

January 19, 2021

Tuchman backs Rialto International

Bruce Tuchman, formerly President of Sundance Channel Global, AMC Global and MGM Networks, and New Zealand’s Rialto Channel Limited have launched Rialto International, a 50-50 joint venture to bring Rialto branded streaming, SVoD, AVoD and linear television services of premium indie content to countries and territories worldwide. The parties announced the new joint venture on […]

January 12, 2021

ViacomCBS expands Hulu distribution deal

ViacomCBS has confirmed a new distribution agreement that adds more content from ViacomCBS’s portfolio of news, entertainment and sports networks to Hulu’s live TV subscription streaming service, Hulu + Live TV. The comprehensive, multi-year deal includes continued carriage of CBS broadcast stations, CBS Sports Network, Pop TV, Smithsonian Channel, and The CW, as well as […]

January 5, 2021

Nickelodeon, Nick Jr expand in SE Asia

ViacomCBS Networks International, a unit of ViacomCBS, has added its flagship kids brands Nickelodeon and Nick Jr to various platforms in Southeast Asia. Starting January 4th 2021, in the Philippines, Nick Jr will be available to Cignal TV’s Prepaid and Postpaid subscribers, part of Cignal’s launch of 11 new channels. Nickelodeon has been available on […]

December 22, 2020

SpongeBob skips cinema for Netflix

The latest movie from Nickelodeon icon SpongeBob SquarePants has landed directly on Netflix in Europe. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run was scheduled for a global theatrical release this summer before the pandemic put an end to that. Paramount then agreed a deal with Netflix to debut the movie on the streaming platform everywhere […]

November 6, 2020By Nik Roseveare

Noggin launches on Amazon in Spain, Italy, Netherlands

ViacomCBS Networks International announced the launch of Noggin, the learning subscription service, on Amazon Prime Video Channels as an add-on subscription for Prime members in the Netherlands, Italy and Spain increasing its European footprint. After launching in the UK, France, Germany and Austria at the beginning of September 2020, Noggin expands its presence to the […]

November 5, 2020

Pluto TV goes live in Spain

ViacomCBS Networks International has announced the launch of its AVoD service Pluto TV in Spain. Currently offering 40 original channels across different genres, Spanish audiences can now access premium and curated content free of charge. Available on Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung TV+, as well as iOS and Android mobile devices, Spanish […]

October 26, 2020