124-482: Danny Brocklehurst (born June 1971) is an English screenwriter, playwright, and former journalist. He has won both BAFTA and Royal Television Society writing awards. He was featured in the writers' section of Broadcast magazine's Hot 100 in 2007. His 2024 Netflix drama Fool Me Once is the sixth most successful Netflix show of all time. In November 2024, The Hollywood Reporter named him as one of their "'top 50 most powerful producers". In 2024, Brocklehurst
248-456: A pay-per-view distributor of special event programming. In 1990, Showtime ventured into acquiring and premiering independent films exclusively for the channel as part of the 30-Minute Movie short film anthology series . One of its first premieres, 12:01 PM , was nominated for an Academy Award ;1992's Session Man won an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film . In the years that followed, Showtime expanded its acquisitions into
372-484: A video on demand service (Paramount+ with Showtime On Demand). Paramount+ with Showtime broadcasts its primary and multiplex channels on both Eastern and Pacific Time Zone schedules. The respective coastal feeds of each channel are usually packaged together (though most cable providers only offer the east and west coast feeds of the main Paramount+ with Showtime channel), resulting in the difference in local airtimes for
496-530: A 22.58% stake in the two networks, with American Express owning a 9.68% minority interest. In addition, the consortium would appoint a management team separate from those employed by the two channels–which continued to operate as separate services–to operate the joint venture. However the deal ran into regulatory hurdles because Warner, Universal, and Paramount received 50% of their respective total revenue from film releases and licensing fees from premium services. Also Showtime and TMC combined would control about 30% of
620-453: A bundle offer with the service. In August 2022, the Paramount+ apps were updated with the ability to upgrade a subscription to the "Paramount+ with Showtime" bundle, and for subscribers to the bundle to access Showtime content from within the Paramount+ apps. Showtime would continue to be offered as a standalone service and application. However, in September, the company was in talks of moving
744-462: A children's filmmaking initiative to inspire and enable children to make their own movies and tell their own stories, has been discontinued. BAFTA also hosts the annual BAFTA Student Film Awards as showcase for rising industry talent. The animation award was sponsored in 2017 and 2018 by animation studio Laika . Presidents Vice-Presidents William, Prince of Wales has been the President of
868-658: A clause in the agreement that allowed either company the option of buying out their partner's stake in Warner-Amex), Warner Communications exercised an option to acquire American Express' 50% share of Warner-Amex Cable Communications for $ 450 million. Among the options, barring that it chose to sell Viacom a 50% interest in the company for $ 450 million, the deal originally excluded Warner-Amex's 19% interest in Showtime-The Movie Channel, Inc.; that interest would have reverted to Warner, which intended to operate Warner-Amex as
992-476: A controlling 75% interest in the service (with each holding a 25% ownership stake) from Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment. The deal was spurred by the studios wanting to increase their share of revenue for licensing rights to their films to premium television services, as well as concerns that HBO's dominance of that market and its pre-buying of pay cable rights to films prior to their theatrical release would result in that service holding undue negotiating power for
1116-528: A distinct programming imprint. On May 20, 2023, Paramount Global announced that the merger of both services would take place on June 27, with the standalone Showtime app being shut down on April 30, 2024. The primary Showtime channel was rebranded as Paramount+ with Showtime on January 8, 2024, although the former name remains in use as a standalone brand for its multiplex channels. Paramount+ with Showtime's programming schedule currently consists largely of theatrically released feature films—which occupy much of
1240-400: A graphical upgrade to the network's presentation to include computer-generated graphics. On August 10, 1985, after Time Inc. and cable provider Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI) jointly submitted a bid to buy the company for $ 900 million and the assumption of $ 500 million in debt as well as an earlier offer by American Express the previous month to buy out Warner's share of the company (under
1364-626: A history of recognising and rewarding children's programming, presenting two awards at the 1969 ceremony – The Flame of Knowledge Award for Schools Programmes and the Harlequin Award for Children's Programmes. As of 2010 the Awards ceremony includes 19 categories across movies, television, video games and online content. Since 2007 the Children's Awards have included a Kids Vote award, voted by children between seven and 14. The CBBC Me and My Movie award,
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#17330945188741488-481: A major precursor of the eventual annual results of the Oscar ceremonies since. In order for a film to be considered for a BAFTA nomination, its first public exhibition must be displayed in a cinema and it must have a UK theatrical release for no fewer than seven days of the calendar year that corresponds to the upcoming awards. A movie must be of feature-length and movies from all countries are eligible in all categories, with
1612-597: A morning block of shows aimed at younger children (such as OWL/TV , A Bunch of Munsch and The Busy World of Richard Scarry ) during the early and mid-1990s, and a weekday mid-afternoon and Sunday morning film block called "Showtime Familytime" that ran during the 1980s and 1990s. The main Showtime network also carried, unusually for a premium channel, news programming; the now-defunct All News Channel (partially owned by Viacom) produced 90-second long news updates that aired during Showtime's primetime promotional breaks in
1736-587: A new holding company , Showtime/The Movie Channel, Inc., which was majority owned by Viacom (controlling 50% of the venture's common stock as well as investing $ 40 million in cash), with Warner Communications (which owned 31%), and Warner-Amex (which owned the remaining 19% interest) as minority partners. As the consolidation of its operations with The Movie Channel was ongoing, in 1983, Showtime increased its national distribution on cable providers when competing premium service Spotlight ceased operations, effectively absorbing that channel's subscriber base. In 1984
1860-503: A new drama, Ordinary Lies , written by Brocklehurst. The Driver , starring David Morrissey was announced in January 2014, a three-part drama about a taxi driver who takes a job driving for a criminal. Shown on BBC One, it co-starred Ian Hart , Claudie Blakely , and Colm Meaney . It was co-created by Jim Poyser and made by Red Productions and Highfield Pictures . In January 2015, US network Showtime announced they were developing
