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News brief: Channel 5 orders Car Crash TV
Viacom’s UK terrestrial broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned Car Crash TV: How Not to Drive…
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Endemol takes TV Land shows overseas
Endemol will distribute US cable channel TV Land’s latest sitcoms. Endemol Worldwide Distribution has taken…
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News brief: Comedy Central bringing The Kumars to Asia
The Asian feed of Comedy Central has picked up seven seasons of UK-produced comedy series…
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Viacom launching new kids channel in France
Viacom International Media Networks is launching 4Teen, a new kids and teens cable net, in…
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Channel 5 pushes Viacom to record results
Viacom reported record results for the year ending September 30, driven by gains in its…
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Sony’s cloud TV service to ‘reinvent’ viewing
Sony has unveiled PlayStation Vue, a new cloud-based TV service that combines live, on-demand, and…
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Viacom hires digital boss for Northern Europe
Viacom International Media Networks has named Mathias Blum as head of digital media at its…
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News brief: Hulu adding Nickelodeon titles
Hulu is adding several kids titles from Viacom-owned kids channel Nickelodeon to its service. The…
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MTV and Channel 5 join forces for MTV Awards
Free-to-air service Channel 5 and pay TV counterpart MTV will both show next month’s European…
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Channel Five to increase originals and news spend
UK broadcaster Channel 5 will increase its news and original programming output, according to new…
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Viacom’s Spike to begin int’l roll out in UK
Viacom is set to launch its male-skewing Spike channel internationally for the first time, with…
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Viacom exec replaces Harnevo at AOL Studios
Media company has replaced AOL Studios president Ran Harnevo with a veteran Viacom executive. Dermot…
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Paw Patrol added as Channel 5, Nick grow closer
UK terrestrial net Channel 5 has again turned to its pay TV cousin Nickelodeon, this…
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Comedy Central UK pilots US Drunk History
The UK Comedy Central channel is piloting a local version of Comedy Central US series…
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Viacom hires former Turner exec Musa
Viacom International Media Networks has recruited Alan Musa as vice president and commercial director of…
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Nick Jr and Nicktoons debut in Africa
Viacom has launched kids channels Nick Jr and Nicktoons in Africa for the first time…
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Oldman attached to Spike web crime drama
Gary Oldman is the latest Hollywood film star to executive produce a television drama series….
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Viacom confirms ‘landmark’ Sony OTT deal
Entertainment giant Viacom has confirmed it is to provide 22 launch channels for Sony Corporation’s…
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Viacom closes Channel 5 acquisition
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has closed its £450 million (US$740 million) acquisition of UK…
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Spike goes for Gold
Viacom-owned Spike TV has created a senior VP, scripted original series post and named the…
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C4 boss slams US studios’ UK takeovers
Channel 4’s CEO David Abraham has slammed the growing number of US studios owning UK…
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BBCWW adds two commissioning execs
BBC Worldwide has appointed executives formerly of National Geographic and Viacom respectively to its global…
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Channel 5 bags sought-after Batman spin-off Gotham
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has won the heated battle to acquire Gotham, Warner Bros.’s Batman…
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School of Rock sets for Nick TV remake
School of Rock, the 2003 Jack Black comedy film, is being made into a TV…
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Sam & Cat cancelled after one season
Nickelodeon’s live-action comedy Sam & Cat has been cancelled after one season. This comes after…
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Sam & Cat cancelled after one season
Nickelodeon’s live-action comedy Sam & Cat has been cancelled after one season. This comes after…
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BBC quotas to be scrapped after TV mega-mergers
The BBC will scrap the mechanism by which it divides up in-house and independent production…
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Scripps ‘offers BBCWW £500m for UKTV’
Scripps Networks International has reportedly offered the BBC as much as £500 million (US$849.2 million)…
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Comedy Central cuts deal with UK comic Russell Howard
The UK Comedy Central channel has agreed a deal with Russell Howard and the popular…
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Viacom takes stake in web content firm Defy
Entertainment conglomerate Viacom has taken a minority stake in web content and channels giant Defy…