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MTV launches mobile SVOD MTV Play in the UK
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has launched MTV’s first-ever direct-to-consumer SVOD mobile streaming app MTV…
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Top US cable entertainment channel rankings unveiled
USA Network, home of The Sinner and Banijay’s forthcoming Temptation Island reboot, was the most…
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MTV’s Teen Mom heads to Australia
MTV Australia is set for a local version of its international TV format Teen Mom….
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MTV brings back The Hills for new beginnings
MTV is bringing back its hit reality series The Hills after a near decade gap since its…
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MTV launches MTV Studios, revives Daria
MTV is launching MTV Studios, a new unit focused on developing new series and re-imaginations…
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MTV sets up ‘Re-Freshers Week’ reality series with Strongbow Cider
Strongbow and MTV have commissioned a reality show that will transport participants back to the…
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Fremantle NA rejigs unscripted team
FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has expanded its unscripted leadership team, as it brings in MTV’s…
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MTV brings Ex on the Beach to the US
MTV has greenlit a new US version of reality format Ex on the Beach, its…
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Liz Gateley exits Lifetime as pair rise
Lifetime’s head of programming, Liz Gateley, is leaving the A+E Networks-owned US channel to focus…
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Ex-MTV CEO McGrath steps down from Sony prodco as Embassy Row steps in
Former MTV Networks CEO Judy McGrath will leave her chief executive role at Astronauts Wanted,…
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Viacom strikes Movistar Play mobile streaming deal
Viacom will launch a range of TV channels and content in Latin America through a…
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Ex-MTV exec joins newly established Shout! Studios
Former MTV comedy and animation chief Brent Haynes has joined Shout! Studios, the newly established…
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Viacom int’l COO switch with Tolosa transforming
Viacom International Media Networks has named a new COO, as current incumbent Jose Tolosa moves…
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MTV returns to Jersey Shore
After six years, MTV is bringing back the latest installment of Jersey Shore with its…
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Leading US nets join SVOD streamer
A+E Networks, Discovery, AMC Networks and Viacom are among the major US broadcast groups confirming…
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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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MTV reboots Shore franchise with Floribama
MTV is set to launch the latest chapter of the Shore franchise, Floribama Shore, which…
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Ex-MTV exec joins A+E as Sharenow rises
Former MTV development chief Eli Lehrer has joined A+E Networks, as A&E channel chief Rob…
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MTV launches localised Snapchat channel in France
Viacom-owned music channel MTV has launched a localised ‘Publisher Story’ on Snapchat’s Discover platform in…
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Facebook nears scripted TV debut with MTV revival
Social media behemoth Facebook is reportedly close to reviving former MTV series Loosely Exactly Nicole….
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Ex-MTV reality chief joins Viceland
US cable channel Viceland has hired former MTV reality boss Lauren Dolgen as its head…
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MTV’s Ex on the Beach goes local
Viacom has inked several deals for local versions of its MTV UK reality dating format…
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TeenNick debuts in Israel
A new Nickelodeon-branded tweens-and-teens channels has debuted on Israeli pay TV. TeenNick launched last week…
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Viacom rejig continues as MTV’s Lehrer exits
MTV’s head of development, Eli Lehrer, is leaving the young adult-focused cable channel, as Bob…
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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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Facebook appoints MTV exec for originals push
Facebook has appointed MTV Networks executive Mina Lefevre as head of development for its original…
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MTV exec joins Impractical Jokers prodco
MTV development director Dane Reiley has joined New-York based Impractical Jokers producer NorthSouth Productions in…
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ITV shops Meet the Parents format
Finnish broadcaster MTV has ordered a local version of ITV Studios’ Meet the Parents format….
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NATPE: Bakish outlines Viacom turnaround plan
New Viacom CEO Bob Bakish has begun to flesh out a plan to turn the…