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Friday, December 20, 2024

Paramount+ to Add Three 'Blippi' Movies on January 8

Paramount+ is set to welcome preschool phenomenon Blippi when the streaming service adds three Blippi movies on Wednesday, January 8!

Blippi's Big Dino Adventure

In Blippi's Big Dino Adventure (pictured), join Blippi and Meekah on the ultimate Dinosaur Egg Adventure! Park Ranger Asher asks Blippi and his best friend, Meekah, for their help to retrieve missing dinosaur eggs. But, Blippi and Meekah must hurry to find and return all the eggs before they hatch! Starring: Clayton Grimm, Cashaé Monya, Jett Automo. (2023)

In Blippi's Out of this World Space Adventure, Blippi visits the Kennedy Space Center and learns about the history of space exploration in preparation for an out of this world adventure of his own 3-2-1 BLAST OFF! Starring: Clayton Grimm. (2023)

In Blippi's WONDERful World Tour, Blippi is jumping back onto a stage near you in Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour! Dance, sing, and learn with Blippi like you’ve never seen him before and special guest Meekah. Starring: Clayton Grimm, Cashaé Monya. (2023)

The Blippi mission is to unlock the wonders of the world for preschoolers to encourage a lifelong love of learning. Blippi is here to become your kid’s best friend and inspire them to learn through play with the fun, engaging content and experiences he creates. With Blippi, your kids will explore backyard science, the rainforest, a race track and even outer space!

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Originally published: December 20, 2024.

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Saturday, November 30, 2024

The Fall Guy | Official Trailer | SkyShowtime

The Fall Guy | Official Trailer | SkyShowtime


The Fall Guy stars Oscar® nominee Ryan Gosling (Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Barbie, La La Land, Drive) as Colt Seavers, a battle-scarred stuntman who is drafted back into service after a near-career ending accident when Tom Ryder (Golden Globe® winner Aaron Taylor-Johnson; Bullet Train), the star of a mega-budget studio movie—being directed by Colt’s ex, Jody Moreno, played by Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer, A Quiet Place films, Sicario) — goes missing.
 
Inspired by the hit 1980s TV series, The Fall Guy, also stars Emmy® winner Hannah Waddingham (Eurovision, Ted Lasso), Winston Duke (Black Panther franchise) and Academy Award® nominee Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once).  
 
With a screenplay by Hobbs & Shaw screenwriter Drew Pearce, The Fall Guy comes from production team Kelly McCormick and David Leitch (Bullet Train, Violent Night, Nobody) and their company 87North Productions; from Ryan Gosling and his production shingle Entertainment 360; and from Guymon Casady (Game of Thrones, Steve Jobs). The film is executive produced by Drew Pearce, Entertainment 360’s Geoff Shaevitz and the creator of the original Fall Guy television series, Glen A. Larson.  
 
The Fall Guy features an Original Motion Picture Soundtrack from Back Lot Music with music by composer Dominic Lewis. The album also features a cover of KISS’ “I Was Made for Lovin' You” by YUNGBLUD and a cover of Lee Major’s “Unknown Stuntman” by Blake Shelton.  
 
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Monday, October 21, 2024

WildBrain to Launch Pokémon, Strawberry Shortcake and Inspector Gadget FAST Channels on Pluto TV on October 22

WILDBRAIN & POKÉMON TO LAUNCH FAST CHANNEL ON PLUTO TV ON OCT 22

Additional new WildBrain FAST channels launching on Pluto TV include Strawberry Shortcake and Inspector Gadget

Blue background with Pokémon logo and Pikachu

Toronto, ON – October 17, 2024 – WildBrain, a global leader in kids’ and family entertainment, is partnering with leading free streaming television service Pluto TV to launch the first-ever single-IP Pokémon FAST channel on October 22. The launch follows the recent announcement of WildBrain’s agreement with The Pokémon Company International to become the only distributor of the single-IP Pokémon FAST channel, with the rights to sell direct advertising inventory for the Pokémon channels through its Media Solutions team. Pluto TV’s channel will provide fans with an accessible and curated stream of episodes across 22 seasons of the iconic original animated Pokémon series, featuring Ash Ketchum and his partner Pokémon, Pikachu.

Additionally, October 22 will see the launch of two new FAST channels on Pluto TV, Strawberry Shortcake & Friends and Go Go Gadget!, centred around WildBrain’s beloved brands, Strawberry Shortcake and Inspector Gadget. The channels will also feature other popular brands, including Rainbow Ruby, Madeline and more on Strawberry Shortcake & Friends, and Ripley’s Believe it or Not!, Archie, Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario Brothers and more on Go Go Gadget!.

