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Historic movie lot that gave Studio City its name to get $1-billion makeover
2 years, 1 month ago

Historic movie lot that gave Studio City its name to get $1-billion makeover

LA Times  

New plans for Radford Studio Center in Studio City call for reopening a long-gone entrance off Ventura Boulevard and the addition of new offices. Radford Studio Center, a storied movie lot in Studio City that has been home to generations of landmark television shows — including “Gunsmoke” and “Seinfeld” — is set to get a $1-billion upgrade to expand its …

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Paramount Plus UK: Launch date, price and how to watch ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ with Sky
2 years, 9 months ago

Paramount Plus UK: Launch date, price and how to watch ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ with Sky

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sky Q customers will be able to add the new streaming service to …

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How a Filipina American makes depression and anxiety work for her in Hollywood
3 years ago

How a Filipina American makes depression and anxiety work for her in Hollywood

LA Times  

Tess Paras talks about how making short films has helped her connect with her Filipino American family and how her mental health is something she actively manages. She is most recognized for her acting roles in “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” and “Just Add Magic” — and she was just cast in the pilot for ABC’s Filipino American sitcom “Josep,” starring comedian Jo …

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Wide Shot: Warners, Village people and ‘The Matrix,’ relitigated
3 years, 1 month ago

Wide Shot: Warners, Village people and ‘The Matrix,’ relitigated

LA Times  

The co-financiers of “The Matrix Resurrections” are mad about the film going to HBO Max and theaters simultaneously. Warner Bros. has denied wrongdoing, calling Village Roadshow’s actions “duplicitous” and tarring the lawsuit as “contrived.” We wrote about the dispute in depth this week. There’s clearly still plenty of skepticism that, as LightShed Partners’ Rich Greenfield put it on Twitter, “anyone …

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ViacomCBS cambia su nombre a Paramount y potenciará el ‘streaming’
3 years, 1 month ago

ViacomCBS cambia su nombre a Paramount y potenciará el ‘streaming’

LA Times  

El grupo mediático estadounidense ViacomCBS se llamará a partir de este miércoles Paramount Global para facilitar su identificación con el histórico estudio de cine de Hollywood y potenciar su plataforma de “streaming”, Paramount+. “Vemos una enorme oportunidad global en el ‘streaming’, un mercado potencial mucho más grande del que puede ser capturado solo con la televisión lineal y las películas”, …

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ViacomCBS is renamed Paramount in a nod to its past and streaming future
3 years, 1 month ago

ViacomCBS is renamed Paramount in a nod to its past and streaming future

LA Times  

The rebranding comes two years after Chairwoman Shari Redstone formed ViacomCBS by reuniting her late father’s Viacom media company with legendary broadcasting company CBS. The rebranding comes two years after Redstone formed ViacomCBS by reuniting her late father’s Viacom media company with legendary broadcasting company CBS. In a prerecorded video to launch the event, Redstone and ViacomCBS Chief Executive Bob …

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Kevin Costner's Yellowstone breaks records as 9.3 MILLION tune in to watch the season 4 finale
3 years, 2 months ago

Kevin Costner's Yellowstone breaks records as 9.3 MILLION tune in to watch the season 4 finale

Daily Mail  

Kevin Costner's Yellowstone set new rating records with its Season 4 finale on Sunday, with more than 11 million viewers tuning in - the highest views since the 2017 Walking Dead Season 8 premiere. The Season 4 finale of Kevin Costner's Yellowstone garnered a collective 11 million viewers across platforms on Sunday, surpassing the viewership of its Season 3 wrap …

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‘Yellowstone’ is a huge hit that started with small-town fans
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Yellowstone’ is a huge hit that started with small-town fans

Live Mint  

Hit TV shows typically get a hot start in cities, then spread to the rest of the country. In December Mr. Sheridan’s latest, “1883," a “Yellowstone" prequel about a wagon train, became the most-watched original series on the Paramount+ streaming service. The unconventional path “Yellowstone" took to ratings dominance shows how audiences can accrue and change over a series’ lifespan …

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ViacomCBS reaches deal to sell Studio City lot for $1.85 billion
3 years, 4 months ago

ViacomCBS reaches deal to sell Studio City lot for $1.85 billion

LA Times  

ViacomCBS has reached a deal to sell CBS Studios Center in Studio City to Hackman Capital Partners and Square Mile Capital Management. ViacomCBS has reached a $1.85-billion deal to sell the CBS Studio Center complex in Studio City — home to such landmark TV shows as “Seinfeld,” “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Gilligan’s Island” and “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.” …

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Explained: The Premier League’s US TV rights auction
3 years, 4 months ago

Explained: The Premier League’s US TV rights auction

New York Times  

A version of this article was originally published on October 19, 2021. The Premier League’s US rights might have been a bit rich for the so-called “Netflix of sport” DAZN, which has already splurged on premium rights elsewhere, while FuboTV, a relatively new entrant to the market, were unsuccessful Amazon, on the other hand, might well have been tempted onto …

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‘Yellowstone’ is a hit. Can it build a ‘universe’ for Paramount+?
3 years, 4 months ago

‘Yellowstone’ is a hit. Can it build a ‘universe’ for Paramount+?

LA Times  

The streaming rights to the hit western drama “Yellowstone” are tied up with Peacock, but Paramount+ is planning three exclusive related shows. It’s almost too easy to joke about how every entertainment franchise is a “universe” now, whether said universe is “shared,” “expanded” or “cinematic.” Besides Marvel, the reigning franchise king, Hollywood’s expanding worlds include stories based on DC Comics, …

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How Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Yellowstone’ franchise could solve a big problem for Paramount+
3 years, 4 months ago

How Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Yellowstone’ franchise could solve a big problem for Paramount+

LA Times  

As Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp. were recombining in 2019, Chris McCarthy faced a key decision: What to do about “Yellowstone”? After leading VH1 and MTV, the Viacom television executive had recently added “Yellowstone’s” cable TV home, Paramount Network, to his portfolio, along with Comedy Central. ViacomCBS executive Chris McCarthy, at the Press Lounge in Manhattan, is shepherding a programming …

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The Bachelorette: Ratings tank as Brooke Blurton's pay day is revealed
3 years, 5 months ago

The Bachelorette: Ratings tank as Brooke Blurton's pay day is revealed

Daily Mail  

Ratings for The Bachelorette have reached another embarrassing new low, despite Channel 10 coughing up big bucks for leading lady Brooke Blurton. Tragic: Ratings for The Bachelorette have reached another embarrassing new low, despite Channel 10 coughing up big bucks for leading lady Brooke Blurton The show's core audience of 16 to 39s was also down 47% metro and down …

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Channel 10 admits they have a 'no diversity, no commission' policy
3 years, 5 months ago

Channel 10 admits they have a 'no diversity, no commission' policy

Daily Mail  

The latest season of The Bachelorette has tanked in the ratings, even though it is the most diverse and inclusive season in the franchise's history. Jarrod Villani, the Executive Vice President of ViacomCBS ANZ, told TV Tonight that ViacomCBS has a strict policy of 'no diversity, no commission'. 'No diversity, no commission': Despite poor ratings for The Bachelorette, starring Brooke …

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Dr. Phil and CBS sued after teen allegedly was sexually assaulted at Utah center
3 years, 5 months ago

Dr. Phil and CBS sued after teen allegedly was sexually assaulted at Utah center

LA Times  

A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted at a Utah ranch is suing Phil McGraw and ViacomCBS for negligence, claiming that the popular TV doctor recommended she be treated at the facility on the day she appeared on his show. According to the lawsuit, McGraw and staff members of his show allegedly pressured the family to immediately send Archuleta …

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Nickelodeon head Brian Robbins expected to lead Paramount Pictures
3 years, 6 months ago

