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Viacom International Media Networks
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Online TV sales platform Vuulr goes global
Online programme sales platform Vuulr has rolled out internationally after launching across Asia in January…
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Viacom appoints International Studios & OTT chief, names Americas president
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has restructured its OTT and studio businesses, handing new roles…
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Viacom launches personalised MTV channel in Switzerland
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has launched MyMTV Music in Switzerland on Swisscom. As opposed…
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Viacom takes full control of Italian kids network Super!
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has acquired the 50% of Super Broadcast S.R.L, which owns…
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VIMN promotes Jill Offman for Viacom International Studios UK’s scripted push
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has promoted Jill Offman to an expanded position at its…
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ITV Studios international boss Maria Kyriacou boards Viacom
ITV Studios’ Maria Kyriacou is joining Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN). The exec – who…
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BFI’s Young Audiences Content Fund: a fund indeed for a nation in need
The UK children’s industry is already feeling the benefit of a new $70m fund but…
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Sales round-up: ESG scores for ‘Younger’, ‘Stripped’; BBCS starts ‘Revolutions’
Endemol strips in Spain Endemol Shine International has sold social experiment format Stripped into Spain,…
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Channel 5: Greenlight for ‘All Creatures Great And Small’; My5 adds Pluto TV
Channel 5 is adapting James Herriot’s iconic collection of stories All Creatures Great And Small…
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LatAm scripted: The end of telenovelas?
For decades, the telenovela has been Latin America’s flagship TV genre, seducing audiences around the…
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Viacom preps K-pop series for MTV Russia
Viacom and telco MTS are partnering for a K-pop-inspired reality series for MTV Russia. The…
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Viacom launches Paramount+ SVOD service in Hungary
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has launched Paramount+ in Hungary, marking the SVOD service’s second…
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Viacom promotes Jesper Dahl to VP of VIMN in the Nordics
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has promoted Jesper Dahl to general manager, vice-president for VIMN…
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VIMN Japan services to debut on Amazon Prime Video Channels
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has signed a channel distribution deal with Amazon, which will make…
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VIMN secures format deals in Russia, Nordics & Canada
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has unveiled format production deals for MTV global reality hit…
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TV18 takes control of Viacom JV
India’s TV18 Broadcast has become the controlling shareholder in the channels business it operates with…
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Viacom hires ex-Myspace & BBC Worldwide execs
Viacom International Media Networks has hired a former Myspace exec to become its Australiasian commercial…
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Viacom buys Italian net, half of DeA’s Super!
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has acquired an Italian digital free-to-air frequency in order to…
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NBCU’s Hayu agrees SVOD deal with Viacom
Reality TV SVOD service, Hayu, has agreed its first licensing deal with Viacom International Media…
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Viacom to launch Paramount-branded Nordic SVOD net
Viacom International Media Networks is launching new Paramount-branded SVOD service in the Nordics. Paramount+ will…
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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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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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Reich to lead new Viacom product unit
Viacom has created a new division that will create multiplatform products that focus on video…
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MTV takes SVOD route with Hulu Japan
Hulu Japan will play host to the first Asian subscription OTT linear version of Viacom’s…
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Viacom buys Brazilian prodco
Viacom International Media Networks has acquired control of a Brazilian short-form comedy producer. The acquisition…
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Ex-Red Arrow producer joins Ananey as content chief
Former Red Arrow International development partner Omri Marcus has been named VP of content as…
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Viacom paves way to Hunter Street at MIPTV
Nickelodeon’s latest live-action series, the Netherlands-created Hunter Street, will debut internationally on the Croisette next…
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Viacom’s Armstrong to oversee int’l sales
Viacom International Media Networks has handed oversight on international programme and affiliate sales to BET…
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Viacom rebuild continues with new appointments
Bob Bakish’s restructuring of US media giant Viacom has continued with appointment of a music…
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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…