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Viacom battle takes new turn with Dauman lawsuit
The increasingly bitter battle between Philippe Dauman and Sumner Redstone has taken a new turn…
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Viacom battle as Redstone hits out at Dauman
Viacom owner Sumner Redstone has hit out at CEO and executive chairman Philippe Dauman, saying…
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Comedy Central boss exits amid falling ratings
Comedy Central president Michele Ganeless has been replaced after a period of ratings decline at…
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YouTube ‘preps Unplugged TV streaming’
YouTube is reportedly planning an online TV service that will let customers pay to stream…
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Viacom Play Plex apps hit Asia
Viacom’s mobile app suite, Viacom Play Plex, is to debut in Asia for the first…
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Viacom plots further int’l digital expansion
Viacom has witnessed double-digit viewer growth across two of its UK platforms – MTV.co.uk and…
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MTV rebooting Cribs for Snapchat
Viacom cable net MTV is bringing back its iconic reality series Cribs, rebooting it for…
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Middle East launch for Comedy Central
Middle Eastern pay TV platform OSN has added the Comedy Central channel to its line-up. The…
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Comedy Central readies Snapchat originals
Comedy Central has unveiled a nine-strong slate of original programmes for messaging service Snapchat. The…
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MTV poaches Condé Nast content chief
MTV has hired the programming exec who helped launch Condé Nast Entertainment to become its…
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COO upped as Viacom creates indie director role
Viacom’s COO, Thomas Dooley, has been handed a new contract following the news the US…
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Series based on Heathers movie in the works
TV Land has ordered a pilot of Heathers, a series based on the movie of…
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Dan Mintz firm linked to $2bn Paramount stake
Dan Mintz’s DMG Entertainment has been named a potential buyer of a 40% stake in…
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Viacom expects Paramount stake sale soon
Viacom chairman and CEO Philippe Dauman expects to have agreed to sell a stake in…
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Viacom looks to sell Paramount stake
Viacom is exploring selling a “significant” minority investment in its TV and film studio Paramount…
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VH1 takes hip-hop film to series
VH1 is making The Breaks, a hip-hop series that will follow on from its original…
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Viacom’s shareprice dives, Dauman attacks ‘naysayers’
Viacom’s share price fell to its lowest point since 2010 yesterday after disappointing results and…
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Four launches for Nickelodeon interactive app
Viacom will roll out Nick Play in four more markets, with the iOS and Android…
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Viacom, Snapchat in ‘unprecedented’ pact
US media giant Viacom has entered into what it describes as an “unprecedented global partnership”…
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Analysts assess Dauman, Moonves appointments
Analysts have predicted Viacom will likely to remain on the same strategic course after the…
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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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Moonves backed at CBS as Viacom fight looms
Shari Redstone has backed Les Moonves to “lead CBS into the digital future” after he…
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Paramount Channel launches in Italy
Viacom’s Paramount Channel is launching in Italy. The Viacom International Media Networks channel, which is…
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Viacom poaches Worldwide exec for strategy
Viacom has recruited Amit Arora for a newly-created strategy role within its Asian operation. Arora…
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Channel 5 to re-open X-Files in UK
UK free-to-air broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired the reboot of US sci-fi drama The X-Files….
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YouTube parenting brand content on Viacom nets
Viacom’s US channels TV Land and Nick at Nite will begin airing short videos from…
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Nick hands Viscardi content role, Hey Arnold! movie
Nickelodeon has handed veteran producer Chris Viscardi a senior content role, with a first task…
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YouTube to back creators in copyright cases
YouTube has offered to provide legal defence for a select amount of content that it…
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Dauman outlines Viacom plan to ‘turn the corner’
Investment in big data, new distribution approaches and content and a focus on events will…
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Mediaset and Google resolve YouTube row
After eight years of litigation over copyright material being made available on YouTube, Italian broadcaster…