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Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Raffaele Annecchino, the former president of Paramount Global who left the company last year, is launching a consultancy firm called Blue Ocean Media Partners. In its first deal, he has forged a partnership with Spain’s Mediapro Group, which is looking to expand its footprint in the Middle East.

Pam Kaufman is building out her international team at Paramount Global, as she beds into her new post.

Paramount+ is performing “above expectations”  in the UK, Ireland and South Korea, according to Bob Bakish, who forecast a “big year” for Western Europe to come and talked up local language content.

Paramount Global has unveiled Pamela Kaufman as replacement for Raffaelle Annecchino overseeing international.

Paramount Global’s International CEO Raffaele Annecchino has been placed “on leave,” according to an internal note seen by Deadline.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentRaffaele Annecchino, president of Paramount International Studios, Networks and Streaming, is leaving the company.A terse internal Paramount memo obtained by Variety says that JC Acosta, president, International Studios, Streaming and Networks for Southern Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Africa; Maria Kyriacou, president, Australia , Canada, Israel and UK; and Mark Specht, EVP and managing director, Central and Northern Europe and Asia, “will be stepping in as interim heads to lead the international business.”There was no immediate comment from Paramount International on Wednesday.As he rose through the ranks at what is now Paramount Annecchino is known to have had a close rapport with Paramount CEO Bob Bakish, but it appears that this rapport has suddenly gone sour.

K.J. Yossman Paramount today revealed Dusseldorf in Germany will be the host city for the 2022 MTV European Music Awards.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorParamount Global promoted Marco Nobili to EVP, international general manager of Paramount+, as the media company has set an aggressive global rollout schedule for its premium streaming service.Nobili previously was SVP of international marketing, data and analytics for Paramount Global’s streaming division. Also Monday, the company announced a new title for Olivier Jollet, who has been elevated to the role of EVP, international GM of Pluto TV (previously he was SVP and GM of Pluto TV internationally).The company’s streaming portfolio includes SkyShowtime, a premium streaming joint venture with Comcast, which is scheduled to launch in European countries beginning in 2022.Nobili and Jollet dual-report to Raffaele Annecchino, president and CEO of Paramount International Networks, Studios and Streaming, and to Tom Ryan, president and CEO of streaming.

Paramount Global has handed Marco Nobili and Olivier Jollet key new roles as its seeks to turbo-charge expansion of its international streaming services.

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Naman Ramachandran Paramount Global’s streamer Paramount+ will launch in the U.K. and Ireland on June 22, with other international territories to follow.

Naman Ramachandran Pam Kaufman will take on the role of president, consumer products and experiences, effective immediately, at Paramount Global. In addition to leading the consumer products business representing over $5.5 billion in worldwide retail revenue, Kaufman will now have oversight across the Paramount global portfolio of live experiences including hotels, resorts, theme parks, tours, and Broadway, as well as VidCon and gaming.

“It’s not alway best to be first” is the verdict of HBO Max Global Boss Johannes Larcher, who said the streamer is reaching “saturation” point in the U.S. as he talked up international strategy at a Mip TV keynote this afternoon.

Manori Ravindran International EditorParamount is the latest studio to plant its flag in the ground at French TV drama festival Series Mania, where international CEO Raffaele Annecchino broke down the company’s international distribution and SVOD strategy.In a keynote moderated by Variety’s Italy and West Asia correspondent Nick Vivarelli, Annecchino detailed plans to focus internationally on premium SVOD service Paramount Plus and FAST offering Pluto TV, which has more than 64 million monthly users. Also in the mix to “compete with our ecosystem,” according to Annecchino, is Paramount’s JV with Comcast, SkyShowtime, which is launching in 20 European markets where Paramount Plus won’t be available.By the end of 2022, both Paramount Plus and SkyShowtime will be in more than 60 markets in Europe.

Paramount International boss Raffaele Annecchino has talked up the streamer for “launching quicker than others” in key European markets, as he unveiled a tied-up with global Lupin and Narcos production house Gaumont and set titles from France, Argentina and Germany.

Paramount+, which has been rolling out to dozens of global territories over the past year, will reach the key European market of France as part of a wide-ranging partnership with Canal+.

K.J. Yossman SkyShowtime, the joint streaming venture between Comcast and ViacomCBS, has received full regulatory approval.It will launch in Europe later this year.

Comcast and ViacomCBS have appointed a CEO for soon-to-launch JV streamer Sky Showtime.

ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has promoted Fathima Beckmann to Vice President of Global Inclusion.

As part of ongoing changes at the corporate level at Paramount Pictures, Marc Weinstock will now lead a unified global marketing and distribution group, with co-president Mary Daily exiting the studio. Paramount has also tapped Pam Kaufman, current president of Global Consumer Products for ViacomCBS, to lead an expanded Themed Entertainment Group and report jointly to president and CEO Brian Robbins and to Raffaele Annecchino, president and CEO, ViacomCBS Networks International.

ViacomCBS Networks International head David Lynn is set to step down after 24 years with the studio. Raffaele Annecchino has been named as the new president and CEO of VCNI, with Lynn leaving the company after a transition period.

ViacomCBS Networks International president and CEO David Lynn is stepping down after 24 years with the company, while Raffaele Annecchino has been hired in his place.

ViacomCBS's ViacomCBS Networks International unit has hired WarnerMedia veteran Jaime Ondarza as executive vp and general manager of a newly created operating region that includes France, Iberia, Italy, Greece, Turkey and the Middle East. Ondarza will report to Raffaele Annecchino, president, ViacomCBS Networks Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has appointed Jaime Ondarza as executive VP and general manager of a newly-created regional structure, which includes France, Iberia, Italy, the Middle East, Greece and Turkey. Ondarza will report to Raffaele Annecchino, the president of ViacomCBS Networks Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia.