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Jill Offman
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Viacom International Studios UK taps Richard Hastings to helm non-scripted
Viacom International Studios UK has hired Richard Hastings as head of non-scripted programming. The former…
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Darren Star: An American in Paris
Darren Star, creator of Beverly Hills 90210 and Sex And The City, brings his Midas…
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Viacom sets sights on European production in major restructure
Viacom International Studios (VIS) is rolling out production hubs in the UK and Spain as…
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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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Comedy Central UK rejigs post-Offman promotion
Comedy Central has appointed Lucy Robinson to head its London-based programming team and promoted Louise…
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Viacom names int’l Paramount, BET bosses
Jill Offman and Alex Okosi have again risen at Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN). Comedy…
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Comedy Central swipes Tinder-inspired format
British pay TV net Comedy Central is reviving former Channel 4 comedy gameshow Your Face…
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Comedy Central poaches Gleam short-form expert
Pay TV channel Comedy Central UK is to push heavily into short-form video after hiring…
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Viacom rejigs Comedy Central, MTV management
Viacom has implemented a new management structure at Comedy Central and MTV in the UK,…
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Comedy Central keeps in contact with Friends
Comedy Central UK has retained local rights to evergreen American sitcom Friends for another four…
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Offman upped in Viacom UK shake up
Jill Offman (left) has been appointed the head of MTV in the UK, adding management…
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Modern Family’s Levitan heads to MIPTV
Modern Family co-creator Steven Levitan is heading to MIPTV next month and will give a…
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Comedy Central UK lines up Impractical Jokers
Comedy Central UK has ordered a pilot of US comedy format Impractical Jokers after it…
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Raft of exec appointments at Viacom intn’l channels
Viacom has upped several of senior channel execs at its international channels, appointing a new…
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Comedy Central cuts deal with UK comic Russell Howard
The UK Comedy Central channel has agreed a deal with Russell Howard and the popular…
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Ex-Heat editor Sam Delaney joins Comedy Central
The former editor of popular gossip magazine Heat, Sam Delaney, has joined Comedy Central UK…
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Offman to lead Comedy Central globally
Viacom International Media Networks has promoted UK-based executive Jill Offman to lead its Comedy Central…
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Comedy Central poaches BBC exec for programming role
Comedy Central has recruited Louise Holmes as VP, programming. Holmes will join the UK version…
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Comedy Central UK renews Men
UK pay TV channel Comedy Central has acquired the eleventh season of long running CBS…