Warner Bros. Discovery may have kickstarted the trend when it traded Batgirl for a tax-write off and began quietly removing Max Originals, but content purges aren’t just a David Zaslav thing anymore. Paramount+ recently removed 10 Nickelodeon original series, including Blue’s Clues & You, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, It’s Pony, Middlemost Post, Ollie’s Pack, Ryan’s Mystery Playdate, Santiago of the Seas, That Girl Lay Lay, Big Nate, and the 2021 Rugrats reboot.
- 4/2/2024
- by Kelly Martinez
- Primetimer
The latest content cuts at Paramount’s streamer could be a sign that a deal to acquire its parent company may be drawing close.
It’s been a rough year for Paramount’s reputation as a provider of kids content. In February it was announced that the company was laying off the entire staff of its kids streaming service Noggin ahead of that streamer’s eventual shutdown, and now reports are circulating that Paramount+ has removed 10 Nickelodeon original series as part of its ongoing attempts to rationalize the content on the streaming platform.
Shows removed include 2021’s “Rugrats,” 2019’s “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” and others. In its fourth quarter 2023 10-k filing, Paramount indicated such content cuts were coming. Paramount Global may be trying to streamline Paramount+ to make itself more attractive to buyers. Get 30 Days Free $5.99+ / month paramountplus.com
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It’s been a rough year for Paramount’s reputation as a provider of kids content. In February it was announced that the company was laying off the entire staff of its kids streaming service Noggin ahead of that streamer’s eventual shutdown, and now reports are circulating that Paramount+ has removed 10 Nickelodeon original series as part of its ongoing attempts to rationalize the content on the streaming platform.
Shows removed include 2021’s “Rugrats,” 2019’s “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” and others. In its fourth quarter 2023 10-k filing, Paramount indicated such content cuts were coming. Paramount Global may be trying to streamline Paramount+ to make itself more attractive to buyers. Get 30 Days Free $5.99+ / month paramountplus.com
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- 3/29/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
The great streaming purge has come for children’s TV.
Paramount+ has removed 10 kid-friendly series from its library, including a pair of streaming originals: The CG-animated Rugrats reboot and Big Nate — neither of which has been formally cancelled as of press time.
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The purge also includes Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2019-2022), Blue’s Clues & You! (2019-), It’s Pony...
Paramount+ has removed 10 kid-friendly series from its library, including a pair of streaming originals: The CG-animated Rugrats reboot and Big Nate — neither of which has been formally cancelled as of press time.
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The purge also includes Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2019-2022), Blue’s Clues & You! (2019-), It’s Pony...
- 3/29/2024
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Paramount+ has purged 10 Nickelodeon original series, following the removal of other Nick titles from the platform over the past several months.
The list includes the Blue’s Clues revival Blue’s Clues & You! (2019), Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2019-2022), It’s Pony (2020-2022), Middlemost Post (2021-2022), Ollie’s Pack (2020), Ryan’s Mystery Playdate (2019-2023), Santiago of the Seas (2020), That Girl Lay Lay (2021-2024) as well as the made-for-Paramount+ Big Nate (2022) and Rugrats (2021), a reboot of the popular original series, which ran from 1991 to 2004..
This is said to be part of content removal addressed in the most recent Q4 earnings call on February 28. Targeting Nick titles is a little surprising as, according to parent Paramount Global, the network’s Kids & Family content consistently ranks among the most watched and re-watched programming on Paramount+.
“In connection with our continued review of our international content strategy, during the first quarter of 2024 we made a strategic decision...
The list includes the Blue’s Clues revival Blue’s Clues & You! (2019), Are You Afraid of the Dark? (2019-2022), It’s Pony (2020-2022), Middlemost Post (2021-2022), Ollie’s Pack (2020), Ryan’s Mystery Playdate (2019-2023), Santiago of the Seas (2020), That Girl Lay Lay (2021-2024) as well as the made-for-Paramount+ Big Nate (2022) and Rugrats (2021), a reboot of the popular original series, which ran from 1991 to 2004..