Lara Ilie, Vice President (VP) AVOD and FAST at WildBrain, said: “This partnership with Pluto TV marks a milestone as we launch the first-ever single-IP FAST channel for the iconic Pokémon brand. FAST presents an ideal opportunity to grow audiences for brands like Pokémon—ones with deep content libraries that are loved by kids and families around the world. We’re thrilled to work with Pluto TV to share Pokémon, along with Strawberry Shortcake and Inspector Gadget, with their community of fans.”

“We’re proud to be the exclusive launch partner for the first-ever single-IP Pokémon FAST channel, alongside iconic brands like Strawberry Shortcake and Inspector Gadget. This collaboration not only expands our family-friendly content but also allows parents to introduce their childhood favourites to a new generation," stated Kevin Sullivan, VP Content Partnerships, Pluto TV. “At Pluto TV, we’re dedicated to delivering timeless stories that resonate with audiences of all ages, creating shared experiences for families, and offering television for the kid at heart. By making beloved characters such as this accessible to everyone, anytime, and completely free, we continue to solidify Pluto TV as the go-to destination for the best in entertainment.”

With nearly 150 FAST channels now launched across multiple platforms worldwide, WildBrain is the world’s leading expert in harnessing FAST for kids’ content as part of an omni-platform audience engagement strategy to grow brands and reach fans wherever they’re watching.

WildBrain operates FAST channels for more than 20 brands, including Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Caillou, Inspector Gadget, Degrassi, Slugterra, Pokémon, Sonic, Super Mario, and more. Additionally, WildBrain’s in-house Media Solutions team provides strategies for advertisers and brands to reach kids and family audiences across FAST, AVOD, and gaming. WildBrain offers partners the expertise, operational infrastructure, and insights needed to leverage and optimize the FAST and non-YouTube AVOD opportunity for their brands.

About WildBrain

At WildBrain we inspire imaginations through the wonder of storytelling. As a leader in 360° franchise management, we are experts in content creation, audience engagement and global licensing, cultivating and growing love for our own and partner brands around the world. With approximately 14,000 half-hours of kids’ and family content in our library—one of the world’s most extensive—we are home to such treasured franchises as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Inspector Gadget and Degrassi. WildBrain’s mission is to create exceptional entertainment experiences that captivate and delight fans both young and young at heart.

Our studios produce such award-winning series as The Snoopy Show; Snoopy in Space; Camp Snoopy; Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City; Sonic Prime; Chip and Potato; Teletubbies Let’s Go! and many more. Enjoyed in more than 150 countries on over 500 platforms, our content is everywhere kids and families view entertainment, including YouTube, where our network has garnered approximately 1.5 trillion minutes of watch time. Our television group owns and operates some of Canada’s most loved family entertainment channels. WildBrain CPLG, our leading consumer-products and location-based entertainment agency, represents our owned and partner properties in every major territory worldwide. 

WildBrain is headquartered in Canada with offices worldwide and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at wildbrain.com.

About Pluto TV

Pluto TV, a Paramount Company, is the leading free streaming television service delivering hundreds of live linear channels and thousands of titles on-demand to a global audience. The Emmy® award-winning service curates a diverse lineup of channels, in partnership with over 400 international media companies, offering a wide array of genres, languages and categories featuring movies, television series, sports, news, lifestyle, kids and much more. Pluto TV can be easily accessed and streamed across mobile, web and connected TV devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Pluto TV’s growing international footprint extends across four continents and over 35 markets.

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Originally published: October 21, 2024.

H/T: Kidscreen.

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Paramount Italy Acquires 'Monster Loving Maniacs' Rights For Nickelodeon, Super!

Paramount Global Italia has acquired the Italian pay-TV rights to their 2D-animated adventure series Monster Loving Maniacs from Mondo TV Group and Toon2Tango, with the series set to premiere on Nickelodeon Italy (Italia) on Monday 21st October 2024, airing weekdays at 16:00. Under the deal, Paramount also has the option to air it on its free-to-air Super! channel.

Monster Loving Maniacs

Commissioned by Super RTL (Germany) and DR TV (Denmark), Monster Loving Maniacs is a 2D-animated series (52 x 11 minutes) about three siblings training to become monster hunters who decide to save the creatures in their crosshairs instead of capturing them.

Join Edith, Ernest and Bo, three siblings, who are being trained as monster hunters by their tough old grandfather. These kids are massive horror fans who love dangerous paranormal creatures, which doesn’t quite match their grandfather’s old-school ideas. So, as soon as grandpa takes one of his many naps, they look for a way to save the monsters rather than hunt them.

