Paramount TV Media

Paramount TV Media

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Paramount TV Media, a privately owned entity headquartered in the US and a segment of Paramount Global, was founded in 2019 and reported $17.1B in revenue as of 2025. The company serves as the backbone of Paramount's legacy media business while supporting its growing streaming segment. Its TV Media division consists of broadcast operations (CBS Television Network, CBS Stations, and international free-to-air networks including Network 10, Channel 5, Telefe, and Chilevisión), domestic premium and basic cable networks (including Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, and Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, along with international extensions of certain of these brands), and domestic and international television studio operations (including CBS Studios, Paramount Television Studios, SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios, and CBS Media Ventures). Its subsidiaries include BET Media Group, Bellator MMA, CBS, CBS Sports Network, Channel 5, Network Ten, Paramount Media Networks, Pop TV, Showtime Networks, Telefe, and Viacom18.

2025 Revenue

Founded

2019

Headcount

-

Headquarters

United States

Primary Segment

Other

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On September 11, 2026, Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison reportedly has strategies to facilitate the company's merger with Warner Bros. Discovery amid an uncertain timeline for settlement talks with California Attorney General Rob Bonta. Earlier the same day, German private broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 expanded its content licensing agreement with Paramount in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, securing exclusive free TV and Joyn broadcast rights for series. Concurrently, Paramount is developing a "Hawaii Five-O" feature film, with Maui-raised filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton developing and directing, and a screenplay by Chris Bremner and Noah Oppenheim. This followed news from September 10, when Paramount's "Skunk Works" initiative detailed its application of small teams, high autonomy, and rapid experimentation to rethink streaming engineering, translating ideas into production technology for platforms like Paramount+ and Pluto TV. Also on September 10, Paramount requested a $1.88 billion bond from a coalition of 12 Democratic state attorneys general who filed a lawsuit attempting to prevent the proposed Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.

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Sep

15th

2026

08:20

Partnerships and Alliances, Partnerships

Channel 4 Sales takes over ad sales for Paramount UK brands

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has announced an agreement with Paramount for Channel 4 Sales to become the exclusive ad sales partner for multiple Paramount brands across the UK, including public service broadcaster (PSB) 5. The Paramount TV ad sales business was previously held by Sky. Under the terms of the deal, Channel 4 Sales will manage airtime sales across 5's TV and streaming channels - including 5, Milkshake!, 5Star, 5USA, 5Action and 5Select.

Sep

15th

2026

06:32

Partnerships and Alliances, Partnerships

Channel 4 and 5 Strike Partnership to Create Unique Offering for Advertisers

Channel 4 and Paramount have agreed that from 2027, Channel 4 Sales will become the exclusive advertising sales partner for a broad portfolio of Paramount brands in the UK, including its public service network, 5. The long-term commercial partnership – the first time that advertising for the two PSBs has come under one roof – will create compelling new opportunities for brands to reach larger audiences, while supporting both broadcasters’ continued investment in British content.

Little Black Book

Sep

15th

2026

06:30

Partnerships and Alliances, Partnerships

Netflix and Paramount End Their Animated Content Agreement

Skydance Animation, now owned by Paramount, and Netflix have ended a partnership from 2023 that brought animated content from the studio to the streaming platform. Cosmic Motors, a Skydance Animation film, was set to premiere on Netflix but will now get a theatrical release under Paramount Pictures.

Cord Cutters News

Sep

15th

2026

06:30

SkyShowtime board holds strategic review to decide streamer’s future

Pan-European streaming service SkyShowtime faces an uncertain future after the company’s board wrote to management warning it could be closed. Yesterday, the board contacted CEO Monty Sarhan to inform him it is initiating a strategic review of the streamer, which is a joint venture (JV) between Comcast and Paramount.

Sep

15th

2026

06:30

SkyShowtime to be axed?

September 15, 2026 Reports have emerged that Comcast’s NBC and Paramount Skydance are considering ending the operations of SkyShowtime, their joint streaming platform that operates in European markets. SkyShowtime’s board of directors are said to have sent a letter to the company’s CEO, Monty Sarhan, this week.

Advanced Television

Sep

15th

2026

06:30

Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Marketing and Promotional Activities, Partnerships

Channel 4 Sales to become Paramount’s UK ad sales partner

September 15, 2026 By Nik Roseveare Channel 4 and Paramount have jointly announced that, from 2027, Channel 4 Sales will become the exclusive advertising sales partner for a portfolio of Paramount brands in the UK, including its public service network, 5.

Advanced Television

Sep

15th

2026

06:30

Emerging Tech, Legal Issues and Lawsuits, Regulations and Policies

The Supreme Court will decide who can sue over the video on your website

A privacy law written nearly 40 years ago, before anyone streamed video online, is now the subject of a case the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear this fall. Congress passed the Video Privacy Protection Act in 1988 to stop video rental stores from telling other people what movies their customers rented, after a newspaper published Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork's video rental history during his 1987 confirmation hearings.

Sep

15th

2026

06:30

M&A Activities, M&A Activities, Legal Issues and Lawsuits, Regulations and Policies

Paramount's possible Hollywood exit puts Los Angeles on edge

LOS ANGELES — Paramount Skydance Chief Executive David Ellison faces a pivotal decision: Should he uproot his Hollywood studio — the birthplace of such film classics as "Sunset Boulevard," "The Godfather" and "Beverly Hills Cop"? Paramount floated shifting its home base to Tennessee or Texas in July, hoping to deter California Attorney General Rob Bonta from waging a legal battle to block Paramount's $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.

Sep

15th

2026

05:41

Financial Results, Financial Performance, Dividend Updates

Paramount Skydance Corp's Dividend Analysis

This article first appeared on GuruFocus . Paramount Skydance Corp ( NASDAQ:PSKY ) recently announced a total dividend of $0.05 per share, with the ex-dividend date set for 2026-09-15. This includes a $0.05 per share cash dividend payable on 2026-10-01.

Sep

15th

2026

05:23

Layoffs, B2B Tag, Procurement and Sales, Layoffs, Tenders and Contracts

Channel 4 Secures £300 Million Paramount Advertising Contract Amid Sweeping Job Cuts

Channel 4 has successfully secured the £300 million television advertising sales contract for Paramount's UK operations, wresting the lucrative business away from rival broadcaster Sky. The landmark agreement arrives at a critical juncture for the public service broadcaster, emerging just days after the network announced the largest round of job cuts in its history.

Streamlinefeed (co.ke)

Sep

15th

2026

04:28

Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Partnerships

Channel 4 & Paramount's 5 Strike Advertising Deal

Channel 4 and Paramount UK network 5 (previously Channel 5 ) have struck a historic pact over advertising . For the first time, two UK public service broadcasters will join together on ads, with Channel 4 Sales becoming the exclusive partner for a broad portfolio of Paramount brands in the UK including All Creaturs Great and Small network 5.

Deadline Hollywood

Sep

15th

2026

03:57

Demerger/Spin Off, Demergers and Spin Offs

SkyShowtime faces potential shutdown

Comcast and Paramount Skydance are considering winding down their SkyShowtime joint venture, including potentially shutting down the European streaming platform, as the business faces a “competitive and challenging market”, Bloomberg has reported. The SkyShowtime board told CEO Monty Sarhan it was reviewing strategic options for the service, according to a letter seen by Bloomberg.

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Paramount TV Media currently holds 2 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including soccer | association football.

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