This is said to be part of content removal addressed in the most recent Q4 earnings call on February 28. Targeting Nick titles is a little surprising as, according to parent Paramount Global, the network’s Kids & Family content consistently ranks among the most watched and re-watched programming on Paramount+.
“In connection with our continued review of our international content strategy, during the first quarter of 2024 we made a strategic decision...
- 3/28/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Bad Batch returns for one final season on February 21, 2024 with the release of the first three episodes. With the third and final season’s premiere just a month away, Disney+ has unveiled the official trailer which teases the return of fan-favorite Asajj Ventress to the animated sci-fi series.
The Star Wars: The Clone Wars spinoff features a voice cast that includes Dee Bradley Baker (American Dad!), Michelle Ang (Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462), Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider), Jimmi Simpson (Westworld), Noshir Dalal (It’s Pony), and Wanda Sykes (The Upshaws).
“In the epic final season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, the Batch will have their limits tested in the fight to reunite with Omega as she faces challenges of her own inside a remote Imperial science lab,” reads Disney+’s synopsis. “With the group fractured and facing threats from all directions, they will have to seek out unexpected allies,...
The Star Wars: The Clone Wars spinoff features a voice cast that includes Dee Bradley Baker (American Dad!), Michelle Ang (Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462), Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider), Jimmi Simpson (Westworld), Noshir Dalal (It’s Pony), and Wanda Sykes (The Upshaws).
“In the epic final season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, the Batch will have their limits tested in the fight to reunite with Omega as she faces challenges of her own inside a remote Imperial science lab,” reads Disney+’s synopsis. “With the group fractured and facing threats from all directions, they will have to seek out unexpected allies,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Lucasfilm Animation has released an action-packed trailer for the final season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch.
The third and final season of the Emmy winning The Clone Wars spinoff gets underway Feb. 21 with three episodes. The finale will air May 1.
The official description: “In the epic final season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, the Batch will have their limits tested in the fight to reunite with Omega as she faces challenges of her own inside a remote Imperial science lab. With the group fractured and facing threats from all directions, they will have to seek out unexpected allies, embark on dangerous missions and muster everything they have learned to free themselves from the Empire.”
The series, executive produced by Dave Filoni, has a voice cast that includes Dee Bradley Baker (American Dad), Michelle Ang (Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462), Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider), Jimmi Simpson (Westworld), Noshir Dalal...
The third and final season of the Emmy winning The Clone Wars spinoff gets underway Feb. 21 with three episodes. The finale will air May 1.
The official description: “In the epic final season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, the Batch will have their limits tested in the fight to reunite with Omega as she faces challenges of her own inside a remote Imperial science lab. With the group fractured and facing threats from all directions, they will have to seek out unexpected allies, embark on dangerous missions and muster everything they have learned to free themselves from the Empire.”
The series, executive produced by Dave Filoni, has a voice cast that includes Dee Bradley Baker (American Dad), Michelle Ang (Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462), Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider), Jimmi Simpson (Westworld), Noshir Dalal...
- 1/22/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Disney+ has just dropped a thrilling new trailer for ‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch,’ signaling the arrival of the final season of this Lucasfilm Animated series. Fans of ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ will be excited, as ‘The Bad Batch’ spins off from this Emmy® award-winning series.
The final chapter, packed with adventure and drama, will test the limits of the Batch as they strive to reunite with Omega. Omega faces her own set of challenges trapped in an Imperial science lab. The team, now fragmented, faces threats from every corner. To overcome these challenges, they’ll need to find new allies, take on risky missions, and use all they’ve learned to break free from the Empire.
The voice cast is a stellar mix of talent. It includes Dee Bradley Baker from ‘American Dad!’ Michelle Ang of ‘Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462,’ Keisha Castle-Hughes from ‘Whale Rider,’ Jimmi Simpson of ‘Westworld,...
The final chapter, packed with adventure and drama, will test the limits of the Batch as they strive to reunite with Omega. Omega faces her own set of challenges trapped in an Imperial science lab. The team, now fragmented, faces threats from every corner. To overcome these challenges, they’ll need to find new allies, take on risky missions, and use all they’ve learned to break free from the Empire.