Monster Loving Maniacs is an animated comedy for 6-10 year-olds. It is exciting and funny, has lots of monsters and it looks amazing. It also touches on bigger themes, like families, relationships and coping with our fears.

produced by: Ja Film (DK),Ginger Pictures (BE), Belvision (BE) and Mondo TV (I)
distributed by: Toon2Tango and Mondo TV
Commissing broadcaster: SuperRTL (D), DR (DK)
TV-partner: SVT, NRK, Czech TV, CBBC, MBC3, NOGA


Monster Loving Maniacs is co-produced by Germany’s Toon2Tango, Denmark’s JA Film, Italy’s Mondo TV Group and Belgium studios Belvision and Ginger Pictures. It’s currently airing in more than 130 countries. In addition to Paramount Global Italia, the series has also been sold to True Visions in Thailand, MBC3 for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and Noga in Israel.


Mondo TV and Toon2Tango have also secured deals with Canal+ for pay-TV and SVOD rights in France; Hungarian cable rights now belong to RTL Klub; TV3’s license covers free-to-air and VOD rights in Latvia; and Ketnet (Belgian pubcaster VRT’s kids channel) has acquired free-to-air and digital platform rights. And EITB (the Basque Autonomous Community’s public broadcaster) picked up the show for Northern Spain. CBBC picked up the animated show in September 2022 and premiered it in the UK the following month.

Monster Loving Maniacs

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Originally published: October 21, 2024.

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Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Channel 5 and My5 to Relaunch as 5 in 2025 – Across Linear and Streaming

Channel 5 and My5 to relaunch as 5 in 2025 – across linear and streaming

5 will include new and improved free streaming product with FAST channels and additional content

Builds on record growth for My5 over three successive years, with faster growth in viewing than any other UK PSB streaming service over H1 2024

All Creatures Great and Small

Channel 5 and its free streaming service, My5, will relaunch in 2025 under a unified parent brand of 5 across linear, streaming and digital platforms – giving its audience easy access to its award-winning range of programming and content, wherever and whenever they want it.
     
As part of the relaunch as 5, the free streaming service will be given a new and improved user interface to enhance audience experience with the service.   It will feature a significantly expanded content offer to complement Channel 5’s acclaimed UK drama originals and unscripted programming.  This will include premium content from across the wider Paramount family spanning reality, drama, factual, films and true crime shows from MTV Entertainment Studios, CBS, and Comedy Central, as well as the opportunity to sample some of the biggest hits from Paramount+. There will of course be a leading offer for kids and family from Milkshake! and Nickelodeon – as well as new box sets from additional content partners.    

For the first time, the streaming service will include a new range of specially curated FAST (free ad-supported streaming television) channels.  There will also be personalisation, and enhanced data-led advertising opportunities.   

The new unified brand and enhanced streaming service will launch in Q1 2025.   It follows successive years of growth across both Channel 5’s linear channels and My5.   Over the first half of 2024, My5 grew its viewing by +40%, more than any of the other public service streaming services.   

Sarah Rose, President of Channel 5 and UK Regional Lead, Paramount said: “We have seen record growth for My5 viewing over the last three years and, as more of our audience discover streaming, we think it’s the right time to have a much closer relationship between our linear and streaming services.   The new exciting content and FAST channels that we’ll be offering on 5 from 2025 will build on the amazing array of homegrown Channel 5 hits we know our audience already love.”  

Ben Frow, Chief Content Officer, Paramount UK said: “We know from the success that so many of our Channel 5 shows have had on Netflix that there’s a huge appetite for our content in the streaming world.  As we relaunch as 5, our streaming service will be a much bigger and broader offer than My5 with a significantly expanded range of content including new series and box sets in reality, drama, factual and kids from across the Paramount family.” 

The relaunched 5 will complement Paramount’s other streaming services in the UK.  Pluto TV – a world leader in FAST – will continue as a standalone service in the UK.  Paramount+, the UK’s fastest growing SVOD service, will continue to offer brand new originals, blockbuster movies and iconic shows for British viewers.

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Thursday, August 15, 2024

Comedy Central Adds 'Family Guy' to Its Robust Adult Animation Lineup

COMEDY CENTRAL ADDS FAMILY GUY TO ITS ROBUST ADULT ANIMATION LINEUP

Marks First Time the Beloved Series Will Air Within Paramount's Family of Brands

Joins Comedy Central's Primetime Lineup with an All-Day Marathon on Labor Day

Family Guy
Family Guy | Fox

New York, NY, August 14, 2024 - Comedy Central announced today that it has licensed the rights to library episodes of the Emmy® Award-Winning animated series, Family Guy, which will air for the first time ever within the Paramount family of brands. The iconic series is set to launch with an all-day marathon on Labor Day, Monday, September 2, and will join the primetime lineup starting on Tuesday, September 3, solidifying its position as a cornerstone of the brand's programming.

"We are excited to welcome Family Guy to Comedy Central joining the best in adult animation alongside South Park, Futurama, and Beavis and Butt-Head, among others," said Laurel Weir, Executive Vice President and Head of Programming, SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks. "Delivering bold, irreverent and culturally impactful content to our fans is our top priority which makes Family Guy the perfect complement to our robust adult animation slate."

