Paramount Network (international)

Paramount Network[1] is a brand of several television channels operated by ViacomCBS Networks International as a general channel which showcasing the Paramount Pictures film catalogue, and selected TV series from ViacomCBS's television productions. The channel was first launched in Spain on 30 March 2012, and in the years since, the channel has operated in a number of territories across Europe, Latin America and Asia.

This article is about the international cable channel. For the American subscription channel formerly known as Spike TV, see Paramount Network.
Paramount Network
Broadcast areaInternational
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerViacomCBS Networks International
History
LaunchedMarch 30, 2012 (Spain)
September 5, 2013 (France)
February 14, 2014 (Hungary)
February 14, 2014 (Russia)
May 28, 2014 (Romania & Moldova)
September 1995
November 14, 2014 (Latin America)
December 16, 2014 (Sweden)
March 19, 2015 (Poland)
February 2016 (Thailand)
February 27, 2016 (Italy)
April 15, 2017 (MENA)
2017 (Vietnam and Malaysia)
July 4, 2018 (United Kingdom)
June 1, 2019 (Philippines)
February 1, 2021 (Singapore)
Former namesParamount Channel

Until then, it was formerly known as the Paramount Channel, which showcase the Paramount Pictures film catalogue.[2]

History

As Paramount Channel
Logo of Paramount Channel prior to the rebranding as the Paramount Network in some countries.

To date, Paramount Channel has launched in Spain in March 2012, France in September 2013, Hungary in February 2014, Russia in January 2014,[3] Romania on 14 January 2014,[4] Latin America in September 1995 until 2003, but returns again in the brand new look of November 2014,[5] Sweden in December 2014, Poland in March 2015, Italy and Thailand in February and May 2016, and in the Middle East in April 2017.[6]

Relaunch

In May 2018, Viacom announced that the original Paramount Channel in Spain would relaunch as a local version of the U.S Paramount Network, switching to a general entertainment format with television series and films.[7] The same relaunch as the Paramount Network occurred in Italy on March 16, 2019,[8] and in Latin America on April 14, 2020.[9] On October 20, 2020, it was announced that the Hungarian version would also rebrand as the Paramount Network, and the rebranding date was confirmed on November 23 that year. Paramount Channel in Hungary rebranded as the Paramount Network on December 17, 2020.[10][11] On January 26, 2021, it was announced on the Paramount Channel Asia official Facebook page that ViacomCBS announced that the original Paramount Channel in Thailand, Malaysia, and the Pacific Islands (including the Philippines) will be rebranded as Paramount Network starting February 1, 2021.

Programming

Launched in September 1995, The Paramount Channel was originally transmitted in Latin America as the launch day and primarily broadcast TV shows such as drama, sitcoms and animated TV shows. The original Paramount Channel in Spain primarily broadcast films from the 1980s and 1990s, as well as recent television series. The international versions that followed shared a similar format but never the same programming. For instance, films from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s were broadcast in France, recent TV series and 1990s and 2000s films were broadcast in Italy, and films and TV series from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s were broadcast in Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. In addition to airing films, some versions in other countries are also airing combat sporting events from mixed martial arts promotion Bellator MMA.

Following the rebranding of the channel as Paramount Network, it now adds series from its U.S. domestic counterpart as well as from the television production companies of ViacomCBS and from acquisition of syndicated programming. In some countries, shows from Comedy Central are also aired on the channel.

References
  1. Barraclough, Leo. "Paramount Channel Reaches Out to Russia, Hungary". Variety. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. "Paramount Channel". Variety. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  3. Barraclough, Leo (18 February 2014). "Paramount Channel Reaches Out to Russia, Hungary". Variety. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  4. Cerban, Madalina (29 May 2014). "Televiziunea de filme Paramount Channel s-a lansat în România". mediafax.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  5. de la Fuente, Anna Marie (10 September 2014). "Paramount to Launch Movie Channel in Latin America". Variety. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  6. Newbould, Chris (11 April 2017). "Paramount Movie Channel launches in the Middle East". thenational.ae. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  7. Rolfe, Pamela (21 May 2018). "Spain Getting First Paramount Network Outside U.S." The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  8. "Paramount Channel diventa... Paramount Network!, le news di Paramount Network Italia". 2019-03-19. Archived from the original on 2019-03-19. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  9. Bertran, Agustin (2020-04-17). "Paramount Channel cambia de nombre a Paramount Network y estrena serie original producida en México". NexTV News Latin America (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  10. "Egy csatornát megszüntet, egyet indít, egyet pedig átnevez a ViacomCBS". DTV News (in Hungarian). 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  11. Akos (2020-11-23). "ViacomCBS to Make Changes to Its Hungarian Pay-TV Portfolio". CRT. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
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