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November 19, 2019 Top Stories

Showtime Renews Back to Life

November 19, 2019

Showtime will co-produce a second season of Back to Life, starring Daisy Haggard, with BBC Three.

November 19, 2019 Top Stories

Additional Senior Appointments at ViacomCBS

November 19, 2019

CBS Corporation and Viacom have announced additional senior management appointments for the merged ViacomCBS, including Alex Berkett as executive VP of corporate development and strategy.

November 18, 2019 Top Stories

BBC One Renews The Wall

November 18, 2019

BBC One has signed up for a second season of The Wall from Remarkable Television for broadcast in 2020.

November 15, 2019 Top Stories

Wheelhouse Group Invests in Campfire

November 15, 2019

Wheelhouse Group has taken a majority stake in Campfire, the production company behind the Netflix true-crime documentary series adaptation of John Grisham’s The Innocent Man.

November 14, 2019 Top Stories

Viacom Reports International Revenue Gains

November 14, 2019

Viacom reported stronger U.S. ad revenues and gains in its international business in Q4 and fiscal 2019, as well as a return to profitability at Paramount.

November 14, 2019 Top Stories

Disney+ Crosses 10-Million Mark on Day One

November 14, 2019

Disney+ says it recorded more than 10 million sign-ups on its first day of being available in the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands.

November 13, 2019 Analysis, Top Stories

North American SVOD Base to Hit 147 Million

November 13, 2019

There will be about 147 million SVOD subscribers in North America by the end of this year, according to GlobalData, which projects that number will rise by a compound annual growth rate of 9 percent through 2023.

November 12, 2019 Top Stories

Disney+ Goes Live

November 12, 2019

Disney+ officially launched in the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands today, delivering some 500 films and 7,500 episodes of TV series from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic and more.

November 12, 2019 Top Stories

Q3 Net Profit Slips at CBS Corporation

November 12, 2019

Net earnings at CBS Corporation fell to $319 million on revenues that were 1 percent higher in the third quarter to $3.3 billion.

November 8, 2019 Top Stories

Revenues Rise by 34 Percent at Disney in Q4

November 8, 2019

The Walt Disney Company’s fourth-quarter revenues rose by 34 percent to $19.1 billion, while fiscal year revenues were up 17 percent to $69.6 billion.

Mansha Daswani