The licensing agreement with Disney Entertainment for the series was negotiated on behalf of Paramount Global by Barbara Zaneri, Chief Programming Acquisitions Officer.


The series has racked up numerous awards, including an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series, only the second animated series in television history to be honored with such a distinction. Series creator and lead voice actor Seth MacFarlane (voices of "Peter Griffin," "Stewie Griffin," "Brian Griffin" and "Glenn Quagmire") was nominated for the 2021 Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance and won the 2019 Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. Cast member Alex Borstein (voice of "Lois Griffin") won the 2018 Emmy Award in that same category and was just nominated in 2024. MacFarlane also was nominated in 2018. He won the 2017 and 2016 Emmy Award in the category and was nominated from 2013 to 2015.

Family Guy is a 20th Television Animation production and is distributed by Disney Entertainment. MacFarlane is creator and executive producer. Rich Appel and Alec Sulkin serve as executive producers and showrunners, while Steve Callaghan, Tom Devanney, Danny Smith, Kara Vallow, Mark Hentemann, Patrick Meighan and Alex Carter are executive producers.

About SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios & Paramount Media Networks

SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios & Paramount Media Networks is a global network of media assets that reaches over one billion people in more than 180 countries featuring some of the most iconic brands in entertainment including SHOWTIME, MTV, Comedy Central and Paramount Network among others - and, its Studios arm which produces 120+ series annually, including some of today's biggest hits such as Yellowstone, Yellowjackets, Emily in Paris, 1883, 1923, George & Tammy, South Park, Tulsa King, RuPaul's Drag Race, The Challenge and Jersey Shore, to name a few.

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It highlights the fact that while licensing deals for network shows on cable is a rarity in the new world of streaming, it isn’t completely dead. The deal is non-exclusive with prior seasons continuing to air on FX and FXX, while Hulu is the exclusive streaming home of the show.

It comes after Family Guy is being moved to midseason on Fox, the first time that Peter Griffin and his family aren’t on the fall schedule. Family Guy, as well as The Simpsons, are heading into its final season of a two-season renewal. Hulu is airing two exclusive episodes later this year, starting with a Glen Powell-led Halloween special. The Orville star and creator MacFarlane recently said that he doesn’t “see a good reason to stop”.

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Originally published: August 15, 2024 at 00:30 BST.

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Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Law & Order (Revival) S3 | Official trailer | SkyShowtime

Law & Order (Revival) S3 | Official trailer | SkyShowtime


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SkyShowtime is an exciting new streaming service, packed with iconic entertainment the world can’t wait to watch. For the first time, incredible content from Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, DreamWorks Animation, Paramount+, SHOWTIME®, Sky Studios and Peacock, will be streaming all in one place. We’re ready…are you?


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Sunday, February 18, 2024

Twisted Metal | Official Trailer | Paramount+ UK & Ireland

Twisted Metal | Official Trailer | Paramount+ UK & Ireland


Twisted Metal is an action-packed Paramount+ Exclusive series based on the incredible PlayStation game of the same name. The series follows a milkman with amnesia who is given a chance at a better life, but only if he can accomplish the mission of successfully delivering a peculiar parcel across a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Starring the amazing Anthony Mackie as the lead along with the talented Stephanie Beatriz.
 
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Originally published: February 18, 2024.

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Monday, November 20, 2023

Viacom18's JioCinema Announces Major Kids Entertainment Foray

JioCinema announces major Kids entertainment foray

~ Dedicated Kids & Family hub to be India’s single largest Kids’ entertainment destination

~ Over 3000 hours of top Indian & Global content cutting across all Kids segments

JioCinema Kids and Family Hub

16th November 2023, National: JioCinema, India’s ultimate destination for entertainment, announced its foray into Kids entertainment with a dedicated ‘Kids and Family’ offering. With a stellar content offering spanning over 3000 hours of some of the best known franchises from across the world and biggest Indian IPs, the platform will cater to young audiences across Tiny Tots, Kids, Pre-teens and will also house content for the entire family to enjoy together.

Creating India’s single largest destination for Kids’ entertainment with over 100 top Toon franchises, 300+ Series and Movies spanning DIY, comedy, adventure, and action genres, JioCinema promises fun, thrill and nostalgia, to every child across the country, with popular content available in 5+ Indian languages.

