Don’t have to pay residuals to actors or copyright on soundtracks etc.
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Yes, availability of content costs money.
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This is probably why dvds are still valuable to have, least you own the show in your collection and can watch it any time.
I only subscribe to one service.
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PAW-Some Children’s Tea Prepared By Anna Polyviou Joins PAW Patrol 10th Anniversary Celebrations.
A PAW Patrol® Themed Children’s Tea Has Been Created By Award-Winning Pastry Chef Anna Polyviou For The Langham, Sydney, To Celebrate The Series’ 10th Anniversary.
This year has already seen a vast array of activities to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the globally beloved preschool series PAW Patrol , which is produced by Spin Master Entertainment and broadcast on 10 Shake, 10 Play and streaming on Paramount+.
Paramount Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) is leaning into the theme of One Big Celebration to mark this major milestone with new programming content, charity partnerships, retail campaigns and much more.
Coming up in the July school holidays, The Langham, Sydney will feature a PAW Patrol themed children’s tea created by their acclaimed Executive Pastry Chef, Anna Polyviou, who also showcases her sweet skills in the inaugural season of Dessert Masters, coming soon to 10 and 10 Play.
Anna said she is a huge fan of PAW Patrol thanks to her niece and nephew. Whether they’re watching at the cinema or at home, it is one of their favourite bonding activities to do together***.***
“Having the opportunity to work on a PAW Patrol themed children’s menu has an extra personal layer for me, my niece and nephew, and even my doggy daughter, Anca. The fact that the PAW Patrol are all rescue dogs and the animated series has such positive messaging for kids is the perfect cherry on the top for me,” said Anna.
Running weekdays from Monday 3 July to Friday 14 July with sittings at 11am and 2pm, children can enjoy a playful selection of sweet and savoury menu items such as the Zuma Fudge Brownie, Paw Chase Cake, Marshall Mac ‘N’ Cheese and Skye Beef Pie — and they will also receive a PAW Patrol gift bag to take home.
Another highlight for the pups’ birthday this year is the new PAW Patrol All PAWs Figure Gift Pack from Spin Master, which features all 10 pups to celebrate 10 years. Available across all major retailers from August, the Gift Pack includes the core six pups and four fan favourites featured in the 10th anniversary special episodes that have been airing this year.
The PAW Patrol universe will continue to expand this year with the first ever spin-off series Rubble & CrewTM, premiering soon, that is centred around beloved construction bulldog, Rubble.
Rubble & Crew will join the anniversary-themed programming special ALL PAWS ON DECK, produced by Spin Master Entertainment**,** streaming now on Paramount+. The special reunites every PAW Patrol pup from the past and present, teaming up with Ryder for their biggest adventure yet.
The celebrations continue all the way into cinemas on Thursday, 28 September, with the release of the highly anticipated theatrical movie sequel, PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie™, from Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies and Spin Master Entertainment.
During the September school holidays, children all around the country can also enjoy exciting PAW Patrol activities at major shopping centres nationally.
PAW Patrol has already been on a roll this year, joining forces with Fire & Rescue NSW in May to support their state-wide Open Day for families to visit their nearest Fire Station to meet their local firefighters and check out the facilities.
It really is One Big Celebration this year for PAW Patrol commemorating the powerhouse franchise that launched back in 2013 and is now airing in over 180 territories and 35 languages, consistently ranking as a top-rated preschool series and reaching over 350 million households globally.
Paramount+ Unveils Trailer For Season Two Of Animated Series Big Nate.
Based on the Best-Selling Children’s Books, Big Nate Season Two Streaming Exclusively On Paramount+ From Saturday, 15 July.
Paramount+ today released the official trailer and key art for season two of the original animated series Big Nate, based on the best-selling children’s books and comic strip written and drawn by acclaimed author and cartoonist Lincoln Peirce. The 10-episode second season will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+ from Saturday, 15 July.
In new episodes of Big Nate, Nate Wright and his misfit group of friends tackle new adventures, face epic challenges and unleash their boundless imaginations at P.S. 38. This new season pushes the boundaries of visual creativity, featuring episodes with animation styles including stop-motion, shadow box theater, photogrammetry and claymation. With laughter, friendship and heaps of Nate’s signature mischief, season two promises to be bigger, bolder, and funnier than ever.
Joining the series this season are guest stars Laraine Newman (Ridley Jones) as Marge, Nate’s grandma whose misguided optimism has clearly been inherited by her grandson; Matthew Lillard (Scoby-Doo) as Agent Fish, one of Nate’s comic character creations – an anxious FBI agent with a literal fish head; JB Blanc (Barry) as Agent Moose, one of Nate’s comic character creations – a confident FBI agent with a literal moose head; Maya Aoki Tuttle (Spidey and His Amazing Friends) as Cammie, the kind of popular kid who actually has confidence; and Stephanie Sheh (Royal Crackers) as Ruby, the new kid at P.S. 38 and Nate’s dream girl, but he doesn’t know that yet.
The series stars Ben Giroux (Nate Wright), Dove Cameron (Ellen Wright), Rob Delaney (Martin Wright), Bryce Charles (Dee Dee Holloway), Daniel MK Cohen (Francis Pope), Arnie Pantoja (Teddy Ortiz), Charlie Schlatter (Chad Applewhite), Ali Stroker (Amy), Kevin Michael Richardson (Principal Nichols), Carolyn Hennesy (Mrs. Godfrey), Nik Dodani (Randy), Betsy Sodaro (Kim), Lisa Kay Jennings (Gina), Chandni Parekh (Jenny), Todd Haberkorn (Artur), Ryan Garcia (Mr. Rosa), Mike Rivkin (Mr. Galvin), and Chester Rushing (Zeff).
Big Nate is executive produced by Mitch Watson (All Hail King Julien) and John Cohen (The Angry Birds Movie) and produced by Amy McKenna (Beware the Batman) and Patrick Inness (The Adventures of Kid Danger) with Lincoln Peirce serving as consulting producer throughout development and production. Bridget McMeel is co-producer and Jim Mortensen is supervising producer.
Sure… except they were releasing one episode a week until this week when they released 4. Giving fans 8 days to watch 4 episodes.
The key is that in a way reality is slowly setting in.
Valid that keeping the titles costs money, but the behaviour to completely remove them is still odd.
The other streaming platforms have all cancelled plenty of of titles over the years, but keep them in their libraries just for the sake of having a large library.
To me, this is a red flag that Paramount is having second thoughts about its streaming future.
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Disney+ and MAX in the states are removing content as well.
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The Betoota Advocate Dive Into The Cronulla Riots.
Paramount+ Australian Original Series, The Betoota Advocate Presents, Streaming Now.
How do you go from media exaggeration to a full-blown race riot? Let The Betoota Advocate walk you through a day in 2005 where Cronulla made international headlines (and even put Australia on the don’t travel to list) in their new series The Betoota Advocate Presents, a Paramount+ Australian Original Series, streaming now.
Editor At Large Errol Parker and Editor Clancy Overell sit down with locals and people who were there on ground to get to the bottom of what really happened in the weeks leading up to that scorching summer’s day.
From what was contained in the exact text message that rallied the so-called troops to how the Bra Boys tried to calm tensions with all those involved, The Betoota Advocate break down Australia’s history the only way they know how. With cold hard facts.
Paramount+ Reveals First Look And Premiere Date For New Original Film Love In Taipei.
Love In Taipei. Streaming Exclusively On Paramount+ From Friday, 11 August.
Paramount+ released first-look images from the all-new Young Adult film Love In Taipei, based on the New York Times’ best-selling novel Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen, in which a young American woman is sent by her parents to a cultural immersion program in Taipei – inspired by an actual program attended by thousands of Chinese and Taiwanese diaspora youth – where she begins a new journey of self-discovery and romance. Love In Taipei will premiere Friday, 11 August exclusively on Paramount+.
Love In Taipei stars Ashley Liao (Physical, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) as Ever Wong, whose summer takes an unexpected turn when her parents surprise her with a trip to Taipei for a cultural immersion program. Ever is surprised to discover that she hasn’t signed up for homework and history lessons, but instead for a summer-long free-for-all the locals and other students call ‘Loveboat.’ It quickly lives up to its name when Ever finds herself trying not to fall for two attractive, but wildly different boys who are vying for her attention, while at the same time finding the courage to defy her parents’ high expectations and pursue her true passion: dancing.
In addition to Ashley Liao, Love In Taipei also stars Ross Butler (Shazam! Fury of the Gods, To All The Boys franchise) as Rick Woo, an prominent sports and scholastic prodigy; Nico Hiraga (Booksmart, Moxie) as Xavier Yeh, a free-spirited artist and heir to an international tech empire; Chelsea Zhang (Daybreak, Titans) as Ever’s friend Sophie, whom she meets at Loveboat; and Cindy Cheung (The Sinner, 13 Reasons Why) as Ever’s Aunt Shu.
Love In Taipei is directed by Arvin Chen (Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?) and produced by Matt Kaplan for Ace Entertainment. The film, shot on location in Taipei, is based on the bestselling book Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen, who also serves as executive producer, and screenplay by Charlie Oh and Mackenzie Dohr. Christopher Foss, Matthew Janzen, Max Siemers, Aubrey Bendix, Cheng-Chung Chang, and Ross Butler also serve as executive producers. The production was headed by Ace Entertainment, which purchased the film rights to the novel, financed and oversaw production with 1 Productions Film. Lionsgate handled the film’s sale globally to Paramount+.
HarperCollins published the book series, which continues the journey with Loveboat Reunion and the upcoming Loveboat Forever.
