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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 launching new Spike channels
Viacom will launch Spike channels in the Netherlands and Hungary next month. The male-skewing cable…
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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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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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Kids still gravitate to linear TV
Linear TV is still the most popular way for kids to consume video content, according…
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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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Cohn to lead TV animation at NBCU’s DreamWorks
Marjorie Cohn will lead the integrated DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures television animation businesses. She…
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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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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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Nick to update Rocko’s Modern Life
Nickelodeon is reviving another classic animated property to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Nickelodeon Animation….
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Nick buys Monster’s The Day Henry Met
Nickelodeon has scooped the international rights to The Day Henry Met, a preschool series from…
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Sky Kids App launches in Germany, Austria
Sky has launched its new Sky Kids App in Germany and Austria, offering content from…
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Tuchman joins Parrot board, plots investment
Ex-AMC Global president Bruce Tuchman has joined the board of television data firm Parrot Analytics,…
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Nick at Nite coming to UK & Ireland
Nickelodeon UK & Ireland has for the first time brought tween and teen programming block…
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Annecy 2016 report
In a global animation market, the Annecy International Animated Film Festival reflected changes in the…
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Viacom makes 100-country direct-to-consumer BET
Viacom is launching BET as a direct-to-consumer streaming service in 100 countries. BET Play is…
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Top Wing to fly around the world on Nick
Nickelodeon has taken global rights to preschool series Top Wing and will launch it on…
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Nick picks Valentine for live-action
Nickelodeon’s international arm has hired producer Charly Valentine to become senior director, live-action production and…
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Viacom18 creates Netflix rival
Viacom18 has launched a new ad-supported VOD service, VOOT. The platform will be made free…
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Former ABC kids chief resurfaces at Corus
Deidre Brennan has resurfaced at Corus Entertainment, and will be vice president of kids content…
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Nick, YTV order Anglo-Canadian copro
Nickelodeon and Canada’s YTV have co-ordered a live-action series from British and Canadian production companies….
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Nick looks to ‘90s shows for telemovie vision
US kids channel Nickelodeon has greenlit an action-adventure telemovie inspired by 1990s game show Legends…
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Dauman named Viacom executive chairman
Philippe Dauman has been named executive chairman of US media giant Viacom, an appointment that…
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Shomi scores ‘comprehensive’ Nick content deal
Canadian on-demand service Shomi has completed a “comprehensive” deal for more than 700 half-hours of…
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McCann exits Nick UK, new GM installed
Tina McCann is exiting Nickelodeon UK as part of a “management handover” that sees VP,…
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News brief: Nickelodeon ups Dawkins
Nickelodeon has promoted Keith Dawkins, putting him in charge of the TeenNick and Nicktoons services….