From Anime to superheroes, to mythos, spanning local and global favourites, JioCinema brings the largest offering of kids’ network content from Viacom18 including Motu Patlu, Shiva, Rudra, Chikoo aur Bunty, Pinaki and the Bhoot Bandhus, The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj, Kanha – Morpankh Samrat, among others. Raising the bar with premium global series such as Harry Potter, Transformers, HBO Storybook musical, The Looney Tunes Show, Super Mario Bros, Justice League War World, Garfield, Tin Tin, Trollstopia, Zig & Sharko, Peppa Pig, Pokémon, and movies like Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar, Teen Titans Go, Polar Express, Lego Ninjago, The Flintstones, Boss Baby, and a lot more, JioCinema promises to entertain kids and those young at heart with thousands of hours of magical content. Through strategic partnership with leading local and global studios includes Nickelodeon franchise, Cartoon Network Studios, DreamWorks, EOne, The Pokémon Company & Animaccord, among others, the offering will add fresh content every week.

Further exemplifying its commitment to providing a safe and wholesome family entertainment experience, JioCinema is including a ‘Kids and Family’ profile in every account, granting children access to only age- appropriate content. Recognizing the significance of screen time among children, the ‘Kids and Family’ profile is combined with a unique ‘PIN’ based ‘Parental Control’ mechanism. With advanced algorithms and cutting-edge technology, the profile will allow parents to customize the content access based on their child’s life stage, giving them complete control.

On creating a wholesome entertainment ecosystem for kids and their families, a JioCinema spokesperson said, “At JioCinema, we are deeply committed to building a one-stop destination for all things entertainment. We are invested in understanding Indian audiences and their preferences and continue to evolve as the preferred source for all their entertainment needs. Our newly added Kids and Family category will unlock access to millions of families across India and enrich family consumption. With the best content from India and around the world, available in multiple languages, we aim to be inclusive and an enabler of wider consumption with fewer barriers’’.

Headlining the rollout of the kids and family slate is the enthralling Pokemania festival, marking an exciting chapter for fans of the beloved Japanese Pokémon franchise. As the exclusive home to over 1000 episodes and 21 movies, JioCinema will be celebrating the fervor surrounding the enchanting poke-monsters with a brand-new season unveiled every Thursday, starting on 16th November, with Season 12.

Celebrate the world of toons and embark on a journey filled with laughter and adventure only on JioCinema!

About JioCinema:
Viacom18’s JioCinema, India’s premium digital streaming platform is now emerging as the undisputed leader in the realm of sports and premium entertainment. On sports JioCinema is home to the India’s biggest live sporting event ‘The Indian Premiere League’ and global sporting IPs like FIFA, IPL, LaLiga, amongst others. On entertainment, JioCinema, a powerhouse of stories boasts of a robust and diverse repository of riveting originals, digital film premieres, reality series, regional content, network content and curated entertainment and sporting content, all available for free. This along with the recently introduced subscription

segment that will present real-time uninterrupted streaming of premium global titles from across leading studios like Warner Bros. Discovery, NBCUniversal is set to establish JioCinema as the ultimate entertainment destination. With ‘new movies every week’, ‘new episodes everyday’, and ‘24×7 non-stop non-fiction reality and live sports in ultra-HD across languages and genres, Jio Cinema is a game changer in the Indian Entertainment Ecosystem. JioCinema is available for Android, iOS, and for web users on https://www.jiocinema.com.

About Viacom18 Media Pvt Ltd:
 Viacom18 Media Pvt. Ltd. is one of India’s fastest growing entertainment networks and a house of iconic brands that offers multi-platform, multi-generational and multicultural brand experiences. Viacom18 defines entertainment in India by touching the lives of people through its properties on air, online, on ground, in cinemas and merchandise. Its portfolio of 38 channels across general entertainment, movies, sports, youth, music and kid’s genres delights the consumers across the country with its eclectic mix of programming. JioCinema, Viacom18’s OTT platform, is one of India’s leading streaming services and most popular destination for live sports. Viacom18 Studios has successfully produced and distributed iconic Hindi films and clutter-breaking regional films for over 13 years in India.

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Originally published: November 19, 2023.

H/T: Reuters; Special thanks to RegularCapital for the news!

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Sunday, November 19, 2023

Allies A.S.K. | Paramount+

Allies A.S.K. | Paramount+


During Transgender Awareness Week, RuPaul’s Drag Race stars, Adore Delano, Kylie Sonique Love, and Kerri Colby encourage allies of the Transgender community to A.S.K.: Acknowledge, Support, Keep-in-touch. This collaboration between MTV and Active Minds focuses on providing peer-support to anyone who may need it. To learn how to A.S.K., visit askforhelp.com.

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Pluto TV and BBC Studios Partner to Launch 'Top Gear' FAST Channel in Five European Markets

PLUTO TV AND BBC STUDIOS PARTNER TO LAUNCH TOP GEAR FAST CHANNEL IN FIVE EUROPEAN MARKETS

Through the launch, BBC Studios expands FAST footprint with Pluto TV

The Stig in 'Top Gear'

Cannes, October 18 2023: Pluto TV, a global leader in free streaming television (FAST), and BBC Studios today announced the further roll-out of the high-octane Top Gear FAST channel on Pluto TV in the EMEA region.

