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NATPE: YouTube Red ‘beats target’, preps launches
YouTube Red is tracking ahead of the “ambitious” subs targets Google has set the streaming…
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Viacom names Lynn replacement in UK, CEE
Viacom has named James Currell as executive VP and managing director for the UK, northern…
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MTV changing tack as programming boss exits
Michael Klein is leaving MTV after just six months as executive VP, original content. Klein’s…
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Bakish: Comedy Central, Paramount are priorities
Bob Bakish has said Viacom must focus on expanding the international reach of the Comedy…
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Viacom channels yanked from Sony streaming net
Viacom’s cable nets are being pulled from Sony’s US cloud TV service, PlayStation Vue. The…
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CBS ‘hires bank’ for Viacom merger
The potential recombination of National Amusements subsidiaries CBS Corp. and Viacom has moved another step…
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Viacom merging US and int’l under Bakish
Viacom’s international and US channel groups are merging into a new unit that Bob Bakish…
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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…
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McCarthy replaces Atkins as MTV chief
Chris McCarthy has been installed as president of Viacom’s US cable network MTV, with incumbent…
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MTV creates ‘first live-stream-to-TV’ format
MTV Australia claims it will be the first channel to produce and broadcast a ‘live-stream-to-TV’…
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Sharma, Bates upped in regional Viacom rejig
Paras Sharma and Simon Bates have gained promotions in a restructuring at Viacom International Media…
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Dooley follows Dauman out of Viacom
The interim president and CEO of Viacom, Tom Dooley, will leave the media giant in…
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Viacom preps kids music net
Weeks after introducing a new MTV Classic brand in place of VH1 Classic, Viacom has…
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Viacom to set strategy ‘swiftly’ after Dauman exit
Viacom’s main shareholder, Sumner Redstone, has called for the media giant to “embark swiftly” on…
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Dauman set to exit as Viacom war ends
Philippe Dauman is set to leave his role as CEO of Viacom in exchange for…
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French net has Ex on the Beach
French channel NRJ12 has ordered a local version of Viacom dating format Ex on the…
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MTV Finland adds Discovery, Viasat execs in shake-up
Bonnier Broadcasting-owned Finnish commercial broadcaster MTV’s CEO Jarkko Nordlund has named a new management team,…
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Viacom nets set for TVPlayer SVOD service
Viacom International Media Networks is placing three of its key pay TV channels on the…
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3 Ball expands ranks with veteran showrunner
US reality TV producer 3 Ball Entertainment has hired unscripted showrunner Jeff Altrock as senior…
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Viacom launches throwback MTV channel
Viacom is launching MTV Classic, a new cable net that will be programmed with MTV…
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MTV ends Teen Wolf
US cable channel MTV will give supernatural drama Teen Wolf another season before ending the…
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VH1 builds unscripted team with MTV exec
VH1 is bringing Paul Ricci across from sister US cable channel MTV to become its…
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YouTube orders first SVOD drama original
YouTube has ordered a series adaptation of the Step Up movie for its Red service,…
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MTV reality chief exits
Long-serving MTV head of reality programming Lauren Dolgen is leaving the Viacom youth-skewed channel. Dolgen…
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Left Hook connects with Endemol Shine NA
Endemol Shine North America and subsidiary True Entertainment have signed flegling Left Hook Media to…
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Comedy Central boss exits amid falling ratings
Comedy Central president Michele Ganeless has been replaced after a period of ratings decline at…
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Lifetime non-fiction chief to lead MTV2
Eli Lehrer is joining US cable channel MTV2 as executive VP. The senior VP and…
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Chinese SVOD net grabs Nick awards show
China’s LeEco is bringing the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards into the territory for the first…
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International prodcos win MTV US orders
International content companies including Barcroft Media and Endemol Shine have had orders from MTV as…
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Spike peers into The Mist with Stephen King
US cable channel Spike is to remake horror movie The Mist. The network has ordered…