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Paramount Global ends BET sale process after bids fail to impress

Paramount Global has given up on plans to sell a majority stake in BET Media Group after deciding it would not deleverage its balance sheet in ‘any meaningful’ way, according to the Wall Street Journal. The US newspaper said the company had ended the bidding process for the outfit having received bids of between $2bn-3bn. […]

Paramount Global moves VH1 under BET Media’s Scott Mills

Paramount Global has reshuffled its cable operations with VH1 moving under BET Media Group’s Scott Mills. The network had previously been part of Paramount Media Networks, led by Chris McCarthy, whose remit covers Paramount Network, MTV, Comedy Central and CMT. McCarthy will also soon be taking on the remit for Showtime, ahead of David Nevins’ […]

VH1 says “Shantay, you stay” to ‘Drag Race’

ViacomCBS-owned US network VH1 has doubled down on reality competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race, commissioning a 13th season of the show, along with its behind-the-scenes companion show Untucked and a sixth season of its All Stars spin-off. The show, produced by LA-based World Of Wonder, follows a group of drag queens as they compete each […]

ViacomCBS ends relationship with ‘Live PD’ producer Big Fish Entertainment

ViacomCBS has “ended its relationship” with Big Fish Entertainment, the MGM-owned producer behind shows such as Black Ink Crew for its VH1 network and Live PD, produced for rival A&E. The US company has been behind a variety of other programming for ViacomCBS networks, including forthcoming Sweet Jesus for CMT and Cartel Crew for VH1. […]

ViacomCBS, Fremantle take ‘Balcony Stories’ to the world

ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has begun production on Balcony Stories, a series of short-form shows that celebrates the “positive and creative ways” people are coping with the current global lockdown. The series, co-produced by VIS and Fremantle, is based on content generated by both audiences and talent, and will premiere tomorrow – 22 April – […]

Paramount Network, Spike & VH1 among ViacomCBS’s expanded Sky Italia deal

ViacomCBS and Sky Italia have announced a multi-year extension of their deal in Italy. The arrangement will see Paramount Network, Spike and VH1 added to Sky, bringing the total number of ViacomCBS-branded channels on Sky platforms in Italy to 12. This includes localised versions of MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr, Comedy Central and Italian kids’ channel […]

ViacomCBS expands David Nevins’ remit as Comedy Central’s Kent Alterman exits

ViacomCBS has made a swathe of changes to its senior management team, with CBS exec David Nevins among those expanding their remits and Comedy Central chief Kent Alterman among senior execs departing. Nevins was named chief creative officer at CBS last year, with oversight across CBS Television Studios, CBS’s entertainment arm, CBS and cabler Showtime, […]

Top US cable entertainment channel rankings unveiled

USA Network, home of The Sinner and Banijay’s forthcoming Temptation Island reboot, was the most watched ad-supported cable entertainment channel Stateside in 2018. The network marks its 13th year at the top of Nielsen’s annual rankings for cable entertainment channels in non-news and non-sports categories. It garnered an average of 1.48m across total viewers and […]

Viacom int’l COO switch with Tolosa transforming

Viacom International Media Networks has named a new COO, as current incumbent Jose Tolosa moves to a new role oversee company-wide transformation. Long-serving exec Melody Tan (pictured) has been promoted to the number two post at the international arm of US media giant Viacom. She will report to president and CEO David Lynn, who moved […]

Keith Dawkins exits Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon veteran and TeenNick and Nicktoons executive VP Keith Dawkins is set to depart the company this week. Dawkins has accepted a job as CEO at The First Tee, a non-profit youth development organisation founded by the US Professional Golf Association (PGA). Laura Lundgren, NickSplat and Nick Sports’ senior VP, will temporarily fill Dawkins’ role. […]

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