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BET
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BET+ & Prime Video bring UK series ‘Blue Therapy’ to US & Africa
BET+ in the US and Prime Video Africa have both acquired upcoming UK relationship reality…
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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…
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News round-up: Media Ranch strikes DiTurn deal; Blue Ant factual orders; BET sets ‘Black + Iconic’
Media Ranch strikes DiTurn deal Canada’s Media Ranch will represent two new formats from Wonwoo…
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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…
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Drama round-up: Stan buys SPT shows; BritBox & ITVX prep Cary Grant series; Bet+ buys South Africa’s ‘Pulse’
Stan buys SPT shows Australian streamer Stan has extended its deal with Sony Pictures Television…
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News round-up: Malta’s TVM orders ‘The Voice Kids’; Paprika extends Hypewriter deadline; BET launches Mandela YouTube show
Malta’s TVM orders ‘The Voice Kids’ Malta’s public broadcaster TVM has commissioned a local version…
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BET ups president Scott Mills to CEO
ViacomCBS-owned US BET network has promoted company president Scott Mills to the position of CEO….
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ViacomCBS names Sean Gupta as SVP streaming strategy
ViacomCBS has appointed BET exec Sean Gupta as SVP of streaming strategy. Gupta began the…
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BET exec Nadja Webb adds scripted programming to remit
ViacomCBS-owned US cablenet BET has promoted Nadja Webb to EVP of programming business operations, taking…
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ViacomCBS & Fox Searchlight alum joins Audible as head of studios
Amazon-owned podcast firm Audible has appointed former Viacom and Fox Searchlight exec Zola Mashariki as head…
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ViacomCBS closes BET UK linear channel amid My5 & Pluto TV shift, as new originals unveiled
ViacomCBS is closing the linear channel of black entertainment brand BET in the UK and moving…
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ViacomCBS launches BET in Brazil via AVOD Pluto TV
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) is rolling out its Black audience-focused network BET in Brazil via…
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TBI Weekly: Unpacking what Paramount+ means to ViacomCBS
As ViacomCBS pulls back the curtain on Paramount+, TBI’s Richard Middleton and Mark Layton dissect the offering…
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News round-up: BBC Three’s ViacomCBS deal; Vuulr expands slate; C4 orders Diana doc
BBC Three, BET snag ViacomCBS comedy Broadcasters in Europe, Africa, New Zealand and Latin America…
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TBI Weekly: Gunning for a global return to production
Shows around the world that had been put on hold because of Covid-19 are resuming…
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ViacomCBS, Fremantle take ‘Balcony Stories’ to the world
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has begun production on Balcony Stories, a series of short-form shows…
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ViacomCBS prepares to launch new streamer, expanding All Access offering
ViacomCBS is preparing to bolster its OTT operations by launching a new streamer that will…
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Commissioning round-up: Insight, Vice link for jail sport series; E! orders Rhode Island reality; BET prepares for ‘Sacrifice’
Insight TV coproduces in jail with Vice Netherlands-based 4K broadcaster and producer Insight TV is…
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BET+ appoints Netflix alum Devin Griffin as general manager
US cabler BET has appointed a former Netflix executive to oversee its upcoming SVoD service….
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BET greenlights ‘Copwatch America’ from Renowned Films, Critical Content
Viacom’s BET has commissioned 10-part docu-series Copwatch America from London-LA based prodco Renowned Films and…
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Paramount importance
The US’s newest general entertainment station, the Paramount Network, launches in January 2018. Jesse Whittock…
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Urban Movie SVOD service names leader
Traci Otey Blunt will oversee the Urban Movie Channel after being named president of the…
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New-look Viacom integrating film and TV
New Viacom CEO Bob Bakish has fleshed out his turnaround plan for the media giant…
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Viacom outlines five point turnaround plan
Media giant Viacom has unveiled a five-point plan to get its business back on track,…
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‘Afro-American Netflix’ starts expansion
Afrostream, the subscription video-on-demand service that set itself the goal of being the ‘Netflix of Afro-American and…
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Nets clear schedules to honour Prince
ABC, BET and OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network are among the US networks planning to honour…
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Hulu takes US streaming rights to Book of Negroes
Hulu has taken exclusive US rights to Canadian miniseries The Book of Negroes. The deal…
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BET teams with ‘Afro American Netflix’ in France
Viacom’s African and African-American culture and entertainment channel BET will launch on SVOD in France…
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Viacom placing BET in France
Viacom will launch a round-the-clock BET channel in France next month. The entertainment channel will…
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Viacom reveals global SVOD service
Viacom has unveiled Viacom Play Plex, a suite of mobile TV apps that will offer…
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