1984-752: A number of annual ceremonies across the UK and in Los Angeles . The BAFTA award trophy is a mask, designed by American sculptor Mitzi Cunliffe . When the Guild merged with the British Film Academy to become the Society of Film and Television Arts, later the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, the first "BAFTA award" was presented to Sir Charles Chaplin on his Academy Fellowship that year. A BAFTA award – including
2108-418: A particular movie or program between two geographic locations being three hours at most. Subscribers to the separate premium film service The Movie Channel, which is also owned by Paramount, do not necessarily have to subscribe to the linear Paramount+ with Showtime service in order to receive TMC; both The Movie Channel and co-owned fellow movie service Flix are typically sold together in a package (although in
2232-475: A pay television licensing agreement for its other releases with Showtime rivals HBO and Cinemax, and Participant ), A24 , and Bleecker Street . Despite being corporately reunited with Paramount Pictures in 2019 as a result of the ViacomCBS merger, that film studio maintains an existing output deal with MGM+ (formerly Epix, which Paramount co-owned with Lionsgate and MGM from its 2009 launch until 2018) until
2356-455: A remake of the drama. In February 2014, HBO announced a project called A Teacher , which would be co-written by Brocklehurst and Hannah Fidell , and executive produced by Mark Duplass . The show, a drama about a teacher/student relationship, based on the film of the same name, did not get made by HBO but was picked up by FX. In 2017 Netflix made Safe starring Michael C. Hall , written by Brocklehurst and Harlan Coben . Come Home ,
2480-574: A sequel to the 1970 film, The Railway Children , itself based on the E. Nesbit novel. Brocklehurst has written three award-winning plays, My Eight Times Table , Nobody and Loaded (transferred to Radio Four), as well being story adviser and book co-writer of the West End (and national touring) musical Never Forget . His play Casual Ties was a Royal Exchange hit in 2014. It is a dissection of modern relationships. Brocklehurst has written extensively for radio. His detective series Stone for Radio 4
2604-617: A series of events, including the Britannia Awards, the Awards Season Film and Television Tea Parties in January and September, and the annual Garden Party. BAFTA Los Angeles provides access to screenings, Q&As with creative talent, produces seminars with UK film and television executives and the Heritage Archive, featuring interviews with British members of the film and television industries. The Los Angeles location also hosts
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#17330945188742728-420: A service featuring comedy films and series called Showtime Comedy Television; and an all-movie channel called Showtime Film Festival. This planned extension to the multiplex did not come to fruition–although a third multiplex service, Showtime 3, would make its debut in 1996. The multiplex would eventually expand over time with the launch of the action film channel Showtime Extreme on March 10, 1998, followed by
2852-528: A service that provided DVD -style interaction of its entertainment offerings. The following year in 2001, Showtime became one of the first cable networks to launch a high definition simulcast feed (with Star Trek: Insurrection becoming the first film on the network to be broadcast in HD); Showtime also began to provide Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound on select programs. On June 14, 2005, Viacom decided to separate itself into two companies (only five years after
2976-411: A similar attempt by MCA, Gulf+Western, 20th Century Fox , and Columbia Pictures to create a competing pay service, Premiere, in an antitrust case ruling two years earlier in January 1981. On January 7, 1983, Viacom International (adding itself as a partner) drafted an amendment to the proposal to consolidate The Movie Channel with Showtime. Under the revised proposal, the four studios would each own
3100-619: A standalone offering without the requirement of having an existing television subscription to use (in the manner of competitor HBO's OTT offering, HBO Now ). The service, which used the same branding as the linear television channel, was officially launched on July 7, 2015 (coinciding with the season premieres of Ray Donovan and Masters of Sex on July 12). The service was initially available for purchase through Apple Inc. (to Apple TV and iOS devices), Hulu , Roku , PlayStation Vue , and Amazon Prime as well as through Showtime's website (SHO.com). The Showtime streaming service
3224-555: A sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global . Paramount+ with Showtime's programming includes original television series produced exclusively for the linear network and developed for the co-owned Paramount+ streaming service, theatrically released and independent motion pictures , documentaries , and occasional stand-up comedy specials , made-for-TV movies , and softcore adult programming. Headquartered at Paramount Plaza in
3348-405: A three-part BBC drama, Exile , starring John Simm and Jim Broadbent . It received an average of 5.5 million viewers and an audience appreciation score of 90%. In 2011 it was announced that Brocklehurst would write a new HBO drama, Dirty , with Andrea Arnold attached to direct. This project was subsequently developed with Sharon Horgan and Amazon . In August 2013, BBC One announced
3472-487: A three-part BBC drama, aired in April 2018, starring Christopher Eccleston and Paula Malcomson . The Stranger , also co-written with Coben, debuted on Netflix in January 2020, starring Richard Armitage , Stephen Rea and Jennifer Saunders . The first series of Brassic premiered on Sky in 2019 and was recommissioned for five additional series. It is Sky's most successful comedy since 2012. His Netflix series Stay Close
3596-448: A thriller about a man who seems to have ceased to exist, Nobody , an Australian set examination of greed, Loaded and a single drama about an eighty-year-old woman who admits to a series of brutal murders, Mary Shane . He has appeared as a regular commentator on Radio 4 and 5Live. Brocklehurst wrote the podcast Ecstasy: The Battle Of Rave that features David Morrissey , Monica Dolan , Ian Hart , Meera Syal and Ade Edmondson . It
3720-675: A wholly owned subsidiary. Two weeks later on August 26, Viacom acquired Warner Communications and Warner-Amex's combined 50% ownership interest in Showtime/The Movie Channel, Inc. as well as full ownership of the Warner-Amex and public shareholder interests in MTV Networks for $ 671.7 million, giving Viacom exclusive ownership of both networks and once again making it the sole owner of Showtime through its $ 500 million cash payment and acquisition of 1.625 million shares from Warner for
3844-538: Is a high definition simulcast feed of Showtime that broadcasts in the 1080i resolution format . In addition to its main channel, all of Showtime's multiplex channels also broadcast in the format, though availability of all of the HD feeds varies by provider. Showtime HD is available through virtually all providers which carry Showtime, along with Showtime's streaming services. Films shown on Showtime's HD simulcast feeds are broadcast in their domestic aspect ratio if that version