Paramount+ Announces New Docuseries I Wanna Rock: The ‘80s Metal Dream To Premiere 19 July.
I Wanna Rock: The ‘80s Metal Dream. Exclusive To Paramount+.
Paramount+ announced that the new three part docuseries I Wanna Rock: The ‘80’s Metal Dream will premiere exclusively on the service on Wednesday, 19 July.
Hairspray. Spandex. Leather pants. I Wanna Rock: The ‘80’s Metal Dream follows five young dreamers chasing stardom in the cutthroat world of 80s metal. Some will succeed, some will fail, but each will make you see an entirely new side of the metal genre.
I Wanna Rock: The ‘80s Metal Dream kicks off with five aspiring rockers embarking on a journey to achieve fame in the world of 80s metal. As we see their careers skyrocket, they battle personal demons, sexism, and even Congress. Meanwhile, from country to grunge, the world’s taste in music is changing, and every metal musician is fighting for survival. Some will make it, some won’t… but all will be changed forever.
The series is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios in partnership with Gunpowder & Sky. Directed and Executive Produced by Tyler Measom. Produced by Van Toffler. Executive Produced by David Kennedy, Nick Quested, Rick Krim, Matt Shay, Matt Weaver, Floris Bauer, Barry Barclay and Joanna Zwickel. Bruce Gillmer, Michael Maniaci and Vanessa WhiteWolf executive produce for MTV Entertainment Studios, with Jennifer Yandrisevits serving as Senior Director of Production.
John Ibrahim’s brother Sam, a former high-ranking Nomads bikie and convicted criminal, has told The Sunday Telegraph that he is not happy with how he is portrayed in the series, by characterising him as a killer and a drug-addicted bikie who struggles to deal with his younger brother’s rise to power. Sam said he would explore getting a court injunction to prevent the second season from happening.
It came after after John last week told the paper that not all members of his family were happy about the show and Paramount+ announced a second season.
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The Betoota Advocate Saddle Up For Fine Cotton: Australia’s Biggest Racing Scandal.
Paramount+ Australian Original Series, The Betoota Advocate Presents, Streaming Now.
What do cops, conmen and a can of spray paint have in common? A disastrous racing scandal at Eagle Farm Racecourse in August 1984, that’s what. Stepping back nearly forty years, the Betoota Advocate look back at the farcical yet absurdly true story of Fine Cotton, a racehorse that won and then lost in their new series The Betoota Advocate Presents, a Paramount+ Australian Original Series, streaming now.
Delving into the horse swap that stopped Australia in its tracks, Editor At Large Errol Parker and Editor Clancy Overell discover how it all went so badly wrong.
Chatting to those who were there at the time, The Betoota Advocate confirm what really went down on that fateful day the only way they know how. With cold hard facts.
Paramount+ Debuts Official Trailer For The Original Series Special Ops: Lioness.
Special Ops: Lioness. Streaming Exclusively On Paramount+ From Sunday, 23 July.
Paramount+ today debuted the official trailer for the highly anticipated original series Special Ops: Lioness, which will premiere with two episodes on Sunday, 23 July exclusively on the service. From Academy Award nominee Taylor Sheridan, the espionage thriller features a star-studded cast, including series lead and executive producer Zoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira, Emmy Award nominee Michael Kelly, with Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman, and Academy Award winner and executive producer Nicole Kidman. Special Ops: Lioness is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios for Paramount+. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution outside of Paramount+ markets.
Special Ops: Lioness*,* inspired by an actual U.S. Military program, follows the life of Joe (Saldaña) while she attempts to balance her personal and professional life as the tip of the CIA’s spear in the war on terror. The Lioness Program, overseen by Kaitlyn Meade (Kidman) and Donald Westfield (Kelly), enlists an aggressive Marine Raider named Cruz (De Oliveira) to operate undercover alongside Joe, among the power brokers of State terrorism in the CIA’s efforts to thwart the next 9/11.
Special Ops: Lioness will also star series regulars Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, LaMonica Garrett, James Jordan, Austin Hébert, Jonah Wharton, Stephanie Nur and Hannah Love Lanier. The series is executive produced by Taylor Sheridan, David C. Glasser, Zoe Saldaña, Nicole Kidman, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin, Jill Wagner, Geyer Kosinski, Michael Malone and John Hillcoat.
Special Ops: Lioness is the latest addition to Sheridan’s growing slate on Paramount+, which includes 1923, 1883, Mayor Of Kingstown, and Tulsa King as well as the upcoming series Lawmen: Bass Reeves and Land Man.
Where do they come up with this shit?
Just because he’s had a hit with Yellowstone, it seems like they give him free reign now on everything he want to make.
These other shows didn’t exactly set the world on fire. I can’t see Lioness doing any better.
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Their arse 
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Lol I walked into that one 
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