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MTV
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MTV names new UK chief
Jill Offman has been appointed the head of MTV in the UK, adding management of…
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Sky reportedly close to acquiring MTV Italia channel
European pay TV group Sky is reportedly close to striking a deal with Viacom to…
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C More appoints programming chief
Sweden-based content group C More Entertainment has appointed Bo Thörnwall to the post of director…
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Almost all young people suffer from boredom, says MTV
Some 97% of 12 to 24 year-olds are affected by boredom, despite the average teenager…
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Former MTV chief Roedy takes stake in music MCN
Former MTV Networks chairman and CEO Bill Roedy has taken a stake in music-focused multichannel…
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Viacom turns to Snapchat to market new movie
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has struck a deal to air an exclusive premiere of…
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Tele Columbus expands HDTV offering
German cable operator Tele Columbus is expanding its HDTV offering, adding three new channels to…
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MTV UK chief to rebrand Channel 5
MTV UK general manager Kerry Taylor has been given a new role within Viacom and…
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MTV to launch on Movistar as Viacom expands Spanish presence
MTV is to launch on Telefónica’s Movistar TV service tomorrow following its launch in Spain…
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MTV boss leaving to set up content firm
MTV president Van Toffler is leaving Viacom to set up a new content business, Below…
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MTV expands Israeli offering on HOT
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has expanded its MTV youth and music portfolio in Israel, splitting its…
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MTV to run repeats of Channel 5’s Big Brother in UK
In another sign of the synergies between Viacom’s UK channels bouquet TV channels following the…
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Viacom boosted by channels gains
Viacom reported record results for the year ending September 30, driven by gains in its…
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MTV Europe Music Awards to be shown on Channel 5
This year’s MTV Europe Music Awards from Glasgow is to be broadcast simultaneously on MTV…
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TV4’s Beck-Friis named as Bonnier’s digital chief
Swedish free and pay TV broadcaster’s TV4 Group’s vice-president, Cecilia Beck-Friis, has been given an…
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Viacom confirms ‘landmark’ Sony OTT deal
Entertainment giant Viacom has confirmed it is to provide 22 launch channels for Sony Corporation’s…
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Finland’s MTV chooses Ericsson for playout
Bonner Group-owned Finnish broadcaster MTV has hired Ericsson to provide broadcast and media services including…
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MTV extends reach in South Africa
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa plans to move MTV in South Africa to pay…
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TV companies must innovate and engage audiences, warns top media strategist
TV has “not innovated” in the past decade and programmers are losing control over their…
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Skylink adds MTV Hits
M7 Group-owned Czech and Slovak pay TV service Skylink has added MTV Hits to its…
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MTG on-demand to get Viacom shows
Viacom International Media Networks will supply Modern Times Group with programming for the latter’s numerous…
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Sunrise extends MTV mobile with home internet and TV offering
Swiss service provider Sunrise has now made MTV’s mobile telecom service available to its subscribers…
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New UK streaming service launches on Freeview HD connected boxes
A new subscription streaming service is bringing channels such as Comedy Central, MTV and History…
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Viacom to take back control of MTV in Czech Republic, Slovakia
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is set to take the operational activities of MTV in the…
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Sky’s Now TV adds entertainment channels
Sky has bolstered its pay-monthly OTT service, Now TV, by adding ten TV channels –…
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UPC Cablecom boosts HD offering, reduces analogue
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Cablecom has boosted the number of unencrypted HD channels it…
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Viacom re-launches MTV in Russia
The MTV channel has relaunched in Russia. Viacom International Media Networks announced it would be…
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Viacom partners with Brightcove on mobile apps
Viacom has partnered with Brightcove to deliver native video apps across mobile devices and games…
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Lovefilm signs Viacom programming deal
Lovefilm has agreed a content deal with Viacom that gives it hundreds of hours of…
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VuTV signs up partners for Freeview streaming service
A new UK pay-TV streaming service for Freeview viewers, VuTV, has signed deals A+E Networks,…