Paramount Network will remain Paramount Network — at least for now — as the cabler nixes plans to rebrand as the Paramount Movie Network.
According to insiders, the rebrand plans have been put on ice partly due to Covid-19, which has had an immense impact on production, as well as the success of “Yellowstone,” which has grown into a tremendous hit for Paramount Network and is now the No. 1 entertainment program on cable.
The initial plan, first announced in September 2020, was for the ViacomCBS subsidiary to focus on television movies and cancel its unscripted programming. ViacomCBS’ president of entertainment and youth brands Chris McCarthy told Variety that Paramount planned to air 52 original movies per year — or one per week — as well as one quarterly “blockbuster” miniseries or scripted series on the scale of its hit drama “Yellowstone.” The network also hinted at potentially spinning off characters from these projects into their own...
According to insiders, the rebrand plans have been put on ice partly due to Covid-19, which has had an immense impact on production, as well as the success of “Yellowstone,” which has grown into a tremendous hit for Paramount Network and is now the No. 1 entertainment program on cable.
The initial plan, first announced in September 2020, was for the ViacomCBS subsidiary to focus on television movies and cancel its unscripted programming. ViacomCBS’ president of entertainment and youth brands Chris McCarthy told Variety that Paramount planned to air 52 original movies per year — or one per week — as well as one quarterly “blockbuster” miniseries or scripted series on the scale of its hit drama “Yellowstone.” The network also hinted at potentially spinning off characters from these projects into their own...
- 1/24/2022
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Paramount Network is safe, for now.
ViacomCBS has reversed plans to rebrand the cable network, home to Kevin Costner-fronted hit series Yellowstone, as Paramount Movie Network.
Deadline understands that the company has put the plans, which first emerged in September 2020, on hold, in part due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has had a major impact on production.
The original strategy was to turn Paramount Network into the Paramount Movie Network, which would air 52 original movies a year with one miniseries or scripted series airing per quarter.
Development of these movie projects was originally being overseen by Meghan Hooper White, who joined the company from A+E Networks as EVP and Head of Original Movies and Limited Series in May 2020 but left little over a year later.
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As part of the rebrand plans, which were announced by Chris McCarthy,...
ViacomCBS has reversed plans to rebrand the cable network, home to Kevin Costner-fronted hit series Yellowstone, as Paramount Movie Network.
Deadline understands that the company has put the plans, which first emerged in September 2020, on hold, in part due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has had a major impact on production.
The original strategy was to turn Paramount Network into the Paramount Movie Network, which would air 52 original movies a year with one miniseries or scripted series airing per quarter.
Development of these movie projects was originally being overseen by Meghan Hooper White, who joined the company from A+E Networks as EVP and Head of Original Movies and Limited Series in May 2020 but left little over a year later.
Joshua Jackson To Star In ‘Fatal Attraction’ TV Series At Paramount+
As part of the rebrand plans, which were announced by Chris McCarthy,...
- 1/24/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Nina L. Diaz will now head up unscripted and adult animation for Paramount Plus, Variety has learned exclusively.
The promotion was announced by Chris McCarthy in a memo to MTV Entertainment Group staffers on Thursday, which can be read in full below.
Diaz will now serve as chief creative officer for unscripted entertainment and adult animation at Paramount Plus, while remaining Cco and president of content for MTV Entertainment Group. She will continue to report to McCarthy. In addition, Grant Gish’s role as head of adult animation is expanding to include Paramount Plus across series and movies, with Gish still reporting to Diaz.
Furthermore, Lily Neumeyer will now be head of development for unscripted entertainment for Paramount Plus and MTV Entertainment, while Tolani Holmes is being promoted to the new role of senior vice president for development of unscripted entertainment for Paramount Plus and MTV Entertainment.
Unscripted executives Ben Hurvitz,...
The promotion was announced by Chris McCarthy in a memo to MTV Entertainment Group staffers on Thursday, which can be read in full below.