Already available on Pluto TV in Europe (Spain, Nordics) as well as in North America (US and Canada) the Top Gear FAST channel has now joined the Pluto TV line-up in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, and Italy.

In the German-speaking territories, the channel showcases seasons 5 to 14 and 23 to 26, the Top Gear FAST channel in France offers seasons 9 to 27 whilst the Italian Top Gear channel includes seasons 2 to 25. All channels will be available with local language dubbing.

The Top Gear FAST channel serves as the ultimate destination for car enthusiasts who appreciate British humour, top-notch production values, adrenaline-fueled journeys and of course, enigmatic racing driver, The Stig.

Kasia Jablonska, Head of VOD at BBC Studios, commented, “Top Gear is an enduring icon in the world of motoring entertainment. It's with great enthusiasm that we now extend our reach to five new EMEA markets, sharing this exceptional content with our audiences in a new way. FAST is a great medium to bring treasured series from our rich content catalogue to new and loyal audiences.”

Katrina Kowalski, Senior Vice President, International Content Programming and Acquisitions, said “Top Gear has captivated viewers for decades with its unique blend of entertainment and automotive expertise. Adding the legendary Top Gear experience to Pluto TV across Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and France enhances our viewers' entertainment options, adding an iconic channel to our already diverse and strong content line up”

Top Gear channels launched on Pluto TV in  France, Italy, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, on 13th of October 2023 and joined the BBC Studios existing portfolio of FAST channels: Doctor Who in Spain, Italy, France and Germany, BBC Drama in Spain, Italy and France,  as well as BBC Food, BBC Travel and BBC History in Germany. 

In the EMEA region, Top Gear FAST channel is also available in Spain on Samsung TV+ and Rakuten TV, and in the Middle East on MBC.

-Ends-

About BBC Studios

BBC Studios is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC Group with sales of £1.6bn (21/22). Able to take an idea seamlessly from thought to screen and beyond, the business is built on four pillars: a global Content Studio (producing, investing and distributing content globally); Channels & Streaming platforms in the UK and across the world; a Brands & Licencing operation which seeks to amplify the impact of IP; and the successful UK-based multi-channel network UKTV. Around 2,400 hours of award-winning British programmes are made by the business every year, with three-quarters of its revenues from non-BBC customers including Discovery, Apple and Netflix.  Its content is internationally recognised across a broad range of genres and specialisms, with brands like Strictly Come Dancing/Dancing with the Stars, Top Gear, Prehistoric Planet, Bluey and Doctor Who. BBC.com is BBC Studios’ global digital news platform, offering up-to-the-minute international news, in-depth analysis and features, including BBC Worklife, BBC Culture, BBC Future, BBC Travel and BBC Reel, for PCs, tablets and mobile devices.


About Pluto TV
Pluto TV, a Paramount Company, is the leading free streaming television service delivering hundreds of live linear channels and thousands of titles on-demand to a global audience. The Emmy ® award-winning service curates a diverse lineup of channels, in partnership with over 400 international media companies, offering a wide array of genres, languages and categories featuring movies, television series, sports, news, lifestyle, kids and much more. Pluto TV can be easily accessed and streamed across mobile, web and connected TV devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Pluto TV’s growing international footprint extends across four continents and over 35 markets.

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Showtime Documentary Films Acquires Daniel Peddle’s Follow-Up ‘Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later’

Showtime has acquired rights to Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later, a follow-up to director Daniel Peddle’s pioneering documentary about masculine-presenting people of color who were assigned female at birth, Variety is reporting.

Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later



A quarter of a century after 2005’s The Aggressives, the sequel catches up with four of the original subjects to see what has been going on in their lives since the first film. A press release describes the follow-up as “more than just a ‘where are they now’ and hears directly from the subjects about topics they’ve experienced, like being held in ICE detention, seeking gender-affirming care and starting their own families. The new chapter also delves into how much the language, culture and visibility of the trans community has evolved and grapples with many of the complexities around gender identity and representation.

Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later will open in New York and Los Angeles on Nov. 17 to coincide with Transgender Awareness Week following the world premiere at NewFest in New York City on Oct. 18. It will premiere this spring on streaming and on demand for Showtime subscribers before making its on-air debut at a later date.

Showtime President and CEO Chris McCarthy praised the original film, which he says “documented a queer revolution and inspired a generation of young people.”

“In the vein of 7 Up and Boyhood, Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later provides a powerful and unflinching look at the evolution of the original subjects as they navigate the universal struggles and joys of family, community and of finding your way,” he said in a statement.

Peddle, whose other credits include 2014’s Sunset Edge and 2017’s Moss, believes “film has an incredible power to change hearts and minds.”

