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Warner Bros. Discovery/Paramount Skydance Corporation merger - Media Boy UK Views: What will Paramount Skydance own in the UK - IF they took over Warner Bros Discovery

If Paramount Skydance do buy Warner Bros Discovery what will they own in the UK on Virgin Media O2 or Sky?

Deadline: Streamer Spend On British TV Topped £850M For First Time Last Year, Pact Research Finds, As John McVay Accuses Channel 4 Of “Snarkiness” Over ‘Adolescence’ Row

Story from Deadline:

Streamer spend on British TV shows comfortably topped $1B last year, according to Pact’s latest census, with chief John McVay rowing in behind the American giants to accuse Channel 4 of “snarkiness” over the Adolescence row that rocked the Edinburgh TV Festival.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: Paramount UK Boss Sarah Rose Exiting

Story from Deadline:

Paramount UK chief Sarah Rose is leaving at the end of this year.

Deadline: Fans Take Aim At Channel 5’s New NFL Coverage: “Partridge Levels Of Cringe”; Ratings Revealed

Story from Deadline:

Paramount’s Channel 5 scored a coup with a deal to show NFL free-to-air in the UK on Sunday evenings this season, however the first reactions from fans on social media hasn’t been kind.

Variety: Piers Morgan Returns to TV for ‘Uncensored’ Highlights Show on Paramount U.K.’s Channel 5

Story from Variety:

Piers Morgan is bringing his “Uncensored” YouTube show to Paramount U.K.’s Channel 5 starting next week, the controversial TV personality announced on his X account on Friday.

Advanced Television; Forecast: UK SVoD revenues to overtake pay-TV by 2029

Story from Advanced Television:

The UK video entertainment market is holding its course, with total consumer spend expected to rise 2% in 2025 to £11.4 billion according to Futuresource Consulting’s latest Video Insights UK report, which highlights SVoD as the powerhouse of growth, alongside a stronger year for box office and signs of stabilisation in transactional video.

Deadline: Channel 5 To Broadcast Two Live NFL Games Per Week Under New Paramount-NFL Pact

Story from Deadline:

Two live NFL games will be broadcast on Channel 5 every week during the upcoming football season under a new pact between Paramount UK, the NFL and CBS Sports.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: Tom Cruise Is “Probably Biggest Investor In UK Economy Over Past Decade,” Jokes Culture Minister Chris Bryant

Story from Deadline:

“Tom Cruise is probably one of the biggest investors in the UK economy over the past decade,” joked UK Culture Minister Chris Bryant this morning, as he urged the creation of more British IP.

Paramount Global for sale latest - Deadline: Paramount UK Chief Ben Frow Says Channel 5 Won’t Be Sold After Skydance Merger

Story from Deadline:

Ben Frow has pledged that UK network Channel 5 will be backed in a new era for Paramount.

Paramount Global for sale latest - TVB Europe: New Paramount Global owner says he doesn’t view linear channels, including UK’s 5, as ‘declining’

Story from TVB Europe:

David Ellison, chairman and CEO, of the new Paramount Skydance Corporation, has said the company is not looking to “spin off” its linear TV channels.

Are Virgin Media set to launch a new FAST Channel?

New FAST channel CSI on PlutoTV has started to do broadcast tests inside Virgin Media O2 ahead of it plan launch.

If channel do launch it will be on channel number 247 but NOT on V6 Boxes.

Media Guardian: Channel 5 revives BBC’s Play for Today to ‘help shape future of British drama’

Story from Media Guardian:

It was one of the most influential British television series of the last century, renowned for exploring thorny societal issues and bringing the work of emerging talent, such as Ray Winstone, Alison Steadman, Helen Mirren and Dennis Potter, to mass audiences.

The Sun: Iconic TV channel axes UK music production after almost three decades as it becomes latest casualty of streaming

Story from The Sun:

I used to love going to my best mate’s house to watch MTV when I was a kid in the Nineties because my parents were too tight to pay for extra TV channels.

Paramount Global/Skydance merger - Deadline; “There’s Nervousness Because There’s Change”: How The Paramount-Skydance Merger Could Impact The UK’s Small But Mighty Channel 5

Story from Deadline:

The question of what will happen to Paramount Global’s quite considerable international footprint has been a live one throughout the media giant’s protracted Skydance merger journey.

Advanced Television; Ofcom: YouTube viewing overtakes ITV in UK

Story from Advanced Television:

YouTube is leading the charge in the streaming takeover of TV sets, with the service now the first place younger viewers go as soon as they switch on, according to Ofcom’s annual report on the nation’s media habits.

Paramount Global can't close 5 due to it being an PSB Channel

Paramount Global can't close 5 due to it being an PSB Channel.

Advanced Television; Data: UK SVoD nears 20m subs

Story from Advanced Television:

Worldpanel by Numerator has found that paid-for ad supported streaming services are on track to surpass ad free services in UK households by Q2 2026.

Deadline: UK Government Should Change Law To Make Broadcaster Content Easy To Find On YouTube, Regulator Urges

Story from Deadline:

The UK government should intervene to make public broadcaster (PSB) content easier to find on YouTube, the regulator has urged, as it gravely posits that “time is running out” to save the sector.

Advanced Television: POP Channels on Pluto TV in UK

Story from Advanced Television:

Narrative Entertainment is expanding the reach of its children’s channels with the launch of POP, Tiny Pop and POP Up on FAST platform Pluto TV.