The voice cast is a stellar mix of talent. It includes Dee Bradley Baker from ‘American Dad!’ Michelle Ang of ‘Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462,’ Keisha Castle-Hughes from ‘Whale Rider,’ Jimmi Simpson of ‘Westworld,...
- 1/22/2024
- by Hrvoje Milakovic
- Fiction Horizon
Tyler-James has been involved with several projects that have caught our attention in recent months. The filmmaker has produced the films that turn the popular nursery rhymes Mary Had a Little Lamb and Three Blind Mice into horror stories, and directed The Loch Ness Horror. Now a trailer for a new Tyler-James project has arrived online. This one is a creature feature called Monsternado, and you can check out the trailer in the embed above!
Uncork’d Entertainment will be giving Monsternado a digital and DVD release on November 14th.
Tyler-James directed the film from a screenplay by Derek Miller, who previously wrote episodes of Dads in Parks and It’s Pony. This one has the following synopsis: A tornado, infested with prehistoric monsters, has formed in the Bermuda Triangle, and is making its way towards land. Megalodon, Pterodactyls, Giant Octopuses, Crocodiles, and more attack – now the city must fight to survive against these deadly creatures.
Uncork’d Entertainment will be giving Monsternado a digital and DVD release on November 14th.
Tyler-James directed the film from a screenplay by Derek Miller, who previously wrote episodes of Dads in Parks and It’s Pony. This one has the following synopsis: A tornado, infested with prehistoric monsters, has formed in the Bermuda Triangle, and is making its way towards land. Megalodon, Pterodactyls, Giant Octopuses, Crocodiles, and more attack – now the city must fight to survive against these deadly creatures.
- 10/20/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Nickelodeon is expanding its preschool series slate with greenlights for Face’s Music Party, a music variety show that combines animation and live action featuring a reimagining of its beloved ’90s Nick Jr. mascot; animated series Bossy Bear, from husband and wife team David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim (UglyDolls) and based on the popular book series by Horvath; and animated series HexVet, based on the eponymous Boom!Studios graphic novels by Sam Davies.
The new series were announced Thursday during Nickelodeon’s virtual upfront presentation along with renewals for Big Nate (Season 2) and Blaze and the Monster Machines (Season 7).
The 13-episode interactive series Face’s Music Party will feature a reimagined Face, voiced by Cedric Williams (Hunter x Hunter) as host and VJ, playing modern pop hits and revamped nursery school classics to create the ultimate music party. Face’s Music Party will premiere this summer on Nickelodeon’s preschool platforms in the U.
The new series were announced Thursday during Nickelodeon’s virtual upfront presentation along with renewals for Big Nate (Season 2) and Blaze and the Monster Machines (Season 7).
The 13-episode interactive series Face’s Music Party will feature a reimagined Face, voiced by Cedric Williams (Hunter x Hunter) as host and VJ, playing modern pop hits and revamped nursery school classics to create the ultimate music party. Face’s Music Party will premiere this summer on Nickelodeon’s preschool platforms in the U.
- 3/24/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
An all-new original film, new “Star Trek,” and all the “Jackass” you could possibly want are all coming to Paramount Plus in February. Below we’ve assembled a complete list of everything new on Paramount+ this month, including the premiere of “Star Trek: Discovery” Season 4 on Feb. 10.
On Feb. 11, the Joey King-fronted supernatural love story “The In Between” arrives as a Paramount+ original film – just in time for Valentine’s Day.
In terms of library titles, three seasons of “Jackass” and five of the “Jackass” movies are available for streaming in concert with the release of the new film “Jackass Forever” (which is currently a theatrical-only release). Other highlights include “Airplane!”, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” “That Thing You Do!”, “Fight Club” and “Clue.”
Check out the full list of what’s new on Paramount Plus in February 2022 below.
Originals, Exclusives and Events
Feb. 2: Celebrity Big Brother Season 3 premieres
Feb.