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3968-508: Is also sold a la carte through Apple TV Channels , Prime Video Channels , The Roku Channel and YouTube Primetime Channels . (Subscribers of Paramount+'s Prime Video add-on also receive access to the East Coast feeds of Paramount+ with Showtime's seven multiplex channels.) In addition, the Showtime brand has been licensed for use by a number of channels and platforms worldwide including Showtime Arabia (it has been merged into OSN ) in
4092-507: Is half drama, half documentary. In 2013, Brocklehurst co-wrote the Mint Royale song "Ring". BAFTA TV Award In 2011 he was nominated for three Writers Guild Awards for Exile and Accused and Brassic , for which he won. RTS Television Award BAFTA The British Academy of Film and Television Arts ( BAFTA , / ˈ b æ f t ə / ) is an independent trade association and charity that supports, develops, and promotes
4216-400: Is in its ninth series. It stars Hugo Speer as Detective Inspector John Stone and every episode features a morally complex crime. It has been described as "gritty" ( The Guardian ), "hard hitting" ( The Times ), and "realistic in a way radio drama rarely is" ( The Observer ). He wrote a play about Margaret Thatcher 's mutually assured destruction policy in the 1980s, The End of The World ,
4340-537: Is provided by the studios that maintain pay television distribution rights with the channel. Showtime operates a subscription video-on-demand television service called Showtime on Demand , which is available at no additional charge to Showtime subscribers. Showtime on Demand offers feature films, episodes of Showtime's original series, adult programming and sports events. Showtime on Demand's rotating program selection incorporates select new titles that are added each Friday, alongside existing program titles held over from
4464-511: Is related to the paralympian Sarah Storey . Brocklehurst left journalism to become a full-time screenwriter. He cited Tony Marchant , Jimmy McGovern , and Alan Bleasdale as his writing inspirations. In a Creative Times feature in 2010, he wrote that Our Friends in the North was his favourite drama of all time. He wrote several episodes of the BAFTA award-winning series Clocking Off , as well as
4588-460: The BBC News Online website which won the news category four years consecutively. These awards allowed the academy to recognise new forms of entertainment that were engaging new audiences and challenging traditional expressions of creativity. During 2003, the sheer ubiquity of interactive forms of entertainment and the breadth of genres and types of video games outgrew the combined ceremony, and
4712-487: The 17th British Academy Games Awards was hosted by arts and entertainment presenter Elle Osili-Wood and was watched by a global audience of 1.5 million. The British Academy Children's Awards are presented annually during November to reward excellence in the art forms of the moving image intended for children. They have been awarded annually since 1969 except for 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The academy has
4836-624: The British Academy Television Awards , has taken place since 1955. Their third ceremony, the British Academy Games Awards , were first presented in 2004. BAFTA started out as the British Film Academy , founded in 1947 by a group of directors: David Lean , Alexander Korda , Roger Manvell , Laurence Olivier , Emeric Pressburger , Michael Powell , Michael Balcon , Carol Reed , and other major figures of
4960-890: The Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden . It had been held in the Odeon cinema on Leicester Square since 2000. Since 2017, the BAFTA ceremony has been held at the Royal Albert Hall. The ceremony had been performed during April or May of each year, but beginning 2002 it has been held in February to precede the Academy Awards (Oscars) in the United States, making the BAFTA Film Awards
5084-535: The Viacom name took Paramount Pictures , the MTV Networks and BET Networks cable divisions, and Famous Music (the latter of which was sold to Sony-ATV Music Publishing (CBS once owned its sister company ) in May 2007). On August 13, 2019, the announcement was made that CBS and Viacom would merge into a new entity known as ViacomCBS (now known as Paramount Global). Viacom CEO Bob Bakish would be president and CEO of
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5208-494: The joint venture in September, due to disagreements over creative control and financial obligations. In 1982 Showtime broadcast its first made-for-cable movie Falcon's Gold and its first original series and children's program Faerie Tale Theatre . In August 1982, MCA Inc. (then the owner of Universal Pictures ), Gulf+Western (then the owner of Paramount Pictures ) and Warner Communications agreed to acquire The Movie Channel (TMC). The three companies combined acquired
5332-419: The "After Hours" block, though adult films have been absent from Showtime's primary channel since the mid-2000s; the network began broadcasting a limited amount of original erotica series (such as Beach Heat: Miami ) on its main channel in 2010, after having been removed for most of the previous decade. The network's multiplex channels Showtime 2 and Showtime Extreme also occasionally feature adult films during
5456-520: The 2018/19 season to foster diversity. BAFTA's annual film awards ceremony is known as the British Academy Film Awards, or "the BAFTAs", and reward the best work of any nationality seen on British cinema screens during the preceding year. In 1949 the British Film Academy, as it was then known, presented the first awards for films made in 1947 and 1948. Since 2008 the ceremony has been held at
5580-654: The Academy since February 2010. The Prince's appointment follows a long tradition of royal involvement with the academy. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh , was the first president of the Society of Film and Television Arts (SFTA) in 1959 to 1965, followed by Earl Mountbatten of Burma and the Princess Royal , who was its president from 1972 to 2001. It was the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's generous donation of their share of profits from
5704-555: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts in March 1976. In 2016, BAFTA embarked in an extensive renovation of the Grade II listed property. Benedetti Architects oversaw a £33M+ remodel, doubling its original capacity with the addition of an additional floor, raising and restoring two large Victorian rooflight structures and decorative plasterwork, creating an entire floor devoted to BAFTA's learning and new talent programmes, and revamping
5828-610: The British film industry. David Lean was the founding chairman. The first Film Awards ceremony took place in May 1949, honouring the films The Best Years of Our Lives , Odd Man Out and The World Is Rich . The Guild of Television Producers and Directors was set up in 1953 with the first awards ceremony in October 1954, and in 1958 merged with the British Film Academy to form the Society of Film and Television Arts , whose inaugural meeting
5952-535: The East and West Coast television feeds of the linear Showtime channel (live streams of Showtime's multiplex services, and sister networks The Movie Channel, The Movie Channel Xtra, and Flix were not available on the service; live streams of Showtime's multiplex channels were available for Amazon Prime users as part of the Showtime add-on subscription). The Showtime streaming service co-existed with Paramount Global's flagship streaming service Paramount+ , and became part of
6076-465: The Film Awards ceremony in February. BAFTA first recognised video games and other interactive media at its inaugural BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards ceremony during 1998, the first major change of its rules since the admittance of television thirty years earlier. Among the first winning games were GoldenEye 007 , Gran Turismo and interactive comedy MindGym , sharing the spotlight with
6200-541: The London Hilton Park Lane and Tobacco Dock , and have been hosted by Dara Ó Briain and Rufus Hound . In 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic , it was announced that the ceremony was changing format from a live red-carpet ceremony at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London to an online show. The online show was presented by Dara Ó Briain from his home and was watched by 720,000 globally. In 2021
6324-632: The Middle East and North Africa , and the now-defunct Showtime Movie Channels in Australia . As of September 2018 , Showtime's programming was available to approximately 28.567 million U.S. households which subscribed to a multichannel television provider (28.318 million of which receive Showtime's primary channel at a minimum). Showtime was launched on July 1, 1976, on Times-Mirror Cable systems in Escondido , Long Beach , and Palos Verdes, California through
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#17330945188746448-620: The Sci-Fi Channel (now Syfy ) for the remainder of its run); Dead Like Me ; Californication ; Gigolos ; Nurse Jackie ; The Tudors ; Brotherhood ; Soul Food ; Queer as Folk ; The L Word ; The Big C ; Penn & Teller: Bullshit! ; and United States of Tara . In mid-2017, the channel aired the critically acclaimed third season of David Lynch 's TV series Twin Peaks . From 2007 to 2013, multiplex service Showtime 2 broadcast an original program exclusive to that channel,
6572-510: The Showtime direct-to-consumer service (which was sold directly to streaming-only consumers) with the premium tier of the Paramount+ streaming service; the combined service would be branded as Paramount+ with Showtime , replacing a streaming bundle of the same name that launched in August 2022. The merger commenced on June 27, 2023, with the cable-specific Showtime Anytime TV Everywhere app (which
6696-512: The Student Film Awards and has an active Scholarship Program offering financial support and mentorship to UK students studying in the US. It created The Inner City Cinema, a screening program providing free screenings of theatrical films to inner-city areas not served by theatres. The success of Inner City Cinema has led to further free screening programs extended to multiple inner-city parks through
6820-758: The U.S., BAFTA Los Angeles offers financial support and mentorship to British graduate students studying in the US, as well as scholarships to provide financial aid to local LA students from the inner city. BAFTA New York's Media Studies Scholarship Program, set up in 2012, supports students pursuing media studies at undergraduate and graduate level institutions within the New York City area and includes financial aid and mentoring opportunities. Since 2015, BAFTA has been offering scholarships for British citizens to study in China, and vice versa. BAFTA presents awards for film, television and games, including children's entertainment, at
6944-569: The UK. Each BAFTA Scholar receives up to £12,000 towards their annual course fees, and mentoring support from a BAFTA member and free access to BAFTA events around the UK. Since 2013, three students every year have received one of the Prince William Scholarships in Film, Television and Games, supported by BAFTA and Warner Bros. These scholarships are awarded in the name of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge in his role as president of BAFTA. In
7068-455: The academy now advertises video games as its third major topic in recognition of its importance as an art form of moving images. The same year the ceremony was performed at The Roundhouse by Chalk Farm Road in North London on 5 October and was televised for the first time on 17 October and was broadcast on the digital channel E4 . Between 2009 and 2019, the ceremonies have been performed at
7192-674: The academy's work with both the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation (Parks After Dark) and The City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks (Teen Summer Camps). The Britannia Awards are BAFTA Los Angeles' highest accolade, a "celebration of achievements honouring individuals and companies that have dedicated their careers to advancing the entertainment arts". The Awards began in 1989 and usually take place in October/November every year. There are no awards given to specific movies or TV programmes, only to individuals. During
7316-583: The advisory ratings featured in program guides distributed by the major premium cable services—was in response to concerns from parents and advocacy groups about violent content on television, allowing Showtime Networks and other premium services discretionary authority to assign individual ratings corresponding to the objectionable content depicted in specific programs (and categorized based on violence, profanity, sexuality or miscellaneous mature material). A revised system—centered around ten content codes of two to three letters in length—was implemented by Showtime and
7440-498: The ages of 18 and 34 years old) and Showtime Women (a channel featuring movies, specials, and Showtime original programs that appeal toward a female audience). The programming format of Showtime 3 was overhauled five months later on July 1, 2001, to focus on theatrical movie releases and Showtime's original made-for-cable films, that under the new name Showcase. Showtime Family Zone, Showtime Next and Showtime Women do not have distribution by most pay television providers as extensive as
7564-534: The air, Showtime had 55,000 subscribers nationwide. On March 7, 1978, Showtime became a nationally distributed service when it was uplinked to satellite , becoming a competitor with Time Inc. 's HBO and other pay cable networks. In 1979, Viacom sold a 50% of Showtime to the TelePrompTer Corporation . On July 4, 1981, Showtime began a 24-hour programming schedule (rival HBO followed suit in December of
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#17330945188747688-608: The app utilizes Automated Content Recognition technology to generate interactive content regardless of whether it is being watched live, on-demand or by DVR ; the app also displays heat maps depicting viewer reactions throughout the duration of an episode at the conclusion of the program. The app–which was renamed SHO Sync on September 13, 2012–was originally released for Apple iOS devices (iPad and iPhone), with an app for LG -manufactured Smart TVs being released on August 15, 2013. On July 9, 2015, Showtime announced it would discontinue SHO Sync, immediately discontinuing support of
