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Bakish ‘set for interim Viacom CEO role’
Viacom’s international president and CEO, Bob Bakish, is set to be named interim chief executive…
Dooley follows Dauman out of Viacom
The interim president and CEO of Viacom, Tom Dooley, will leave the media giant in…
TV’s Big Questions: have direct-to-consumer services affected the market?
Many believe 2015 was the year traditional pay TV broadcasters finally accepted they would need…
Viacom reveals global SVOD service
Viacom has unveiled Viacom Play Plex, a suite of mobile TV apps that will offer…
Viacom pays $153m for Indian nets stake
Viacom has paid 9.4 billion rupees (US$153 million) for a 50% stake in Indian regional…
Viacom appoints int’l COO
The international arm of US media giant Viacom has appointed Jose Tolosa COO. Tolosa replaces…
MTV targets mobile-mad millennials with OTT app
Millennial-skewed network MTV is launching an international OTT programming app for mobile phones. MTV Play…
Viacom retools channels under Zarghami, Herzog
Viacom has promoted Cyma Zarghami and Doug Herzog to run its channel operations, which will…
Gazzolo bags VIMN Americas top job
Viacom International Media Networks’ COO Pierluigi Gazzolo has been named president of the US media…
Viacom appoints Northern Europe boss
Viacom International Media Networks has appointed Magnus Kastner boss of its business in Northern Europe….
Offman to lead Comedy Central globally
Viacom International Media Networks has promoted UK-based executive Jill Offman to lead its Comedy Central…
MTV goes pay in Brazil after VIMN dissolves free TV licence
Youth-skewed network MTV is moving from free to pay TV in Brazil after parent Viacom…
Viacom ups Kerry Taylor to international MTV programming boss
Viacom International Media Networks has promoted Kerry Taylor to senior VP, Youth & Music. The…
Annecchino replaces Dall’Orto at Viacom
Antonio Campo Dall’Orto has left Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) and will be replaced by…