Diaz will now serve as chief creative officer for unscripted entertainment and adult animation at Paramount Plus, while remaining Cco and president of content for MTV Entertainment Group. She will continue to report to McCarthy. In addition, Grant Gish’s role as head of adult animation is expanding to include Paramount Plus across series and movies, with Gish still reporting to Diaz.
Furthermore, Lily Neumeyer will now be head of development for unscripted entertainment for Paramount Plus and MTV Entertainment, while Tolani Holmes is being promoted to the new role of senior vice president for development of unscripted entertainment for Paramount Plus and MTV Entertainment.
Unscripted executives Ben Hurvitz,...
- 8/12/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance’s Bassett Vance Productions is teaming with MTV Entertainment Studios and writer Nathan Alan Davis on a limited series about the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, Variety has learned exclusively.
News of the series comes just before the 100 year anniversary of the massacre, which left hundreds of Black people dead and entire homes and businesses destroyed. The series tells the story of Greenwood district in Tulsa, which at that time was the wealthiest Black community in the United States and known as “Black Wall Street.” The series is the first project from Bassett Vance Productions as part of the deal made with MTV Entertainment Studios in 2020.
“As storytellers – together with Courtney, Angela and Nathan – we have the privilege of shining a light on a devastating event in our history that is important, necessary and still resonates 100 years later,” said Nina L. Diaz, president of content...
News of the series comes just before the 100 year anniversary of the massacre, which left hundreds of Black people dead and entire homes and businesses destroyed. The series tells the story of Greenwood district in Tulsa, which at that time was the wealthiest Black community in the United States and known as “Black Wall Street.” The series is the first project from Bassett Vance Productions as part of the deal made with MTV Entertainment Studios in 2020.
“As storytellers – together with Courtney, Angela and Nathan – we have the privilege of shining a light on a devastating event in our history that is important, necessary and still resonates 100 years later,” said Nina L. Diaz, president of content...
- 5/24/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Paramount Network is set to rebrand to the Paramount Movie Network as it plots a focus on television movies.
The move is the latest change at ViacomCBS following the merger and comes after the company revealed that its upcoming streaming service is to be called Paramount+.
As part of the move, the network has cancelled a slew of non-scripted titles including Ink Master, Wife Swap and Battle of the Fittest Couples, while other titles including Bar Rescue and Lip Sync Battle will move to other ViacomCBS networks.
Chris McCarthy, President of Entertainment and Youth Brands at ViacomCBS, told Deadline’s sister title Variety, which broke the news, that it is planning to air 52 original movies a year on the network with one mini-series or scripted series per quarter.
It marks a bright spot for the television movie business, which was once a mainstay of network and cable television but has...
The move is the latest change at ViacomCBS following the merger and comes after the company revealed that its upcoming streaming service is to be called Paramount+.
As part of the move, the network has cancelled a slew of non-scripted titles including Ink Master, Wife Swap and Battle of the Fittest Couples, while other titles including Bar Rescue and Lip Sync Battle will move to other ViacomCBS networks.
Chris McCarthy, President of Entertainment and Youth Brands at ViacomCBS, told Deadline’s sister title Variety, which broke the news, that it is planning to air 52 original movies a year on the network with one mini-series or scripted series per quarter.
It marks a bright spot for the television movie business, which was once a mainstay of network and cable television but has...
- 9/22/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
ViacomCBS’ Entertainment & Youth Group is starting a new original movies and limited series unit to serve its portfolio of brands. The company has brought in A+E Networks’ Meghan Hooper White to run the unit as Evp and Head of Original Movies and Limited Series. She starts May 18 and will be reporting to Nina L. Diaz, President of Content and Chief Creative Officer.
The unit’s goal will be to mine the ViacomCBS library of IP for new original movies and limited series for networks in the portfolio as well as other outlets across the company, including CBS, Channel 5, Network 10 and the revamped streaming service that will succeed CBS All Access. The target is to do 100 movies annually.
They will be developed specifically for each brand. The ones for MTV will be primarily coming-of-age stories featuring top musicians and young Hollywood talent. Those for Comedy Central: will...