7812-609: The arts of film, television and video games in the United Kingdom. In addition to its annual award ceremonies, BAFTA has an international programme of learning events and initiatives offering access to talent through workshops, masterclasses, scholarships, lectures, and mentoring schemes in the United Kingdom and the United States. BAFTA's annual film awards ceremony, the British Academy Film Awards , has taken place since 1949, while their annual television awards ceremony,
7936-751: The block. Programs that aired under the Showtime After Hours banner carried either a TV-MA or R rating (usually the former), primarily for strong sexual content and nudity . The block had often been the subject of both scrutiny in the media and a source of humor in popular culture , with references to Showtime's late night programming being featured in various films and television shows. As of 2024 , Showtime–and sister channels The Movie Channel and Flix –maintains exclusive first-run film licensing agreements with Amblin Partners (including releases produced in conjunction with DreamWorks Pictures , which maintains
8060-402: The boundaries of programming without censorship, as well as offer the type of exciting programming that appealed to subscribers), and a bold red-and-black color scheme was instituted, with promotions and bumpers feature surrealistic imagery; the campaign was created by the newly formed in-house marketing and advertising agency, "Red Group". In 2000, Showtime launched "Showtime Interactive 24.7",
8184-449: The bronze mask and marble base – weighs 3.7 kg (8.2 lb) and measures 27 cm (11 in) high × 14 cm (5.5 in) wide × 8 cm (3.1 in) deep; the mask itself measures 16 cm (6.3 in) high × 14 cm (5.5 in) wide. They are made of phosphor bronze and cast in a Middlesex foundry . In 2017, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts introduced new entry rules for British films starting from
8308-620: The case of Flix, this depends on the channel's provider availability), though DirecTV and Dish Network alternately sell TMC through a separate film tier. For unexplained reasons, live feeds of The Movie Channel and Flix have not been included alongside the other Showtime multiplex channels on its proprietary streaming services (including the Paramount+ premium tier) or its add-on tiers that are sold through live-TV streaming providers (such as Hulu , YouTube TV and DirecTV Stream ), restricting their distribution to traditional cable, satellite and telco/ fiber optic television providers. From 1999 to 2005,
8432-495: The case. The Department's decision–citing concerns, including some expressed by HBO management, that combining the assets of Showtime and TMC would stifle competition in the sale of their programming and that of other pay cable services to cable providers–was despite the fact that under the original proposal, MCA, Gulf+Western and Warner had each agreed to continue licensing films released by their respective movie studios to competing pay television networks. The partners involved in
8556-479: The channel discontinued producing television films in 2007. Showtime is also one of only two premium cable services (alongside Disney Channel during its existence as a premium channel prior to 1997) that has produced original movies aimed at family audiences; these films were originally broadcast under the separate banner "Showtime Original Pictures for Kids" from 1995 to 1997 and "Showtime Original Pictures for All Ages" from 1997 to 2005. A signature feature of Showtime
8680-452: The channels. Individual performances can either be entered by the performers themselves or by the broadcasters. The programmes being entered must have been broadcast on or between 1 January and 31 December of the year preceding the awards ceremony. Since 2014 the "BAFTA Television Awards" have been open to TV programmes which are only broadcast online. The British Academy Games Awards ceremony traditionally takes place in March, shortly after
8804-445: The company's acquisition of CBS ), both of which would be controlled by Viacom parent National Amusements , amid stagnation of the company's stock price. When the split was completed on December 31, 2005, the original Viacom was restructured as CBS Corporation and kept Showtime Networks along with the original Viacom's broadcasting assets (which included the CBS television network, UPN and
8928-471: The company's broadcast group, which became CBS Television Stations ), Paramount Television (now the separate arms CBS Studios for network and cable production, and CBS Media Ventures for production of first-run syndicated programs and off-network series distribution), advertising firm Viacom Outdoor (renamed CBS Outdoor ), Simon & Schuster , and Paramount Parks (which was later sold to Cedar Fair, L.P. on June 30, 2006). A new company that assumed
9052-448: The conversion of 10,000 subscribers of the previous Channel One franchise. Exactly a week later Showtime launched on Viacom Cablevision's system in Dublin, California ; the channel was originally owned by Viacom . The first program to be broadcast on Showtime was Celebration , a concert special featuring performances by Rod Stewart , Pink Floyd , and ABBA . By the end of its first year on
9176-534: The craft to new heights"; "The John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Artistic Excellence in Directing" (added during 2003 in honour of John Schlesinger ); the "Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year"; and the "Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment". In select years, the evening has included the "BAFTA Los Angeles Humanitarian Award". The show has been broadcast on TV around
9300-466: The debut of the science fiction channel Showtime Beyond in September 1999; the Showtime Unlimited name for the Showtime multiplex, TMC and Flix came into use around this time. Three additional themed channels made their debut in March 2001: Showtime Family Zone (which carries films intended for family audiences), Showtime Next (a channel featuring films and series that appeal toward adults between
9424-472: The early 1980s, Showtime has run an adult-oriented late night programming block on its main channel called "Showtime After Hours" (which was briefly branded as "Showtime Late Night" during the mid-1990s) each night after 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time; programs featured within the block include feature films, series produced specifically for broadcast during the block and occasional stand-up comedy specials. Softcore erotica programming has previously aired during
9548-553: The early 1990s (ANC also produced news updates for fellow Viacom network VH1), in part as a response to the first Gulf War . Showtime has become known in recent years for the network's original television programs, the most popular of which include the crime drama Dexter , the dark comedy drama Weeds , family dramas Ray Donovan and Shameless and the drama/thriller series Homeland . Other notable past and present original series include Stargate SG-1 (which ran on Showtime for its first five seasons, before moving to
9672-889: The end of 2025. New films from Paramount Pictures will not be able to air on Showtime until 2026 unless further negotiations are made. Showtime also shows sub-runs – runs of films that have already received broadcast or syndicated television airings – of theatrical films distributed by IFC Films , Sony Pictures (including content from Columbia Pictures , TriStar Pictures , Screen Gems , Revolution Studios and Morgan Creek Productions ), Warner Bros. Pictures (including content from New Line Cinema ), Universal Pictures (including content from subsidiary Focus Features ), Open Road Films , Screen Media , Oscilloscope (select films), Summit Entertainment (for films released prior to 2013), Paramount Pictures (for films released prior to 2020), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (including content from subsidiary United Artists ), Lionsgate (sub-run rights with
9796-528: The entire Showtime content within Paramount+. By December 2022, Paramount CEO Bob Bakish said that it "didn't make sense to run Showtime as a 100% stand-alone organization". On January 30, 2023, Paramount Global confirmed the two services would be fully merged in the near future in the United States, with both the Showtime service and the current Paramount+ Premium tier to be rebranded "Paramount+ with Showtime", echoing similar integrations in other international markets. The "Showtime" brand will remain active as
9920-546: The event was divided into the BAFTA Video Games Awards and the BAFTA Interactive Awards Despite making headlines with high-profile winners like Halo 2 and Half-Life 2 the interactive division was discontinued and disappeared from BAFTA's publicity material after only two ceremonies. During 2006, BAFTA announced its decision "to give video games equal status with film and television", and
10044-577: The exception of the Alexander Korda Award for Outstanding British Film and Outstanding Debut which are for British films or individuals only. The British Academy Television Awards ceremony usually takes place during April or May, with its sister ceremony, the British Academy Television Craft Awards , usually occurring within a few weeks of it. The Television Awards, celebrating the best TV programmes and performances of
10168-547: The film Royal Family that enabled the academy to move to its headquarters at 195 Piccadilly. The Prince of Wales succeeded the Lord Attenborough to become the fifth President in the Academy's history. BAFTA North America, founded in 1987 and currently chaired by Joyce Pierpoline, serves as the bridge between the Hollywood and British production and entertainment business communities. The BAFTA Los Angeles location hosts
10292-415: The first premium television multiplex service in the United States, Showtime followed with the testing of its own secondary service–Showtime 2–on October 1 of that year. In April 1994, Showtime announced the creation of a new themed multiplex service, consisting of five channels: Spanish service Showtime En Espanol; family-oriented Showtime Family Television; action-oriented service Showtime Action Television;
10416-448: The first ten years, one award was given at each event, named the 'Britannia Award for Excellence in Film', but since 1999 the number of awards has increased. Awards given include "The Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film" (the original award was renamed during 2000 to honour director Stanley Kubrick ), presented to an individual "upon whose work is stamped the indelible mark of authorship and commitment, and who has lifted
10540-612: The government; it relies on income from membership subscriptions, individual donations, trusts, foundations and corporate partnerships to support its ongoing outreach work. BAFTA has offices in Scotland and Wales in the UK, in Los Angeles and New York in the United States and runs events in Hong Kong and mainland China. Amanda Berry served as chief executive of the organisation between December 2000 and October 2022. Jane Millichip has held
10664-477: The iPad app with the iPhone and LG apps to be discontinued at a later date. However, the channel hinted that the core interactive functions of SHO Sync may be restored in a different form, with the possibility of being incorporated into Showtime Anytime and the Showtime over-the-top streaming service. On June 3, 2015, then-Showtime parent CBS Corporation announced that it would launch an over-the-top subscription video on demand service that would be distributed as
10788-425: The latter two studios are for films released prior to 2015), and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (including content from Pixar , 20th Century Studios , Walt Disney Animation Studios , Walt Disney Pictures , and Marvel Studios ). The window between a film's initial release in theaters and its initial screening on Showtime and sister channels The Movie Channel and Flix is wider than the grace period leading to
10912-557: The latter's 31% stake in Showtime/The Movie Channel and Warner-Amex's 19% interest in the unit and its 60% interest in MTV Networks (Viacom owned Showtime alone or jointly with other companies– TelePrompTer Corporation , and later briefly, its successor Group W Cable–from the time it launched in July 1976). The buyout, part of an option given by Warner in its purchase of American Express' interest in MTV,
11036-668: The merger would also set standard prices for films that were acquired for broadcast on The Movie Channel and Showtime, either those produced by the studio partners or by unassociated film studios. To address the Justice Department's concerns over the deal, the four partners submitted a revised proposal for consideration on July 19 which included guarantees of conduct agreeing that Paramount, Universal, and Warner Bros. would not receive higher residual licensing payments for films acquired by Showtime and The Movie Channel than those paid by other studios, and that all four partners would not permit
11160-417: The merger, by allowing other premium services to enter the market should the venture significantly raise licensing fee prices for films–led the Justice Department to drop its challenge to the merger agreement on August 12; the department formally approved the deal the following day on August 13. When the deal was completed on September 6, 1983, the operations of The Movie Channel and Showtime were folded into
11284-473: The network's first major promotional campaign, "We Make Excitement" (also referred to, particularly in bumpers and program introductions, as "Showtime Excitement") was created by the J. Walter Thompson company and utilizing an adapted version of the Pointer Sisters song " I'm So Excited ". The campaign lasted into 1986 and coincided with both the exclusivity deal signed with Paramount for films (see below) and
11408-640: The new company, while Ianniello would become chairman and CEO of CBS and oversee CBS-branded assets. Shari Redstone would also serve as chairperson of ViacomCBS. On October 29, 2019, National Amusements approved the re-merger deal. It closed on December 4, 2019. As part of the new structure the Showtime Networks unit and its assets—Showtime, The Movie Channel and Flix —became part of the Premium Network Group division of ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks , along with BET and temporarily Pop TV (which
11532-406: The northern part of New York City 's Broadway district, Paramount+ with Showtime operates eight 24-hour, linear multiplex channels and formerly a standalone traditional subscription video on demand service; the channel's programming catalog and livestreams of its primary linear East and West Coast feeds are also available via an ad-free subscription tier of Paramount+ of the same name, which
