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Champions League final takes audience podium in US
The Uefa Champions League final was the third most-watched on record in homes across the United States, while also setting a new milestone for Paramount+, the streaming service.
Paramount+ subs up to 67.5m, total revenue dips 6 per cent
Paramount Global's streaming service Paramount+ added 4.1 million new subscribers in the fourth quarter, raising the platform's total to 67.5 million subscribers at the end of 2023 as the company's overall revenue dipped six per cent year-over-year for the quarter.
WBD ‘in merger talks’ with Paramount Global
Warner Bros. Discovery chief executive David Zaslav and Paramount Global chief executive Bob Bakish have met to discuss a potential merger between the two media giants, according to multiple reports
Paramount+ not actively looking at more sports rights as subscriptions reach 63m
Paramount Global's streaming service Paramount+ netted 2.7 million subscribers in the quarter to bring the total to 63 million as the direct-to-consumer service's revenue increased 38 per cent year-over-year
Paramount shutting down Showtime Sports at end of 2023
Paramount Global will shut down its Showtime Sports brand at the end of 2023 as part of plans to “align its content offering” across the business.
Paramount+ quarterly revenue up 40 per cent
Paramount's revenue decreased two per cent year-over-year to $7.62bn (€6.93bn) in the second quarter as advertising revenue in the television segment declined 10 per cent but direct-to-consumer streaming revenue rose sharply.
CBS, Nickelodeon extend kid-friendly NFL broadcasts to Super Bowl
Paramount-owned CBS Sports and Nickelodeon have announced that they will broadcast a children-centric, family-friendly simulcast of next year's Super Bowl, marking the first time an alternative telecast…
EXCLUSIVE: Disney, WBD set to renew UCL rights across LatAm
Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are in line to renew their Uefa Champions League rights deals across Latin America and Brazil, respectively, SportBusiness understands
Paramount-owned Chilevisión acquires free-to-air rights to Paris 2024
Commercial broadcaster Chilevisión has secured exclusive free-to-air rights in Chile to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as part of a new agreement with the International Olympic Committee.
CBS to air NWSL Championship in primetime again
For the second straight year, the National Women's Soccer League Championship will air on primetime on CBS in the United States
CBS Sports launches FAST soccer network, US Open Cup to stream on Bleacher Report
CBS Sports has announced a free 24-hour, soccer-specific streaming channel called CBS Sports Golazo Network
Paramount+ adds 9.9m subs in Q4, to increase subscription price
The subscription price for the Paramount+ streaming service is set to increase in some markets, after it added 9.9 million subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2022 and grew revenue by 81 per cent year-on-year
Cricket Australia strikes A$1.5bn extensions with Foxtel and Seven, legal action withdrawn
Cricket Australia has extended its domestic media rights agreements with pay-television operator Foxtel and commercial broadcaster Seven in deals worth a total of A$1.5bn ($1bn/€954.4m) over seven seasons, from 2024-25 to 2030-31.
European club football spend nears half-billion dollar mark in LatAm
Media groups across Latin America are spending just under half a billion dollars on top-tier European club football rights in the current 2022-23 season, almost all of which is driven by the Premier League, LaLiga and Uefa club competitions.
A-Leagues get more FTA coverage but are bumped from flagship channel Ten
Paramount is to increase its free-to-air coverage of the Australian A-Leagues but matches will no longer be shown on its flagship linear television channel, Ten, as part of a new domestic broadcast schedule
Paramount beats Amazon to secure Champions League supremacy in US
About 30-per-cent fewer Champions League matches will appear on Paramount’s linear channels from 2024-25, with many more matches appearing exclusively on subscription streaming platform Paramount+.
Paramount keeps hold of Uefa club competitions in landmark $1.5bn, six-year US rights deal
Paramount Global, owner of the CBS Sports Network and Paramount+ streaming service, has retained English-language rights to Uefa club competitions in a landmark six-year deal worth around $250m (€248.6
Foxtel, Paramount, Seven, Nine ‘all bid’ for AFL
Pay-television broadcaster Foxtel and media groups Paramount Global, Seven West Media and Nine Entertainment have bid for media rights to the Australian Football League, according to reports in the country