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Exclusive: ViacomCBS alum Valerio Motti hired for ShortsTV expansion
Former ViacomCBS exec Valerio Motti has joined UK-based Shorts International, owners of short-form network ShortsTV,…
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News round-up: Oprah’s Harry & Meghan chat goes global; BBCS, Nine prep Weakest Link; NENT UK joins ‘Manhunt’
Oprah’s Harry & Meghan chat goes global ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group has struck a raft…
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ViacomCBS launches Paramount+ in US, Canada & Latin America
ViacomCBS has launched Paramount+, its major entry into the streaming wars. The SVOD, a rebranded…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Breaking down US studios’ moves into streaming
Omdia’s senior research manager Tim Westcott reflects on the transformative moves into DTC streaming by US…
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TBI Weekly: Unpacking what Paramount+ means to ViacomCBS
As ViacomCBS pulls back the curtain on Paramount+, TBI’s Richard Middleton and Mark Layton dissect the offering…
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ViacomCBS promotes Olivier Jollett to new streaming strategy & mobile-focused role
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has appointed Olivier Jollet to a new position overseeing strategy for…
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Join Acorn TV, Fox, SundanceNow, C5, ViacomCBS & more for TBI Talks: The London Screenings
Ahead of The London Screenings later this week, join TBI for a series of genre-focused…
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Pluto TV launches in France with ‘iCarly’ & ‘Star Trek’ among offering
ViacomCBS’s ad-supported streaming service Pluto TV has launched in France, with shows including Star Trek…
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ViacomCBS strikes huge deal with ‘Yellowstone’s Taylor Sheridan to fuel Paramount+
ViacomCBS has struck a huge new deal with the co-creator of Yellowstone and ordered a spin-off…
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ViacomCBS promotes Rose & Fahy to lead combined UK ‘growth’ unit for Pluto TV, My5
ViacomCBS has restructured its streaming operations in the UK by forming a new division to…
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ViacomCBS hires Telemundo’s Fernando Gaston to lead Lat Am production
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has restructured its operations in the Americas, with a series of…
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Exclusive: ViacomCBS rejigs Lisa Kramer’s distribution team in EMEA
ViacomCBS’s Global Distribution Group has expanded the remits of four senior executives following the recent…
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ViacomCBS to launch Pluto TV into France, marking latest AVOD entry into the country
UPDATED: ViacomCBS is to launch its AVOD streamer Pluto TV into France on 8 February….
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Paramount+ reveals launch dates for US, Canada, Nordics & Australia
ViacomCBS is to launch streamer Paramount+ across the US on 4 March and has also…
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ViacomCBS Kids & Family rejigs leadership as Shelley Zimmerman exits
ViacomCBS Kids & Family has given Nickelodeon execs Shauna Phelan and Zack Olin combined oversight…
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ViacomCBS expands Hulu deal to include Comedy Central & Paramount Network
ViacomCBS has struck an expanded deal with US-based streamer Hulu that will see channels such…
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ITV’s Paul Moore named chair of Creative Diversity Network
The Creative Diversity Network (CDN), which aims to increase diversity on and off screen within…
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UK’s Channel 5 goes on ‘The Holiday’ with NENT Studios UK
ViacomCBS-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered an adaptation of TM Logan’s bestselling novel The…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Global TV Production in 2020
Tim Westcott, senior research manager for channels, programming & advertising at research powerhouse Omdia explores…
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ViacomCBS’s David Lynn exits as Raffaele Annecchino named international chief
ViacomCBS has appointed Raffaele Annecchino to become president and CEO at its international division, replacing…
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AVOD news round-up: Pluto TV & Insight TV land in Brazil; Barcroft links with Samsung TV Plus
Pluto TV expands in Lat Am ViacomCBS has rolled its AVOD service Pluto TV into…
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UK’s BBC, ITV, C4 & C5 ‘unlikely to survive’ without overhaul, says Ofcom
UK broadcasters including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and ViacomCBS-owned Channel 5 are “unlikely to…
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Netflix reveals record-breaking UK production spend of $1bn in 2020
Netflix is poised to have increased its spending on UK productions by more than half to…
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ViacomCBS unveils diverse Lat Am slate, following 25% budget pledge
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) in Latin America has revealed three new projects to have emerged from…
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TBI Weekly: Six reasons why 2020 has been the year of AVOD
With an unexpected global pandemic and the roll-out of direct-to-consumer streamers from the US studios…
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Exclusive: Smithsonian Channel buys ‘Greek Island Odyssey’ from Drive
Smithsonian Channel in the US and Movistar in Spain have picked up a six-part docuseries…
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ViacomCBS to close legacy streamers as focus shifts to Paramount+
ViacomCBS is to shut down its smaller legacy streamers, such as MTV Hits, whose content…
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ViacomCBS appoints co-lead for Australia & New Zealand business
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has appointed Jarrod Villani as co-lead of the media giant’s Australia…
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TBI Weekly: Supersized restructuring reflects global streaming revolution
Covid-19’s impact on the global TV industry is going to be felt for years to…
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ViacomCBS promotes veteran Bryon Rubin to COO at CBS Entertainment
ViacomCBS has promoted veteran exec Bryon Rubin to become COO at CBS Entertainment Group. Rubin…