11656-504: The other Showtime multiplex channels. The availability of either of the three channels on cable providers varies depending on the market; Dish Network only carries Showtime Family Zone, and DirecTV carries Showtime Next and Showtime Family Zone, but not Showtime Women. Depending on the service provider, Paramount+ with Showtime provides up to sixteen multiplex channels –eight 24-hour multiplex channels, all of which are simulcast in both standard definition and high definition –as well as
11780-428: The other participating premium services on June 10, 1994. In 1997, the channel's first major rebrand since the 1980s was introduced, with a new logo emphasizing the "SHO" part of the network's name within a circle (intended to be a spotlight), playing into the channel's common acronym in listings services like TV Guide . A new slogan, "No Limits" (in reference to the fact that as a premium channel, Showtime could push
11904-440: The overnight hours, though this has become less commonplace since late 2011. Until the formation of Showtime Family Zone in 2001, Showtime heavily incorporated programming (both American and foreign) aimed at children and teenagers as part of its daytime schedule; in particular, the main channel ran a late afternoon block of teen-oriented series on Sundays (such as Ready or Not , Chris Cross and Degrassi High ), as well as
12028-687: The package encompassing Showtime and its sister networks was marketed as "Showtime Unlimited"; the broader tier sometimes included the Sundance Channel (now SundanceTV ) during this period, by way of the stake Showtime Networks held in the network from its 1996 inception until Sundance's 2008 purchase by Rainbow Media (now AMC Networks). SHO×BET now focuses on programming aimed at African American audiences and incorporating original scripted content targeted at that demographic from Showtime and BET's respective libraries, in addition to BET+ programming to drive viewers to that streaming service. Showtime HD
12152-566: The past year, are also often referred to simply as "the BAFTAs" or, to differentiate them from the movie awards, the "BAFTA Television Awards". They have been awarded annually since 1954. The first ever ceremony consisted of six categories. Until 1958, they were awarded by the Guild of Television Producers and Directors . From 1968 until 1997, BAFTA's Film and Television Awards were presented together, but from 1998 onwards they were presented at two separate ceremonies. The Television Craft Awards celebrate
12276-511: The pay cable marketplace, creating an oligopoly with HBO (which in conjunction with Cinemax controlled 60% of the market). After a four-month investigation resulted in the Department of Justice filing a civil antitrust lawsuit against the five parties to block the Showtime-TMC merger on June 10, 1983, the Department asked Warner and American Express to restructure the deal during hearings for
12400-421: The position since October 2022. In addition to its high-profile awards ceremonies, BAFTA manages a year-round programme of educational events and initiatives including film screenings and Q&As, tribute evenings, interviews, lectures, and debates with major industry figures. With over 250 events a year, BAFTA's stated aim is to inspire and inform the next generation of talent by providing a platform for some of
12524-414: The previous one to two weeks. The service began to be test marketed in 2001 and was officially launched in July 2002. On October 27, 2010, Showtime launched Showtime Anytime , a website that featured around 400 hours of streaming program content available in standard or high definition that was accessible to subscribers of the Showtime television service with TV Everywhere login. Content available on
12648-559: The property's food, beverage, and events operations in order to maximize revenue to sustain property maintenance and operations. The new facilities were formally reopened in 2022. BAFTA is a membership organization comprising approximately 8,000 individuals worldwide who are creatives and professionals working in and making a contribution to the film, television and games industries in the UK. In 2005, it placed an overall cap on worldwide voting membership which stood at approximately 6,500 as of 2017 . BAFTA does not receive any funding from
12772-460: The realm of feature-length fare, including the Adrian Lyne -directed 1997 remake of Lolita . On March 1, 1994, Showtime and The Movie Channel in conjunction with rivals HBO and Cinemax implemented a cooperative content advisory system to provide to parents specific information about pay-cable programming content that may be unsuitable for their children; the development of the system—inspired by
12896-441: The same year). In 1982, Group W Cable, a subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Corporation (which acquired TelePrompTer the previous year), sold its 50% stake in Showtime back to Viacom for $ 75 million. The sale of Group W's stake in the channel happened shortly after the company began a partnership with Walt Disney Productions (now The Walt Disney Company ) to develop a competing premium service, The Disney Channel . Group W left
13020-529: The seasonal late night reality series Big Brother After Dark , a companion to sister broadcast network CBS ' American adaptation of Big Brother ; the program moved to TVGN (which has since been renamed Pop ) starting with the June 26, 2013, premiere of Big Brother ' s 15th season . Showtime formerly produced its own original made-for-cable movies , originally branded as "Showtime Original Movies" until 1994 and "Showtime Original Pictures" thereafter until
13144-427: The service included Showtime original programming, feature films, comedy specials, documentaries and sports programming. It was available nationally to Showtime subscribers of satellite provider AT&T DirecTV , and regionally by Comcast Xfinity; Spectrum ; Optimum; Cox Communications; CenturyLink Prism ; Grande Communications ; Mediacom ; AT&T U-verse ; and Verizon FIOS . The Showtime Anytime app (which
13268-750: The service's daily schedule, varying in quantity depending on channel—and original series targeted at adult audiences (including, as of June 2020 , dramas like Shameless , Homeland , Yellowjackets , Billions , The Chi , The L Word: Generation Q , and Penny Dreadful: City of Angels ; comedies such as Black Monday , Our Cartoon President and Kidding ; and docuseries including The Circus and Vice ). In addition, Showtime has documentary films, boxing matches, sports-centric magazine series, occasional original stand-up comedy specials, and short-form behind-the-scenes specials centered mainly on theatrical films (either running in their initial theatrical or Showtime Networks broadcast window). Since
13392-427: The talent behind the programmes, such as individuals working in visual effects, production, and costume design. Only British programmes are eligible – with the potential exception of the publicly voted Audience Award – but any cable , satellite , terrestrial or digital television stations broadcasting in the UK are eligible to submit entries, as are independent production companies who have produced programming for