The unit’s goal will be to mine the ViacomCBS library of IP for new original movies and limited series for networks in the portfolio as well as other outlets across the company, including CBS, Channel 5, Network 10 and the revamped streaming service that will succeed CBS All Access. The target is to do 100 movies annually.
They will be developed specifically for each brand. The ones for MTV will be primarily coming-of-age stories featuring top musicians and young Hollywood talent. Those for Comedy Central: will...
- 5/12/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
ViacomCBS Entertainment & Youth Group has tapped Lifetime veteran Meghan Hooper White to oversee a new unit for original movies and limited series, the company announced Tuesday.
The unit will produce original films to air on the group’s cable channels, including MTV, Comedy Central and Paramount Network, with the goal of producing as many as 100 per year. The group will focus on ViacomCBS’s portfolio of IP and franchises and partner with other divisions in the company to produce the films.
Hooper White’s title will be executive vice president and head of original movies and limited series. She will report to the Entertainment & Youth Group’s president of content and chief creative officer, Nina L. Diaz, beginning May 18
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The launch of the new unit comes amid significant restructuring at ViacomCBS’s Entertainment & Youth Group, which...
The unit will produce original films to air on the group’s cable channels, including MTV, Comedy Central and Paramount Network, with the goal of producing as many as 100 per year. The group will focus on ViacomCBS’s portfolio of IP and franchises and partner with other divisions in the company to produce the films.
Hooper White’s title will be executive vice president and head of original movies and limited series. She will report to the Entertainment & Youth Group’s president of content and chief creative officer, Nina L. Diaz, beginning May 18
Also Read: Bob Bakish Outlines 'Major Changes' for CBS All Access Rebrand This Summer
The launch of the new unit comes amid significant restructuring at ViacomCBS’s Entertainment & Youth Group, which...
- 5/12/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
ViacomCBS' Entertainment and Youth Group is leaning into its shift away from cable brands and into content.
To that end, the unit on Tuesday announced the formal launch of a new original movies and limited series arm and the hiring of A+E Networks' Meghan Hooper White to run the division.
With the larger goal to mine ViacomCBS' deep vault of IP and familiar franchises, Hooper White will look to create 100 new projects across the company's vast portfolio. She will look to produce films with the likes of CBS, Channel 5 and CBS All Access, with the streamer soon ...
To that end, the unit on Tuesday announced the formal launch of a new original movies and limited series arm and the hiring of A+E Networks' Meghan Hooper White to run the division.
With the larger goal to mine ViacomCBS' deep vault of IP and familiar franchises, Hooper White will look to create 100 new projects across the company's vast portfolio. She will look to produce films with the likes of CBS, Channel 5 and CBS All Access, with the streamer soon ...
- 5/12/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
So much for making the yuletide gay. Hallmark Channel is rolling out a total of 40 original holiday-themed movies across Hallmark and its sister network Hallmark Movies & Mysteries — not one of which features an Lgbtq character taking center stage.
And Lifetime, the network’s closest competitor in the made-for-tv holiday movie space, has a similarly poor track record: Out of 30 new original Christmas movies, none feature primary storylines about Lgbtq couples.
Lgbtq characters have appeared in Hallmark and Lifetime movies past and present — this year, Lifetime has four movies which feature queer relationships in supporting positions — but none have carried a holiday movie of their own as the co-owners of a candy cane company or lovers in Dollywood or whatever the premise may be.
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Netflix, which has also moved into holiday programming with films like “The Knight Before Christmas...
And Lifetime, the network’s closest competitor in the made-for-tv holiday movie space, has a similarly poor track record: Out of 30 new original Christmas movies, none feature primary storylines about Lgbtq couples.
Lgbtq characters have appeared in Hallmark and Lifetime movies past and present — this year, Lifetime has four movies which feature queer relationships in supporting positions — but none have carried a holiday movie of their own as the co-owners of a candy cane company or lovers in Dollywood or whatever the premise may be.
Also Read: A Christmas Competition: Inside Netflix-Hallmark Battle for Holiday Viewers
Netflix, which has also moved into holiday programming with films like “The Knight Before Christmas...
- 11/26/2019
- by Reid Nakamura and Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
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