A group of Paramount+ subscribers have launched a federal antitrust challenge against the acquisition. The lawsuit, filed in San Francisco, seeks to halt Paramount Skydance’s planned $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), on the grounds that the combination would severely damage competition across several key entertainment sectors and ultimately harm US consumers. Paramount […]

M.I.A., the crime drama series from Bill Dubuque, co-creator of Ozark, will premiere exclusively on Paramount+ in the UK on May 7th. The nine-episode series follows a young Etta Tiger Jonze (Shannon Gisela) who is restless in the Florida Keys and dreams of a life in Miami’s glittering, subtropical kingdom. But when her family’s drug-running […]

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) shareholders have approved the company’s takeover by Paramount Skydance. The deal, worth $111 billion (€95bn), would see Paramount, backed by Larry Ellison, take control of all of Warner Bros’ catalogue and channels, which include the likes of Harry Potter, DC Comics, Game of Thrones and news network CNN. “We appreciate the […]

Barb data shows that 5’s Streaming service has grown at a greater rate than any of its Broadcaster VoD (BVoD) competitors over the first quarter of 2026, at 25 per cent – measured by Barb TV viewing hours growth. The growth in 5 Streaming has been attributed to an array of UK original dramas including […]

Music sensation Morgan Wade has joined the cast of Dutton Ranch in a recurring role, marking her acting debut. Wade will play Carol, a bartender at the local watering hole in Rio Paloma, Texas, who sees all. Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly return as the indomitable Rip Wheeler and Beth Dutton in Dutton Ranch, premiering […]

After an all-time high of 599 scripted series produced in the US in 2022, the decline reached a 14 per cent fall in 2023. France, which has been praised for its funding public system and its ‘cultural exception’, is now at a similar tipping point. “Producers have become the unwilling bankers of their own industry,” […]

Paramount+ has announced that The Madison = has been renewed for a third season. The news follows a stellar debut for the Taylor Sheridan original series, which launched on March 14th to 8 million global views for its premiere episode in its first 10 days on Paramount+. The show is Sheridan’s most-watched debut ever and […]

Dan Stevens will join the second season of Dexter: Resurrection in a series regular role. He will play ‘The Five Borough Killer’, a serial killer who, much like Zodiac, taunts the police with phone calls threatening the murder of innocent citizens. When he follows through with the atrocious deeds… the city and the police are terrorised. In addition to Stevens’ casting, […]

Debut data from Ampere’s new Streaming Advertising Analytics service (US) shows that major streamers are using different strategies for ad delivery for movies and TV series. Movies deliver longer, uninterrupted viewing, while episodic TV supports higher ad frequency through natural breakpoints and binge viewing. The findings highlight how platforms are matching ad delivery with content […]

Over 1,000 Hollywood names have released an open letter expressing “unequivocal opposition” to Paramount‘s acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). Released by a collection of organisations including Norm Eisen’s Democracy Defenders Fund and Jane Fonda’s Committee for the First Amendment, the letter is signed by the likes of Hollywood actors Bryan Cranston, Glenn Close, Ben […]