13516-445: The television rights, resulting in a lower than suitable licensing fee rate the studios would be paid for individual films. The three companies announced an agreement in to acquire interests in TMC on November 11, 1982. In late December of the same year, the U.S. Department of Justice launched a routine preliminary inquiry into the proposed partnership. The Department of Justice had blocked
13640-508: The two channels in the venture to pay lower fees for films produced by three studio partners than those paid by smaller pay television services for the same films. After the revised proposal was rejected on July 28, Warner Communications and American Express restructured the purchase to include only Viacom as a partner, bowing Gulf+Western and MCA out from the partnership. The changes – which Justice Department officials acknowledged would "prevent any anti-competitive effect from arising" following
13764-747: The two-part BBC film The Stretford Wives . With Shameless , he won a BAFTA for series one, co-wrote series two with Paul Abbott and became lead writer on series three. He left prior to the fourth series. His series Sorted , a BBC postal drama starring Hugo Speer , aired in 2006. In 2007, Brocklehurst wrote a film about the Fathers4Justice campaign for producers Harbour Pictures. His Company Pictures produced four-part ITV drama, Talk To Me , starring Max Beesley , Laura Fraser , Adrian Bower , Kate Ashfield and Emma Pierson . He has written episodes of both Jimmy McGovern 's The Street and crime drama Accused for BBC One . In 2011 he wrote
13888-456: The world's most talented practitioners to pass on their knowledge and experience. Many of these events are free to watch online at BAFTA Guru and via its official channel on YouTube . BAFTA runs a number of scholarship programmes across the UK, United States and Asia. Launched in 2012, the UK programme enables talented British citizens who are in need of financial support to take an industry-recognised course in film, television or games in
14012-470: The world, including the TV Guide Network and BBC America in the United States. Showtime (TV network) Showtime , also known as Paramount+ with Showtime (with "Showtime" being the former name of its main channel from 1976 to 2024, but still used for certain marketing and channel branding contexts), is an American premium television network and the flagship property of Showtime Networks ,
14136-421: Was a late-night block known as Showtime After Hours , which featured softcore pornographic films and original series. Showtime did not have set start or end times for the block, as they varied depending on the mainstream feature films–and original series on certain nights–that aired prior to and following it, and also depended on the number of programs and programs in particular that were scheduled to air within
14260-465: Was exercised in part to finance much of the buyout of Showtime/The Movie Channel without borrowing any money (ironically, Warner Communications would eventually acquire rivals HBO and Cinemax , when the company merged with Time Inc. in 1990 to form Time Warner , which is now known as Warner Bros. Discovery ). The subsidiary was renamed Showtime Networks, Inc. in 1988. Also in 1988, the company formed Showtime Event Television (now Showtime PPV) as
14384-627: Was held at Buckingham Palace and presided over by the Duke of Edinburgh. The Society of Film and Television Arts acquired the historic Prince's Hall facilities at 195 Piccadilly, following the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours ' move to the Mall Galleries. Queen Elizabeth , The Duke of Edinburgh , The Princess Royal and The Earl Mountbatten of Burma officially opened the organisation's headquarters in 1976, and officially became
14508-555: Was identical to Showtime Anytime; it offered a back catalog of episodes of various past and present Showtime original series (with new episodes of Showtime original series being made available for streaming the same day as their original broadcast on the main linear Showtime channel), feature films and documentaries, and sports events and analysis programs. Subscriptions were also available over Amazon Prime (Amazon Channels), Hulu, The Roku Channel, and Apple TV (Apple TV Channels) as add-ons. Unlike HBO Now, Showtime also provided live streams of
14632-543: Was included in the Radio Times 100 list of the most powerful people in British television. Brocklehurst was born in Hyde , Cheshire , in June 1971. He grew up in a working-class home and had several jobs before entering the media. From 1993, he worked as a journalist for several years, freelancing for The Guardian , City Life , and Manchester Evening News while serving as a senior feature writer for The Big Issue . He
14756-649: Was number one in 75 countries and is currently the 6th most successful English language Netflix show of all time. Parish , the American version of his hit UK show The Driver aired on AMC in 2024, starring Giancarlo Esposito . Brocklehurst was named in the Radio Times Top 100 in 2024, of most influential people in television. In film, he adapted the Whitbread nominee novel Buddha Da (as Jimmy Buddha ); and wrote The Railway Children Return for Studio Canal ,
14880-607: Was offered as a free download) was initially released on the iOS App Store for the iPad and iPhone on October 3, 2011. On October 1, 2012, an Android app became available through the Google Play platform for Android devices. In September 2017, it was discovered that the Showtime Anytime website was injected with code that mined the cryptocurrency Monero using the viewer's CPU, which would potentially cause degraded performance for other websites and applications. The code
15004-457: Was offered to subscribers of the linear Showtime television service) ceasing operations on December 14, and the standalone Showtime app being discontinued on April 30, 2024; the primary Showtime channel was rebranded as Paramount+ with Showtime on January 8, 2024, although the former name remains in use as a standalone brand for its multiplex channels and for marketing of the network's original programs. In 1991, after HBO and Cinemax debuted
15128-426: Was removed as soon as it was discovered. The Anytime app and website viewing were shut down in December 2023. On September 22, 2011, Showtime launched Showtime Social , a second screen interactive app providing interactivity with Showtime programs including viewer-participant polls and trivia questions as well as real-time aggregation of Twitter , Facebook and blog comments about particular Showtime programs;
15252-633: Was the highest rated UK series of 2022. In May 2022, the BBC and STAN commissioned a new series created by Brocklehurst, Ten Pound Poms , a drama about the British citizens who migrated to Australia after the Second World War , with filming commencing in Australia shortly after. Ten Pound Poms was the highest rating new BBC drama of 2023. In 2024, his drama Fool Me Once became a smash Netflix hit. The series
15376-447: Was transferred to the Youth & Entertainment Group division the following month, later named MTV Entertainment Group), to be overseen by SNI CEO David Nevins . ViacomCBS renamed itself as Paramount Global on February 16, 2022; the company's domestic networks division became Paramount Media Networks on the same day. On January 30, 2023, Paramount Global announced plans to fully integrate
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