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John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentChefclub, a top global cooking brand with 100 million social media subscribers, unveiled Monday a carriage agreement with Paramount’s Pluto TV for the U.S. and Latin America.The deal with Pluto TV, one of the world’s leading free streaming services in markets, which are home to 40 million of Chefclub’s subscribers marks a major milestone for Chefclub as it leverages a huge digital presence – with, it estimates, 2.5 billion global views a month – into what CEO Thomas Lang described as a “cooking studio.” This will produce content for partners across an ever broader portfolio of digital, OTT, telco and more traditional broadcast outlets.Under the terms of the agreement, Chefclub will bring more than 100 episodes of cookery content to Pluto TV in both Spanish and English.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Paramount Global’s streaming division has elevated two content execs to new leadership positions: Jeff Grossman is now EVP of programming for Paramount+ and Amy Kuessner, EVP of programming for Pluto TV, the company’s ad-supported streaming service. Grossman will oversee a “holistic” content strategy for Paramount+ globally. He most recently was EVP of content and business operations for Paramount Streaming.

William Earl The “Succeeding in Global Content Discovery and Curation to Build Audiences” panel in the Variety Streaming Room, presented by Vuulr, on November 10, will explore how programming is a competitive and distinguishing feature for today’s crowded streaming platform environment.Panelists include Reemah Sakaan, CEO, BritBox International; Ian McKee, Founder and CEO, Vuulr; Jason Kwong, Chief Strategy and Digital Officer, Redbox; Amy Kuessner, SVP, Content Strategy and Global Partnerships, ViacomCBS Streaming; and Filippa Wallestam, EVP and Chief Content Officer, Nordic Entertainment Group.In the session, moderated by Variety’s international editor Manori Ravindran, find out how today’s TV channels are assessing the best content to

wcinkala pmc-editorial-managerExecutives Amy Kuessner, SVP, Content Strategy & Global Partnerships, ViacomCBS Streaming; Erick Opeka, Chief Strategy Officer, Cinedigm; Srinivasan KA (Srini), Co-Founder, Amagi; Jennifer Vaux, Director, Content Acquisition, The Roku Channel; and Mark Garner, EVP Content Licensing and Business Development, A&E Networks, will join the “Instant Gratification – The Exploding Opportunity of Fast TV” panel on July 16 in the Variety Streaming Room presented by Amagi. The conversation, moderated by Todd Spangler, NY Digital Editor, Variety,will take place at 9 a.m.

William Earl Variety will host a panel on Curation and Convenience – How to Program for the New Era of Connected TV in the Variety Streaming Room presented by Vevo on April 7 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m.

Today’s audience can experience Bob Barker in all his The Price Is Right hosting glory with Fremantle and Pluto TV’s new channel. On Monday Pluto TV and Fremantle’s Buzzr announced that the services would team to launch The Price Is Right: The Barker Era, a new channel aimed at highlighting the beloved game show’s heyday in the 80’s and celebrating Barker’s hosting skills.