Digital TV News: Paramount Global

Pay TV and Paid-VOD revenues in Germany rose to €5.4bn in 2023
Oct 16, 2024 – Revenues from pay TV and paid VOD in Germany grew by 8.8% to €5.4 billion in 2023. VAUNET expects additional growth of around 5% for 2024, bringing total revenues to €5.6 billion.
News categories: VAUNET, Frank Giersberg, Tim Werner, Elke Walthelm, Nicole Agudo Berbel, Henning Nieslony, Michael Keidel, Austria, Digital TV, Germany, Subscribers, Switzerland, TV Services

Paramount Global announces end of "go-shop" process
Aug 27, 2024 – Edgar Bronfman, Jr. has withdrawn his proposal to acquire Paramount (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA). The Skydance transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2025.
News categories: Paramount Global, Charles E. Phillips, Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Digital TV, MandA, Worldwide

U.S. JIC awards iSpot certification as national currency
Aug 13, 2024 – The U.S. Joint Industry Committee (JIC) has announced that iSpot has been granted JIC Currency Certification. The news follows the JIC's certification of Comscore and VideoAmp in April.
News categories: U.S. Joint Industry Committee, iSpot, Travis Scoles, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, USA

Skydance and Paramount sign agreement to form 'New Paramount'
Jul 8, 2024 – Skydance Media and Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA, PARAA) have entered into a definitive agreement to form 'New Paramount', a next-generation media and technology leader.
News categories: Paramount Global, Skydance, Shari Redstone, David Ellison, Gerry Cardinale, Charles E. Phillips, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Streaming, USA, Worldwide

Paramount selects Vubiquity to provide managed services for MTV Japan
May 8, 2024 – Amdocs (NASDAQ:DOX) has announced that Vubiquity has been selected by Paramount (NASDAQ: PARA;PARAA) to assume all operational activities and management of affiliates for MTV in Japan.
News categories: Amdocs, Paramount, Anthony Goonetilleke, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Japan

U.S. Joint Industry Committee certifies Comscore and VideoAmp
Apr 3, 2024 – The U.S. Joint Industry Committee (JIC) has announced that Comscore and VideoAmp have been certified for transactability as national currencies.
News categories: U.S. Joint Industry Committee, VideoAmp, Comscore, Travis Scoles, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, USA

Paramount to sell 13.01% stake in Viacom18 to Reliance Industries
Mar 13, 2024 – Paramount Global has agreed to sell its subsidiaries' entire 13.01% equity interest in Viacom 18 Media to Reliance Industries for 42,86,00,00,000 Indian rupees (~$517 million).
News categories: Paramount, Reliance Industries, Digital TV, India, MandA

Paramount to launch Paramount+ branded destination with Multichoice
Feb 26, 2024 – Paramount Global Content Distribution has announced a licensing deal with MultiChoice to create a Paramount+ branded destination on the pan-African platform.
News categories: Paramount, Multichoice, Lisa Kramer, Nomsa Philiso, Digital TV, South Africa, UX

Top five channels account for 20% of FAST consumption in U.S.
Nov 7, 2023 – Research from Omdia has revealed that FAST's growth in the US is being powered by a small number of players, with the top five channels accounting for more than 20% of monthly consumption.
News categories: Omdia, Maria Rua Aguete, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA