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Viacom
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Viacom poaches Fox, Discovery execs for Europe
Viacom has added a pair of executives to its southern Europe team, one from Discovery…
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Discovery, Liberty set for $933m All3Media takeover
Discovery Communications and Liberty Global have reportedly paired up to acquire UK production powerhouse All3Media…
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UK indies seek dialogue with new Channel 5 owner Viacom
Independent producers in the UK are seeking to meet with top executives from new Channel…
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Viacom buys Channel 5 for £450 million
US media giant Viacom has bought UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 for £450 million (US$757…
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Kids go OTT
As the gamut of entertainment mediums for children grows ever wider, Andy Fry profiles how…
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Content crunch – the fight for rights
As the pace of consolidation quickens, competition for rights is fiercer than ever. Stewart Clarke…
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Viacom settles legal case with Google
Media giants Viacom and Google have put to bed their long-running copyright battle, a move…
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Viewpoint, Gary Lico: Guess what? Everyone was right
Sorry for the old school rant here, but everything industry pundits said would happen a…
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Paramount rolling out in Russia and Hungary
Viacom has struck new carriage deals for the Paramount Channel in Russia and Hungary. In…
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A&E poaches VH1’s Tatro for key programming role
Duck Dynasty broadcaster A&E has poached Shelly Tatro from music net VH1 to become its…
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Viacom forms domestic acquisitions division
US media giant Viacom has formed a new programme acquisitions unit to coordinate its domestic…
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Viacom appoints Northern Europe boss
Viacom International Media Networks has appointed Magnus Kastner boss of its business in Northern Europe….
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Viacom looks to growth in Europe after difficult 2013
Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman has said that its business in Europe is stabilising after a…
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Three – still the magic number?
With an array of new distribution platforms emerging and new children’s channels growing audience shares…
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News brief: BET orders first scripted series
Viacom’s BET has ordered Being Mary Jane, its first-ever scripted series. A follow-up to BET’s…
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Report: Viacom to remain top European channel operator
Revenues for Europe’s top pay TV channels are expected to grow by 31% to US$5.52…
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Comedy Central chops digital division
Viacom-owned Comedy Central has closed its digital department in favour of a centralised structure co-lead…
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Côte Ouest opens Congo office, scores pre-market Viacom deal
African distributor Côte Ouest has an Agence France-Presse executive, opened a new office in Congo,…
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Yahoo launches new video app
Yahoo has launched a new mobile video app called YahooScreen and has signed a deal…
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Mid East VOD service welcomes Godfather, American Beauty
Middle Eastern on-demand service icflix has licensed Paramount Pictures movies including The Godfather trilogy and…
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Major channels sign up to Freeview streaming service
A new UK pay-TV streaming service for Freeview viewers, VuTV, has signed deals A+E Networks,…
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Analyst: Studios could dismantle UK pay TV movie market with OTT
Hollywood studios could benefit from going over-the-top direct to consumers in the UK, cutting out…
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Sony ‘signs Viacom deal for online service’
Sony has reportedly signed a preliminary deal with Viacom to carry the latter’s channels on…
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VH1 tunes up LeAnn Rimes series, hires FishBowl exec
Viacom-owned cable channel VH1 has commissioned a six-part reality series following country music star LeAnn…
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Viacom shops cable shows around the world
Viacom International Media Networks has cut programming deals for several shows from Viacom’s US cable…
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Viacom not investing enough in content, says Moody’s
Moody’s has issued a report criticising media giant Viacom and downgraded its credit rating. The…
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News brief: VH1 original Hit the Floor gets second season
Viacom-owned cable channel VH1 has greenlit a second season of its scripted drama Hit the…
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Former News Corp digital boss joins Maker Studios investor
Jon Miller, News Corp’s former chief digital officer, has resurfaced as a partner at Advancit…
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Magine launches Spanish OTT service
Cloud-based on-demand service Magine has launched in Spain, with Viacom, National Geographic Channel and Chello…
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Caleb Weinstein resurfaces at Amazon
Having left Discovery this summer, Caleb Weinstein has taken a role at Amazon in the…