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MTV Video Music Awards sets new Twitter record
The MTV Video Music Awards set a record for tweets-per-minute over the weekend, beating a…
MTV Russian names launch director
MTV Russia is to relaunch on October 1 and Viacom has named Yana Churikova to…
Skylink adds new channels
M7 Group-owned Czech and Slovak pay TV operator Skylink is adding six new channels to…
Romania’s Cosmote partners with MTV
Romanian mobile operator Cosmote has partnered with MTV to offer a premium youth-focused entertainment offering…
Russia’s U Channel scores exclusive MTV content
Female-skewing Russian network U Channel has scored an exclusive deal with Viacom International Media Networks…
Viacom to relaunch MTV Russia as former partners debut new channels
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is to re-launch the Russian version of MTV. The move…
Viacom plans TV production push as revenues fall
MTV and Nickelodeon owner Viacom has seen revenues fall 6% year-on-year in its second quarter…
Cablevision sues Viacom over bundling
Cablevision has sued Viacom in the US, claiming that the channel owner forces it to…
MTV Russia to close
MTV Russia is closing 14 years after the channel launched in the country. Owner Profmedia…
MTV named the biggest TV channel in Europe
Viacom’s MTV is the most widely distributed channel in Europe, according to new research. The…
Pay TV dual revenue stream under threat, says Roedy
Pay TV’s dual revenue stream model faces a number of challenges that could have a…
MTV looks to mobile to socialise TV experience
MTV is using its mobile platform and app to socialise the TV experience, Michel Dupont,…
Social media will transform content, says MTV’s Frank
Taking singer Beyoncé’s announcement of her pregnancy live at the MTV Awards as her kicking…
MTV launches social TV app
MTV has launched a new app that combines on-demand video content with social media. The…
Viacom airs six-year deal for six channels in Turkey
MTV will relaunch on the Digiturk pay TV service in Turkey in a six-year carriage…
Ofcom upholds ATVOD ruling on Viva TV Music
UK regulator Ofcom has upheld a decision by video-on-demand watchdog ATVOD that MTV’s online service…
MTV rebrands UK HD offering
Viacom is launching its core MTV channel in high definition in the UK. MTV will…
Viacom inks content deal with Amazon
Viacom has concluded a deal with Amazon that will let the online retailer’s customers stream…
MTV Live HD launches on Sky Italia
Live music channel MTV Live HD has launched on Italian DTH platform Sky Italia. The…
Comedy Central rolls out in Sub-Saharan Africa
MTV is launching its Comedy Central channel in sub-Saharan Africa next week on DStv. It…
KDG adds MTV channel
German cable operator Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has added music channel MTV Brand New to its…
MTV Networks Africa hires Smit
MTV Networks Africa has appointed former M-Net executive Helen Smit as programming director, music. She…