“I witnessed this firsthand with The Aggressives, a true labor of love that I never imagined would touch so many when I started shooting it 25 years ago,” Peddle said in a statement. “Our sequel, Beyond The Aggressives celebrates the accomplishments and transformations of our participants while also reflecting on their continued struggles. The fact that this modest indie film has gained the support of such an acclaimed network as Showtime means more people will have the opportunity to see our humanizing approach.”

The film is directed by Peddle and produced by Wellington Love with executive producers Robert A. Maylor, Tiq Milan, Stephen Friedman, Jacqueline Woodson, Kristen Wolf and Gerald Herman. The film was edited by Yvette Wojciechowski with cinematography by Peddle and Jeanny Tsai and music by Aidan Salier.


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Originally published: October 18, 2023.

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

ALF: The Complete Series: Deluxe Edition | PRE-ORDER NOW! | ALFtv

ALF: The Complete Series: Deluxe Edition | PRE-ORDER NOW! | ALFtv


ALF: The Complete Series: Deluxe Edition | PRE-ORDER NOW! https://shoutfactory.com/collections/alf

THE DEFINITIVE ALF COLLECTION ON 24 DISCS!

Everyone's favorite wise-cracking alien, Gordon Shumway — better known to Earthlings as ALF — has finally crash-landed onto DVD in this definitive 24-disc collection including every episode of his interstellar hit series as it was originally broadcast*, the 1996 film Project: ALF starring Martin Sheen, and all 47 episodes of Saturday morning's ALF: The Animated Series and ALF Tales! Never has a collection been so out of this world!

INCLUDES:

  • Every Hilarious Episode Including Restored Footage Not Seen Since Their Original Broadcast
  • ALF: The Animated Series
  • ALF Tales
  • Project: ALF – ALF's 1996 TV Movie Finale

* "Try To Remember" has been edited for content and represents the best existing version of the episode.

Bonus Features for DVD:

  • NEW - A Look Back At ALF With Creators Paul Fusco And Tom Patchett
  • NEW - "ALF On ALF" – Audio Commentaries With ALF And Tom Patchett For Select Episodes

Exclusive collectibles are also available for orders on ShoutFactory.com!


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ALF follows the adventures of Gordon Shumway, a furry, wise-cracking alien from the planet Melmac who crash lands into the garage of the Tanner family. The Tanners offer him a home and give him the nickname ALF, short for “Alien Life Form.” Created by Tom Patchett (The Carol Burnett Show) and Paul Fusco (who also performed as ALF), the half-hour sitcom rose to popularity in the late 1980s, cementing itself in the pop culture zeitgeist.

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Thursday, July 20, 2023

'Some Enchanted Evening' PLUS New Commentary by ALF! | FULL Episode: S2 Ep6 | ALFtv

'Some Enchanted Evening' PLUS New Commentary by ALF! | FULL Episode: S2 Ep6 | ALFtv


Halloween is approaching and ALF wants to go trick-or-treating. Kate, of course, objects, but ALF persists. He argues that he has a natural costume and tries offering Willie a deal he can't refuse... Lynn presents Lizard to her parents. With commentary by Co-Creator Tom Patchett and ALF!

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ALF follows the adventures of Gordon Shumway, a furry, wise-cracking alien from the planet Melmac who crash lands into the garage of the Tanner family. The Tanners offer him a home and give him the nickname ALF, short for “Alien Life Form.” Created by Tom Patchett (The Carol Burnett Show) and Paul Fusco (who also performed as ALF), the half-hour sitcom rose to popularity in the late 1980s, cementing itself in the pop culture zeitgeist.
 

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

'Working My Way Back To You' PLUS New Commentary by ALF! | FULL Episode: S2 Ep1 | ALFtv

'Working My Way Back To You' PLUS New Commentary by ALF! | FULL Episode: S2 Ep1 | ALFtv


ALF breaks Kate's precious $1,000 painting and gets confined in the garage. ALF can't handle a single night there and makes a bargain with Kate: unless he can behave 7 days in the house, ALF has to move into the garage permanently. With commentary by Co-Creator Tom Patchett and ALF

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ALF follows the adventures of Gordon Shumway, a furry, wise-cracking alien from the planet Melmac who crash lands into the garage of the Tanner family. The Tanners offer him a home and give him the nickname ALF, short for “Alien Life Form.” Created by Tom Patchett (The Carol Burnett Show) and Paul Fusco (who also performed as ALF), the half-hour sitcom rose to popularity in the late 1980s, cementing itself in the pop culture zeitgeist.
 

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Monday, July 17, 2023

'La Cucaracha' PLUS New Commentary by ALF! | FULL Episode: S1 Ep25 | ALFtv

'La Cucaracha' PLUS New Commentary by ALF! | FULL Episode: S1 Ep25 | ALFtv


An insect from Melmac has an unexpected reaction when exposed to earthly chemicals. With commentary by Co-Creator Tom Patchett and ALF!

