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Viacom International Media Networks
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Comment: How social media is influencing reality development
Love it or hate it, reality TV has firmly cemented its place within pop culture,…
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Comedy Central creates Almost Impossible Gameshow
Endemol-owned Initial is creating a pilot for a wacky gameshow for Viacom’s UK pay TV…
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Viacom relaunches MTV in Russia
The MTV channel has relaunched in Russia. Viacom International Media Networks announced it would be…
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Fox Channels hires Viacom’s former German boss
Fox International Channels has hired Marco de Ruiter as its senior VP, Germany, Austria and…
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MIPJunior Hot Pick: Sam & Cat
Nickelodeon says Sam & Cat is more than a spin-off: it’s a double spin-off. It…
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Discovery cited as the biggest TV channel in Europe
The Discovery Channel is the network with the widest distribution in Europe, according to new…
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Paramount Channel launching in France
Viacom International Media Networks’ Paramount Channel is to launch in France this evening at 18:10…
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Reinventing the classics
Children’s TV is something that binds and defines peer groups. With new versions of Thunderbirds,…
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MTV goes pay in Brazil after VIMN dissolves free TV licence
Youth-skewed network MTV is moving from free to pay TV in Brazil after parent Viacom…
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Nickelodeon sells toons to China
Viacom International Media Networks has sold several Nickelodeon animated series to broadcasters in China. The…
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Viacom launches Asian pop culture channel
Viacom International Media Networks is launching J-ONE, an Asian pop culture-themed channel for the French…
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Viacom buys Telecom Italia out of MTV
Viacom International Media Networks has agreed to buy Telecom Italia’s 51% majority stake in MTV…
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BT plans TV rebrand, entertainment push
BT is planning to slowly rebrand its TV service from BT Vision to BT TV,…
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Viacom ups Kerry Taylor to international MTV programming boss
Viacom International Media Networks has promoted Kerry Taylor to senior VP, Youth & Music. The…
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Russian net scores exclusive MTV content deal
Female-skewed Russian net U Channel has scored an exclusive deal with Viacom International Media Networks…
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CEE broadcasters buy up Nickelodeon kids series
Viacom International Media Networks has sold a raft of Nickelodeon preschool series to broadcasters in…
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Viewpoint: how social media rewired the formats business
Viacom International Media Network’s senior VP Caroline Beaton explains how social media has created a…
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MTV to relaunch in Russia as Profmedia exits
Viacom International Media Networks today takes full control of MTV Russia for the first time…
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Comedy Central hits 15 platforms in Asia
Viacom-owned channel Comedy Central is now on 15 platforms across Asia after launching on services…
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Comedy Central shows head Down Under
Several Australian free and pay TV broadcasters have picked up comedy series from the Comedy…
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Viacom plans TV production push as revenues fall
MTV and Nickelodeon owner Viacom has seen revenues fall 6% year-on-year in its second quarter…
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Viacom cuts content deals with French broadcasters
Viacom international Media Networks has cut a raft of programming deals with French channels in…
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MTV and Strix ink Scandi fomat deal
Strix has optioned MTV’s reality competition format The Challenge: Battle of the Exes. The Scandi…
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Russian broadcaster buys new Turtles series
Russian general entertainment channel TNT has picked up the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series….
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Annecchino replaces Dall’Orto at Viacom
Antonio Campo Dall’Orto has left Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) and will be replaced by…
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Comedy Central takes Facebook series to TV
Comedy Central in Italy will start showing web series Amici@Letto on its linear channel early…
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Exclusive: MTV poaches BBC Worldwide sales exec Anthony Jewitt
Viacom International Media Networks has poached senior BBC Worldwide executive Anthony Jewitt to become its…
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MTV hires new Russian boss
Viacom International Media Networks has hired Elena Balmont as general manager of its Russian channels…
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Turtle Power
Viacom acquired the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from The Mirage Group and 4Kids Entertainment in…
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MTV ups Latin head of acquisitions
Viacom International Media Networks has promoted Marisol Amaya to senior director of programming acquisitions. Amaya…