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No, It Doesn’t Look Like ‘Yellowstone’ Is Coming to Netflix
ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish has boasted that streaming service CBS All Access will relaunch in 2021 as a “super service.” But for now, the company still appears to be content licensing some of its big...
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Meet Paramount+: The CBS All Access Relaunch Plan to Compete With Netflix
It’s fair to say that the financial fortunes of ViacomCBS have been trending in the wrong direction ever since the two corporate entities remerged last summer. Since the time of their reunification,...
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How Disney+’s New GroupWatch Party Feature Works
In a pandemic, streaming has in some ways become become more communal than it was before. Twitch streaming is on the rise, and Netflix Party synchronizes video playback and adds a group chat function...
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ViacomCBS’s CEO Sees the Animated ‘Avatar’ as a Piece of Its Future
This year has seen a drastic pop culture resurgence for Nickelodeon’s animated Avatar franchise after The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra arrived on Netflix. Unfortunately, that collective...
View ArticleEntertainment Power 50: The Changemakers Who Shaped Movies and TV in 2020
Meet the Hollywood power players who are making film and TV more viable, more accessible and more equitable.
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The Animated ‘Avatar’ Shows Can Be Paramount+’s Secret Weapon
Earlier this week, ViacomCBS announced that its long-awaited rebrand of CBS All Access into a “super service” will officially arrive on March 4. The company is positioning the new streamer,...
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Paramount+ Mobilizes Against Netflix, But Can It Compete?
On Wednesday, ViacomCBS unveiled its comprehensive streaming strategy and its expansive slate of originals headed to Paramount+, which launches March 4 as the rebranded super service version of CBS...
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Paramount+ Is a CBS All Access Rebrand, But What Does That Mean?
Today is the day that the streaming industry once again rematerializes with a new hierarchy as ViacomCBS’ Paramount+ officially enters the fray. The eighth major SVOD service to hit the market comes...
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‘A Quiet Place Part II’ Isn’t Leaving Theaters, But You Can Now Watch at Home
Paramount’s A Quiet Place Part II currently stands at north of $150 million at the domestic box office and $279 million worldwide after opening over Memorial Day Weekend. That’s not far off from the...
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Paramount CEO Bob Bakish Still Sees Value in Licensing Content to Rivals
As streaming companies compete for the limited attention and budgets of consumers, some analysts have suggested that exclusive, original content is the key to attracting and retaining subscribers. But...
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Media Execs Can’t Agree On the Future of Sports
Live sports have traditionally been one of the biggest money-makers in television. More than 30 percent of television ad revenues come from live sports, even though sports programming accounts for...
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How Much Do the Media CEOs Fighting the Strikes Make?
Bob Iger, CEO of the Walt Disney Company, came under fire over the weekend for comments he made about the writers and actors on strike and the labor unions representing them. “There’s a level of...
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Paramount CEO Bob Bakish’s 2024 Goals Suggest Layoffs and Possible Merger
In an internal memo yesterday (Jan 25.), Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish outlined his strategy for the entertainment giant in the new year, which suggests job cuts are coming to the company’s...
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Media Mogul Byron Allen Extends a ‘Serious’ Offer to Buy Paramount Global
Media mogul Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group is the latest company to bid on Paramount Global as it seems to be looking for a buyer. Allen, whose company’s portfolio includes The Weather Group, TheGrio...
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Paramount CEO Bob Bakish Announces Layoffs After Record Super Bowl Night
Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish has some not-so-great news for his employees after a record-breaking Super Bowl night. In a memo today (Feb. 13), Bakish said Paramount is looking to make cuts across...
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Where Paramount Made Cuts In Its Latest Round of Layoffs
Paramount Global’s latest round of layoffs included the entire staff of Nickelodeon’s subscription-based streaming platform Noggin, the trade publication Kidscreen reported yesterday (Feb. 15). And...
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Paramount CEO Bob Bakish Clarifies On Paramount+ Streaming Bundle Talks
Paramount Global’s streaming service remains a bright spot in the entertainment conglomerate’s uncertain future. Paramount’s direct-to-consumer division, which includes Paramount+, gained 4.1 million...
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Lachlan Murdoch Shares Details About Fox’s Joint Streaming Service With...
During the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecommunications conference yesterday (Mar. 4), Lachlan Murdoch, the CEO of Fox Corp, shared the first details about Fox’s new sports streaming...
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A Private Equity Giant Offers to Buy Paramount For $11B As Bidding War Heats Up
Another company has put in a bid for Paramount Global. Apollo Global Management, a private equity firm, has offered $11 billion yesterday (Mar. 20) to take over the media and entertainment giant owned...
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Power Fallout Inside Paramount: How a Potential Sale May Have Ousted CEO Bob...
On Monday (April 29), Paramount Global officially sent its CEO Bob Bakish packing after reporting first-quarter earnings, confirming earlier speculation about the CEO’s departure. The ouster marked an...
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