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ALF follows the adventures of Gordon Shumway, a furry, wise-cracking alien from the planet Melmac who crash lands into the garage of the Tanner family. The Tanners offer him a home and give him the nickname ALF, short for “Alien Life Form.” Created by Tom Patchett (The Carol Burnett Show) and Paul Fusco (who also performed as ALF), the half-hour sitcom rose to popularity in the late 1980s, cementing itself in the pop culture zeitgeist.
 

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Friday, July 14, 2023

Pilot Ep. PLUS New Commentary by ALF! | FULL Episode: S1 Ep1 | ALFtv

Pilot Ep. PLUS New Commentary by ALF! | FULL Episode: S1 Ep1 | ALFtv


Check out the full pilot episode of ALF with brand new commentary from ALF himself!

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ALF follows the adventures of Gordon Shumway, a furry, wise-cracking alien from the planet Melmac who crash lands into the garage of the Tanner family. The Tanners offer him a home and give him the nickname ALF, short for “Alien Life Form.” Created by Tom Patchett (The Carol Burnett Show) and Paul Fusco (who also performed as ALF), the half-hour sitcom rose to popularity in the late 1980s, cementing itself in the pop culture zeitgeist.
 

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Tuesday, July 04, 2023

Paramount+ UK To Premiere 'Quantum Leap' Reboot in July 2023

Get ready to step into the Quantum Leap Accelerator again!

Quantum Leap

Paramount+ UK has acquired the rights to the reboot/continuation of the beloved sci-fi drama Quantum Leap and will premiere the all-new series in July!

In the original series, which ran from 1989 - 1993, Scott Bakula starred as Dr. Sam Beckett, a physicist working on a government experiment into time travel. When the government threatens to cut his funding, Sam takes drastic action, stepping into the Quantum Leap Accelerator, vanishing from the present day, and becoming trapped in the past. However, he isn’t in his own body but has “leapt” into the body of someone else. Aided by a hologram of his friend Admiral Al Calavicci (played by Dean Stockwell) and the project’s supercomputer Ziggy (voiced by Deborah Pratt), he soon discovers the only way to move time periods is to correct something that went wrong in that person’s life, allowing him to “leap” into another random body and time, hoping his next leap will be the leap home.

This new iteration is a continuation of the original, whilst also something of a reboot. The series sees Raymond Lee (Kevin Can F**k Himself) take the role of Dr. Ben Seong, a world-renowned physicist who has picked up the baton of the Quantum Leap project started by Bakula’s Dr. Beckett. It’s been 30 years since Sam stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now a new team has been assembled to restart the project in the hopes of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it.

Making up the rest of that new team are Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters) as Herbert “Magic” Williams, a Vietnam veteran and head of the time travel project at Quantum Leap. Using a bit of politicking and his military know-how to keep the Pentagon at bay, Magic buys the team some time to rescue Ben but expects answers once he’s back – On a side note: “Magic” is also a person Sam “jumped” into in the episode ‘The Leap Home: Part II’ of the original series; Nanrisa Lee (Bosch, The Morning Show) as Jenn, head of security at Quantum Leap headquarters; Mason Alexander Park (Cowboy Bebop, The Sandman) as Ian, chief architect of Quantum Leap’s AI program; And newcomer Caitlin Bassett as Addison, project lead at Quantum Leap HQ who operates state-of-the-art technology to communicate with an individual time travelling in the past.

This version of Quantum Leap comes from Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt, co-showrunners of NBC series La Brea (which also airs on Paramount+ UK), who writes and executive produces, with Blindspot creator Martin Gero also exec producing. Original Quantum Leap creator/EP Don Bellisario also exec produces alongside original EP Deborah Pratt (who also provided the voice for Ziggy in the original series.) The series is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.

The series has been renewed for Season 2.

Quantum Leap Season 1 premieres Tuesday, 13th July 2023 on Paramount+ UK. The first 9 episodes will drop together.

How to get Paramount+ In The UK

Paramount+ is a global digital subscription video streaming service from Paramount that features a mountain of premium entertainment for audiences of all ages, with content from Nickelodeon, SHOWTIME, BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel, in addition to a robust offering of premiere local content.

To get Paramount+ in the UK, you have a number of options. Firstly, if you are a Sky TV customer with a Sky Cinema subscription, you already can get Paramount Plus is available at no extra cost! You can also get the service separately for £6.99 a month, either as a Prime Video add-on channel, via ParamountPlus.com, or via apps on Apple, Android, and Roku, along with some Samsung and LG smart TVs, with a 7-day free trial.

The news was first reported by Geektown.

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