On Feb. 11, the Joey King-fronted supernatural love story “The In Between” arrives as a Paramount+ original film – just in time for Valentine’s Day.
In terms of library titles, three seasons of “Jackass” and five of the “Jackass” movies are available for streaming in concert with the release of the new film “Jackass Forever” (which is currently a theatrical-only release). Other highlights include “Airplane!”, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” “That Thing You Do!”, “Fight Club” and “Clue.”
Check out the full list of what’s new on Paramount Plus in February 2022 below.
Originals, Exclusives and Events
Feb. 2: Celebrity Big Brother Season 3 premieres
Feb.
- 2/4/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Festival
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival (Dec. 6-15), the kingdom’s first full fledged international film event, will close with the world premiere of Kabir Khan‘s Bollywood cricket-themed film “’83.” The film tells the true story of the underdog Indian men’s cricket team led by Kapil Dev, played by Bollywood star Ranveer Singh, which defeated reigning champions the West Indies at the 1983 World Cup finals.
Khan, the film’s leading lady Deepika Padukone, Dev and his winning team members Mohinder Amarnath and Krishnamachari Srikkanth will attend the premiere.
The film, produced by Reliance Entertainment, Phantom Films and Kabir Khan Films, will release across the Gulf region on Dec. 23 and worldwide on Dec. 24.
On the eve of the Red Sea festival, Saudi Arabia’s nascent national film commission has revealed its overall plan to kickstart a local film industry in the kingdom where cinemas and filmmaking were...
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival (Dec. 6-15), the kingdom’s first full fledged international film event, will close with the world premiere of Kabir Khan‘s Bollywood cricket-themed film “’83.” The film tells the true story of the underdog Indian men’s cricket team led by Kapil Dev, played by Bollywood star Ranveer Singh, which defeated reigning champions the West Indies at the 1983 World Cup finals.
Khan, the film’s leading lady Deepika Padukone, Dev and his winning team members Mohinder Amarnath and Krishnamachari Srikkanth will attend the premiere.
The film, produced by Reliance Entertainment, Phantom Films and Kabir Khan Films, will release across the Gulf region on Dec. 23 and worldwide on Dec. 24.
On the eve of the Red Sea festival, Saudi Arabia’s nascent national film commission has revealed its overall plan to kickstart a local film industry in the kingdom where cinemas and filmmaking were...
- 11/29/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
ViacomCBS International Studios, the production arm of ViacomCBS Networks International, has announced that it is doubling down on kids content — and ViacomCBS veteran Nina Hahn is leading the charge.
Hahn, the current SVP of production and development at Nickelodeon International, will become head of Vis Kids alongside her existing duties.
She will report to Vis president Juan Acosta, while continuing to report to Jules Borkent, executive vice president of kids and family at Vcni.
The new unit will enable Vis to expand its efforts in children’s content and sell programming in the genre to third-party broadcasters and streamers.
Based in London, Hahn will develop animated, live-action, and pre-school originals by working with the studio’s production and development teams across Latin America, the UK, Spain, and Israel.
During her 15-year tenure, she has had a hand in more than 2,000 hours of original content for Nickelodeon International, launching shows including...
Hahn, the current SVP of production and development at Nickelodeon International, will become head of Vis Kids alongside her existing duties.
She will report to Vis president Juan Acosta, while continuing to report to Jules Borkent, executive vice president of kids and family at Vcni.
The new unit will enable Vis to expand its efforts in children’s content and sell programming in the genre to third-party broadcasters and streamers.
Based in London, Hahn will develop animated, live-action, and pre-school originals by working with the studio’s production and development teams across Latin America, the UK, Spain, and Israel.
During her 15-year tenure, she has had a hand in more than 2,000 hours of original content for Nickelodeon International, launching shows including...
- 10/26/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s TV News Roundup, CBS Entertainment announced it is merging its alternative programming and specials departments, and Hulu announced the premiere date for its upcoming comedy series “Woke.”
