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Viacom eyes all-cash Scripps takeover
Viacom is reportedly eyeing one of the biggest all-cash takeovers in recent US media history…
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MTV launches localised Snapchat channel in France
Viacom-owned music channel MTV has launched a localised ‘Publisher Story’ on Snapchat’s Discover platform in…
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Facebook nears scripted TV debut with MTV revival
Social media giant Facebook is reportedly close to reviving former MTV series Loosely Exactly Nicole….
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Ex-AwesomenessTV chief joins Paramount
AwesomenessTV founder Brian Robbins as joined Paramount Pictures to lead a new youth-skewed division. Robbins…
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Viacom’s Flamman takes on new MTV and Nick role
Peter Flamman has landed a new role at Viacom and will oversee MTV and Nickelodeon…
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Viacom launches new MTV Play mobile app
Viacom International Media Networks has launched a new MTV Play mobile app in the Netherlands…
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Meo adds MTV Live HD
Altice-owned Portuguese service provider Portugal Telecom/Meo has added MTV Live HD to its TV programming…
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Ex-MTV reality chief joins Viceland
US cable channel Viceland has hired former MTV reality boss Lauren Dolgen as its head…
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Akado adds MTV Russia to line-up
Russian service provider Akado has added MTV Russia to its programming line-up as part of…
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Bakish makes raft of new appointments at Viacom
Bob Bakish’s restructuring of US media giant Viacom has continued with appointment of a music…
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New-look Viacom takes TV to film and film to TV
New Viacom CEO, Bob Bakish, has fleshed out his turnaround plan for the media giant…
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Viacom outlines five-point turnaround plan
Media giant Viacom has unveiled a five-point plan to get its business back on track,…
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Facebook appoints MTV exec to work on original content
Facebook has appointed MTV Networks executive Mina Lefevre as head of development for its original…
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Viacom’s Bakish ‘eyes Vice stake’
New Viacom boss Bob Bakish is interested in buying into Vice, the millennials-focused media company…
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MTV changing tack as programming boss exits
Michael Klein is leaving MTV after just six months as executive VP, original content. Klein…
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MTV to launch three new Snapchat series
MTV International is due to launch three new UK-produced original Snapchat series in the coming…
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Finland’s MTV hires Discovery and Viasat execs in management restructure
Bonnier Broadcasting-owned Finnish commercial broadcaster MTV’s CEO Jarkko Nordlund has named a new management team,…
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MTV reality chief exits
Long-serving MTV head of reality programming Lauren Dolgen is leaving the Viacom youth-skewed channel. Dolgen…
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Finland’s MTV switching to Finnish-only primetime
Finnish commercial broadcaster MTV has doubled its budget for local content and it refocuses its…
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Viacom: digital growth includes double-digit UK viewing rise
Viacom has witnessed double-digit viewer growth across two of its UK platforms – MTV.co.uk and…
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Ex-MTV, Fox content studio execs join Vice
The head of Fox-owned producer ADHD Studios and a former MTV creative director have joined…
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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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MTV Trax music app launches in Spain via Samsung phones
MTV Spain has launched MTV Trax, a new music app that will be available exclusively…
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Vodafone Spain adds 13 channels
Vodafone Spain has added 13 new TV channels to its offering, including four HD services….
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MTV poaches Discovery exec as Friedman exits
US cable channel MTV has a new president following the exit of previous incumbent Stephen…
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Viacom unveils Play Plex mobile TV apps
Viacom has unveiled Viacom Play Plex, a suite of mobile TV apps that will offer…
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MTV partners with IM360 for VMA virtual reality
MTV in the US has partnered with immersive video firm IM360 to broadcast 360-degree, virtual…
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Sky acquires MTV Italia, Viacom to launch new Italian channels
Sky has struck a deal with Viacom to acquire MTV Italia, expanding its presence on…
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MTV programming head moves to YouTube
MTV’s president of programming in the US, Susanne Daniels, is set to join YouTube to…
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MTV integrating social video with brand revamp
MTV is revamping the branding of its international channels to highlight social media videos provided…