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Paramount to close MTV channels across Europe

October 10, 2025 20.58 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

US media company Paramount is preparing a major withdrawal from the linear television market, with multiple MTV channels across Europe set to close at the end of 2025.

Filed Under: Distribution, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, Top Story, TV Tagged With: Club MTV, Comedy Central Extra, MTV, MTV 00s, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, MTV Live, MTV Live HD, MTV Music, NickMusic, Paramount, Paramount Network, TeenNick Edited: 15 October 2025 11:24

Paramount Skydance eyes Warner Bros. Discovery

September 12, 2025 11.08 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Paramount Skydance, fresh off its $8.4 billion merger, has reportedly set its sights on acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline Tagged With: Discovery, Paramount, Skydance, Warner Bros Edited: 15 September 2025 14:47

Paramount+ to launch premium and ad-tier plans in DACH

March 24, 2025 09.50 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Paramount+, the global streaming service from Paramount, will debut two new subscription tiers in Germany, Switzerland and Austria (DACH) this year.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, Streaming Tagged With: 4K, Axel Springer, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision, Full HD, HDR10+, Lee Sears, Marco Nobili, Paramount, Paramount+, UHD, Visoon Edited: 26 March 2025 14:26

Top six global content providers account for more than half of all spend in 2024

October 29, 2024 16.49 Europe/London By Broadband TV News Correspondent

While recent market challenges have impacted the TV and Film production landscape, spending across the top six global content providers has grown since the pandemic.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Research Tagged With: Ampere Analysis, Comcast, Disney, Google, Netflix, Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery Edited: 30 October 2024 18:53

Antitrust veto: Super RTL cancels takeover of Nickelodeon [UPDATE]

September 17, 2024 10.41 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

German children’s channel Super RTL will not acquire its competitor Nickelodeon: RTL Deutschland has withdrawn its notification of the project after the Federal German Cartel Office informed RTL and Paramount […]

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Top Story, TV Tagged With: Andreas Mundt, Disney, Federal Cartel Office, Nickelodeon, Paramount, Paramount+, Pluto TV, RTL, RTL Deutschland, Super RTL, Toggo, Toggo plus Edited: 19 September 2024 09:39

Edgar Bronfman withdraws bid for Paramount

August 27, 2024 12.55 Europe/London By Robert Briel

The merger between Paramount and media company Skydance is set to go ahead after Edgar Bronfman Jr. withdrew a competing offer.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Top Story Tagged With: Paramount, Skydance Edited: 28 August 2024 11:57

Skydance demands Paramount to end talks with Edgar Bronfman

August 25, 2024 10.42 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Skydance accuses Paramount’s committee of directors of violating the terms of its deal and demans an immediate end of the talks with Edgar Bronfman.

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: Edgar Bronfman, Paramount, Skydance Edited: 27 August 2024 12:55

Paramount+ added to Canal+ packages

August 21, 2024 10.42 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Paramount+ will be distributed to all Canal+ subscribers in France as part of a contract extension that also includes nine Paramount linear channels and premium Paramount content.

Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline, Top Story Tagged With: Canal+ Group, Paramount Edited: 23 August 2024 09:43

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