Renewals
Nickelodeon has greenlit a 20-episode second season of its animated series “It’s Pony,” which follows the adventures of a young girl and a carefree pony. The second season will premiere in 2021. The show holds one of the top three animated series with Kids 2-11 across all TV, behind only Nickelodeon’s “SpongeBob SquarePants” and “The Loud House.”
Dates
Hulu has announced its upcoming comedy series “Woke” will premiere on the streamer on Sept. 9. The series follows a Black cartoonist (Lamorne Morris) on the verge of mainstream success. Marshall Todd and Keith Knight serve as co-creators and executive producers alongside showrunner Jay Dyer, Maurice “Mo” Marable, Aeysha Carr, Richie Schwartz, John Will, Will Gluck and Eric Christian Olsen. Kate Schumaecker...
Renewals
Nickelodeon has greenlit a 20-episode second season of its animated series “It’s Pony,” which follows the adventures of a young girl and a carefree pony. The second season will premiere in 2021. The show holds one of the top three animated series with Kids 2-11 across all TV, behind only Nickelodeon’s “SpongeBob SquarePants” and “The Loud House.”
Dates
Hulu has announced its upcoming comedy series “Woke” will premiere on the streamer on Sept. 9. The series follows a Black cartoonist (Lamorne Morris) on the verge of mainstream success. Marshall Todd and Keith Knight serve as co-creators and executive producers alongside showrunner Jay Dyer, Maurice “Mo” Marable, Aeysha Carr, Richie Schwartz, John Will, Will Gluck and Eric Christian Olsen. Kate Schumaecker...
- 7/9/2020
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
ViacomCBS' Nickelodeon has ordered a 20-episode second season of animated hit series It’s Pony.
The show follows the comedic adventures of Annie and her best friend, who just so happens to be an enthusiastic, impulsive, and carefree pony. Season 2 will premiere in the U.S. in early 2021, shortly followed by a rollout across Nickelodeon’s international markets.
It's Pony is currently one of the top three animated series with kids 2-11 across all TV, only behind Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants and The Loud House, according to the network. The premiere of the series in January was Nickelodeon’s highest-rated animation ...
The show follows the comedic adventures of Annie and her best friend, who just so happens to be an enthusiastic, impulsive, and carefree pony. Season 2 will premiere in the U.S. in early 2021, shortly followed by a rollout across Nickelodeon’s international markets.
It's Pony is currently one of the top three animated series with kids 2-11 across all TV, only behind Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants and The Loud House, according to the network. The premiere of the series in January was Nickelodeon’s highest-rated animation ...
Rosario Dawson has been cast as the lead in the upcoming HBO Max pilot “Dmz,” which has Ava DuVernay on board as a director and Roberto Patino in place as writer-showrunner.
The prospective series, which is based on the DC comic books of the same name, is described a futuristic drama set in an American civil war. Filming on the Warner Bros. Television pilot is set to begin in soon.
In the near future, the aforementioned civil war leaves Manhattan a demilitarized zone (Dmz), destroyed and isolated from the rest of the world. “Dmz” chronicles the journey of female medic Alma Ortego (Dawson) who saves lives while desperately searching for her lost son. She has to contend with the gangs, militias, demagogues and warlords that control the lawless no man’s land.
Dawson is set to star in the Sam Esmail-produced USA Network anthology series “Briarpatch,” premiering Feb. 6. Her...
The prospective series, which is based on the DC comic books of the same name, is described a futuristic drama set in an American civil war. Filming on the Warner Bros. Television pilot is set to begin in soon.
In the near future, the aforementioned civil war leaves Manhattan a demilitarized zone (Dmz), destroyed and isolated from the rest of the world. “Dmz” chronicles the journey of female medic Alma Ortego (Dawson) who saves lives while desperately searching for her lost son. She has to contend with the gangs, militias, demagogues and warlords that control the lawless no man’s land.
Dawson is set to star in the Sam Esmail-produced USA Network anthology series “Briarpatch,” premiering Feb. 6. Her...
- 1/22/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
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