Paramount and Skydance squeak closer to merger deal
Fake review – Asher Keddie thrills in visceral drama about a romance scammer
June 2024
Hollywood giant Paramount Global braces for new era as bidders circle
Chair Shari Redstone weighs future of media empire behind Paramount Pictures, CBS and UK’s Channel 5
April 2024
The Guide newsletter
The Guide #135: From Fallout to Baby Reindeer, the one thing to watch next on every streamer
In this week’s newsletter: Navigating the ever-changing world of streaming services is head-spinning, so here are our favourite shows on every one right now
January 2024
The Tiger’s Apprentice review – comfort-food fantasy animation is all about Team Cat
Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding and Sandra Oh are among the all-star voices in this likable but generic story of a San Francisco teen and a posse of animal shapeshifters
December 2023
Global giants gear up to build streaming model 2.0
‘A bellwether for the industry’: why Warner-Paramount talk is no surprise
Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount discuss possible $38bn mega-merger
Stream lover
Bump, Talk to Me and Leave the World Behind: what’s new to streaming in Australia in December
November 2023
TV review
Lawmen: Bass Reeves review – this utterly distinctive western is a rare treat
This real-life tale of an enslaved man turned US marshal is a tense, thoughtful interrogation of what liberty means. Dennis Quaid and David Oyelowo put in wonderful performances
October 2023
Shoppable TV ads to be tested on Australian viewers for first time
From Only Fools to Frasier: how Nicholas Lyndhurst became the sidekick king
August 2023
Only Fools’ Nicholas Lyndhurst seen sinking pints with Frasier in new series
Revival of award-winning US comedy is set in Boston, with Rodney Trotter actor playing a professor and friend of the psychiatrist
June 2023
Stream lover
The Bear, Futurama and Tár: what’s new to streaming in Australia this July
Plus an Indigenous vampire thriller, Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers and more new Sarah Snook
Peter van Onselen at risk of using media ‘megaphone’ to disparage Network 10, court hears
Network is suing commentator for breach of contract after he wrote a column branding it ‘the minnow’ of commercial TV
Stream lover
The Idol, Black Mirror and Betoota: what’s new to streaming in Australia this June
Plus new Sarah Snook, a classic Harrison Ford thriller and a grittier Bump spin-off
May 2023
Stream lover
Bridgerton, Muppets Mayhem and Ten Pound Poms: what’s new to streaming in Australia this May
Plus an adaptation of a Markus Zusak novel, a big-budget sci-fi mystery and an Australian creature feature
April 2023
The biggest new moneymaking scheme for Hollywood stars? Doing nothing
Arwa Mahdawi
Phoebe Waller-Bridge has received $60m from Amazon without making a new show, and it appears she’s not alone
March 2023
Stream lover
Aunty Donna, Robert Bresson and The Portable Door: what’s new to streaming in Australia this April
Stream lover
Succession, Daisy Jones & The Six, and Weird Al: what’s new to streaming in Australia this March
