It includes distribution of ViacomCBS' TV networks, including CBS Television Network, BET, CBS Sports Network, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop TV, Smithsonian Channel, Showtim...
The CW is up for sale.
The broadcast network, home to shows like Batwoman and Walker, is being shopped by its corporate owners, ViacomCBS and WarnerMedia, multiple sources confirm to The Hollywood Re...
From the gilded halls of Bridgerton to the dystopian rituals of Squid Game, TV drama series have transported millions of viewers to worlds beyond reach during 2021, launching fashion and lifestyle tre...
Wattpad has long been a pipeline bringing content adaptations of stories by emerging writers to streaming services like Netflix and Hulu. Now, ViacomCBS and Wattpad’s studio arm are teaming up to sp...
NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ViacomCBS Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAC, VIACA) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell CBS Studio Center and its associated operating busin...
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BET Studios, in partnership with Rich Paul and KLUTCH Sports Group, present a new original documentary series, “KLUTCH Academy” – a five-part unscripted series to ...
Lancôme is teaming up with television series, “Emily in Paris,” to create a new beauty collection. With season 2 set to premier Dec. 22, the Netflix show, produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, s...
After mounting glitzy presentations to advertisers at a stately Lincoln Center auditorium for decades as part of the TV industry’s annual upfronts, Disney now plans a big break with Madison Avenue t...
The global success of Netflix's Korean drama 'Squid Game' illustrates the growing strength of non-English-language programming worldwide.
Call it the Squid Game effect. The Korean dystopian drama, wh...
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ViacomCBS Inc. (NASDAQ: VIACA, VIAC) today announced a strategic partnership with leading non-fungible token (NFT) company RECUR to create a fan-focused platform that will b...
The rollout for Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga’s second and final collaborative album, “Love for Sale,” will include saturation-level broadcast components in the months to come, as the pair have par...
Oh, my God! They … are going to release 14 new South Park films.
MTV Entertainment Studios has inked South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to a new deal that will run through 2027, includi...
Speculation about a potential deal has been brewing since before this month’s Allen & Co. retreat for tech and media moguls in Sun Valley, Idaho, where ViacomCBS Chairwoman Shari Redstone and Co...
ViacomCBS Chair Shari Redstone was doing the rounds at Sun Valley but contrary to reports, she did not have a meeting with Comcast CEO Brian Roberts at the Allen & Co. mogul mountain retreat, acco...
ViacomCBS has restructured its international reporting structure, bringing its global business under the control of a trio of U.S. execs.
George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins have all been...
ViacomCBS Networks International is getting into the wearable device market with its new NickWatch set to launch in 2022.
Developed in partnership with Israeli tech start-up Watchinu, the wearable fo...
What a difference a year (and a global pandemic) makes.
For the Big Four broadcast networks — ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox — May’s annual upfront presentations used to mean a focus on the fall schedul...
CBS has built its success of the past two decades largely on the back of its procedural franchises, including NCIS and CSI, and the network is doubling down on that strategy for the 2021-22 season.
C...
LA-based prodco ZAG is expanding its consumer products team in LatAm with a new retail and licensing hire.
Former Viacom exec Betsabe Luna (pictured) joins the company in a newly created role as dire...
The National Hockey League’s (NHL) New York Islanders are working with ViacomCBS-owned children’s network Nickelodeon on a multi-platform experience for their fixture with the Pittsburgh Penguins ...
CBS will be the new home of Italian soccer in the US from next season after beating ESPN to the rights for Serie A and the Coppa Italia.
The deal runs for three years and will see Italian soccer’s ...
PepsiCo is promoting its new mango-flavored cola with social media advertising that doubles as personal ads for singles seeking dates. The dating profiles are part of its bigger "Perfect Match" campai...
Kidscreen has confirmed that Paula Kaplan, EVP of talent and development for Nickelodeon and Viacom Digital Studios, is leaving the kidcaster.
A new exec will be brought in to fill the vacant role sh...
Broadcasters enroll in Hero Elementary, Scooby-Doo scares up a new movie block, and Garfield dresses up with Benetton.
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The Toronto-based producer/distributor has secured new i...
Nickelodeon and Mattel have teamed up on two projects featuring the Clawdeen Wolf, Draculaura and Frankie Stein characters.
The ViacomCBS-owned network will premiere the two projects in 2022.
The an...
With the movie business upended during the pandemic and tilting more towards streaming than cineplexes, Hollywood is rethinking its business model. One significant debate is how long a gap there s...
ViacomCBS has announced a new studio based entirely around Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra.
Avatar Studios will create “original content spanning animated series and movies,” a...
Paramount Pictures is entering the streaming era in a big way, one that will see the 108-year old studio overhaul the way it releases and licenses the movies it makes.
As part of that effort, Paramou...
The “Frasier” revival has officially been ordered at Paramount Plus.
Original series star Kelsey Grammer will return in the title role in addition to executive producing. Chris Harris and Joe Cri...
Paramount+, the rebranded streaming service previously known as CBS All Access, has added more live soccer rights to its content offering ahead of the platform’s US launch on 4th March.
The ViacomC...
Many kids love to watch TV, but have little desire to learn the intricacies of the business behind it. Nickelodeon aims to change that dynamic.
The ViacomCBS kids-media giant will host a showcase on ...
Another media company is returning to upfronts week, following Disney’s earlier announcement that it will resume the annual May tradition, which was canceled last year due to the pandemic.
A Viac...
For more than 15 years, Nina Hahn has served as SVP of production and development for ViacomCBS International Media Networks (VIMN). During her tenure, she has worked in direct partnership with Nickel...
Chris Rose is taking on more responsibility in a role expansion that will see him serve as VP of production and development for both Nickelodeon and ViacomCBS International Studios Kids (VIS KIDS).
S...
The entertainment landscape continues to evolve at a breakneck pace thanks to developments in technology and an increasing consumer appetite for content -– but this year change happened at warp spee...
At a virtual NATPE event, the studio announces such projects as a made-for-TV musical movie, based on a telenovela, from creatives behind 'The Prom' and 'High School Musical.'
ViacomCBS' ViacomCBS Int...
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