Nickelodeon head Brian Robbins expected to lead Paramount Pictures

LA Times  

Brian Robbins, president and chief executive of Nickelodeon, is expected to be named head of Paramount Pictures. Viacom CEO Bob Bakish hired Gianopulos, who had earlier been pushed out of 20th Century Fox Film after a long run overseeing hits such as “Avatar” and “Deadpool.” A respected executive known for his corporate skills, Gianopulos made it his mission to revive …

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Former CBS News chief Susan Zirinsky will head new documentary studio for ViacomCBS
3 years, 6 months ago

Former CBS News chief Susan Zirinsky will head new documentary studio for ViacomCBS

LA Times  

Former CBS News chief Susan Zirinsky is taking on a new role at the division’s parent company ViacomCBS, where she will oversee documentary programming. The company announced Wednesday that Zirinsky, 69, will head See It Now Studios, which will produce long-form news shows and documentary films that will be shown across ViacomCBS channels and its streaming service Paramount +. After …

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Comcast, ViacomCBS join forces for international streaming venture SkyShowtime
3 years, 7 months ago

Comcast, ViacomCBS join forces for international streaming venture SkyShowtime

LA Times  

Comcast announced a joint venture with ViacomCBS, a new streaming service called SkyShowtime that is expected to launch next year in parts of Europe. Comcast Corp. and ViacomCBS are joining forces to create an international streaming service, SkyShowtime, to gain a presence in nearly two dozen smaller European countries, including Spain, the Czech Republic and Sweden. Last month, Comcast said …

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Trey Parker and Matt Stone sign $900 million deal with ViacomCBS for more South Park
3 years, 7 months ago

Trey Parker and Matt Stone sign $900 million deal with ViacomCBS for more South Park

Daily Mail  

South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have signed an enormous $900 million deal with ViacomCBS to continue producing their long-running series for six more years. Going strong: South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, have inked an enormous $900 million deal with ViacomCBS for six years of more South Park and spin-off movies; seen in 2017 in …

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South Park creators secure $900m deal including 14 new movies
3 years, 7 months ago

South Park creators secure $900m deal including 14 new movies

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have signed a …

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Trey Parker, Matt Stone sign $900-million deal ensuring 14 ‘South Park’ movies
3 years, 7 months ago

Trey Parker, Matt Stone sign $900-million deal ensuring 14 ‘South Park’ movies

LA Times  

Matt Stone, left, and Trey Parker, shown in 2017, will keep working on “South Park” through the show’s 30th season. The “South Park” creators and ViacomCBS’ MTV Entertainment Studios have agreed to extend the animated show on Comedy Central through 2027 — or 30 seasons — and to produce 14 “South Park” made-for-streaming movies to run on subscription service Paramount+, …

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ViacomCBS says ex-CBS CEO Moonves won't get $120M severance
3 years, 10 months ago

ViacomCBS says ex-CBS CEO Moonves won't get $120M severance

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy ViacomCBS said Friday that …

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Credit Suisse estimates Archegos loss at $4.7bn, shakes up board
3 years, 11 months ago

Credit Suisse estimates Archegos loss at $4.7bn, shakes up board

Al Jazeera  

Swiss lender has sold shares linked with troubled investment firm at a loss weeks after the collapse of another client, UK finance firm Greensill. Credit Suisse Group AG on Tuesday announced an estimated loss of 4.4 billion Swiss francs from its relationship with Archegos Capital Management LP, suspended a share buyback programme and cut its proposed dividend. “The significant loss …

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Trump expands boycott calls to JP Morgan, ViacomCBS, Cisco, UPS
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump expands boycott calls to JP Morgan, ViacomCBS, Cisco, UPS

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump has expanded the list of companies he is calling on his supporters to boycott over their opposition to a new Georgia law placing tougher restrictions on absentee voting. It came after Trump called for boycotts of MLB, Coca-Cola and Delta over the companies' stances against Georgia's new voting law, which President Joe Biden has called 'Jim Crow on …

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