Paramount Global’s board of directors Sunday approved a merger with Skydance Media, endorsing a deal that would combine one of Hollywood’s oldest studios with the up-and-coming production company, a source close to the deal told Reuters. A final agreement could be announced as soon as Sunday night. The vote comes on the heels of a … Read more
Pop star Ariana Grande, who addressed her childhood acting career at Nickelodeon for the first time since the explosive “Quiet on Set” docuseries aired in March, called for more support for youth in the entertainment industry. In Part 1 of an interview on the podcast “Podcrushed,” the Grammy-winning singer told actor Penn Badgley, writer-producer Nava … Read more
Former “Kenan & Kel” star Kenan Thompson is calling for more investigation amid the release of “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.” On Wednesday’s episode of the “Tamron Hall” show, Thompson weighed in on the Investigation Discovery docuseries, which includes an interview with ex-Nickelodeon actor Drake Bell. Bell alleged that former “All … Read more
Melissa Joan Hart is showing support for her former Nickelodeon colleagues amid the release of “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV,” an Investigation Discovery docuseries in which Drake Bell of “Drake & Josh” fame alleges he was sexually abused by a Nickelodeon dialect coach as a teenager. Hart rose to fame as … Read more
Drake Bell is speaking out about Nickelodeon’s “pretty empty” response in his first interview since the release of the “Quiet on Set” documentary series. The former “Drake & Josh” star slammed the network’s reaction after he alleged in the docuseries that Brian Peck, a former dialogue coach on “All That” and “The Amanda Show,” sexually … Read more
NOTE: The following article contains disturbing content. Please read at your own discretion. Former Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider has apologized for his “embarrassing” on-set behaviour in a new interview that addresses claims he sexualized former child stars and created a toxic work environment. Schneider produced some of the most popular children’s television shows of the 2000s … Read more
Drake Bell called out several “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide” alums for poking fun at the abuse allegations Nickelodeon child stars made in the new docuseries “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.” The comments from the “Survival Guide” stars — Devon Werkheiser, Lindsey Shaw and Daniel Curtis Lee — come on the … Read more
Paramount is anticipating being profitable on streaming by the end of 2025, company leadership told investors Wednesday. As part of a report to investors on fourth-quarter earnings from last year, the company said it had reached 67.5 million subscribers on Paramount+ after netting 4.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. Subscription revenue grew 43 … Read more
