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Viacom poaches Turner comedy exec
Viacom International Media Networks has appointed Turner Broadcasting executive Jemma Yates as VP, content, Comedy…
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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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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 closes Channel 5 acquisition
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has closed its £450 million (US$740 million) acquisition of UK…
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Viacom poaches Worldwide exec as Asia boss
Viacom International Media Networks has recruited Mark Whitehead as executive VP and managing director of…
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Viacom picks Nitz from Red Bull Media House
Viacom International Media Networks has recruited Oliver Nitz to run its mobile branding division. Nitz…
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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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Programming and channel deals for Nickelodeon
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has struck a new distribution deal with pay TV operator…
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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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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 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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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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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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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 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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NATPE News: Nick launches branded blocks across Lat-Am
Viacom is rolling out branded Nickelodeon blocks on free-to-air broadcasters in Latin America. The kids…
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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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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…
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MTV cuts raft of programming deals in CEE and CIS markets
Viacom International Media Networks has concluded numerous deals for MTV and Nickelodeon programming across the…