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Vevo reveals most-watched music videos

Vevo, the music video network, has released data to celebrate the 40th anniversary of music videos hitting the mainstream on August 1st 1981. This data, based on lifetime views across Vevo’s network, demonstrates the most popular music videos of each decade, both in the UK and globally. Since the first airing of Video Killed the […]

August 3, 2021

Viacom18 brings La Liga to India

Viacom18 Media, the Indian media conglomerate, has announced a deal with La Liga to bring the Spanish Football League exclusively to the Indian sub-continent for the next 3 years. Enabled and supported by Rise Worldwide, La Liga will air exclusively on MTV in India, along with select national and regional network channels and live-streamed on […]

July 5, 2021

Bezalel named E4 Commissioning Editor

Channel 4 has appointed Mel Bezalel as Commissioning Editor for E4, reporting into Head of Youth and Digital, Karl Warner. Joining from RDF Television, in the new role, Bezalel will be focused on finding, developing and overseeing a range of original, large scale unscripted commissions aimed at 16-34s, as well as further developing the relationship […]

June 15, 2021

WarnerMedia Kids APAC appoints Lim

WarnerMedia has appointed Melissa Lim as the new head of content acquisitions and co-productions for its kids networks in Asia Pacific, which include POGO, Cartoon Network and Boomerang. She also advises on licensing content to fuel the growing slate of kids and family programming on the regional streaming service HBO GO in Southeast Asia. Limis […]

June 10, 2021

MTV UK, Open University content partnership

ViacomCBS Networks International’s (VCNI) Velocity UK and Sky Media have announced a new content partnership between MTV UK and The Open University (OU). Developed in partnership with JUMP, part of Havas Entertainment, and Havas Media, the four-part digital series, titled Generation Change: Ones to Watch, is set to premiere across MTV’s Linear TV channels, social […]

May 17, 2021

PUSH LIVE hires Hosken as Chief Financial and Operating Officer

PUSH LIVE, a live entertainment technology company, has announced the hiring of Simon Hosken as Chief Financial and Operating Officer. Hosken previously held the position of COO and CFO for 15 years at Eagle Rock Entertainment, the world’s leading independent producers, publishers and distributors of music programming in both live and music documentaries. Before his […]

May 6, 2021

ViacomCBS and Fasten Films to co-produce Pastor

VIS, a division of ViacomCBS Networks International, and Fasten Films, have closed an agreement to co-produce the fictional drama series Pastor, which will be sold to partners beginning in 2022. The 10 x 50’ series, created and written by Natxo López (co-creator of Stolen Away and writer for Caronte), will be directed by Jorge Dorado, […]

May 5, 2021

ViacomCBS announces new UK social media team

ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has established a new commercial team, dedicated to leveraging its social platforms business in the UK. The designated unit, Velocity UK, will draw on the power of VCNI brands and its local UK expertise to act as the exclusive source for clients looking to reach audiences across its social inventory in […]

April 19, 2021

VCNI to buy Chilevisión

In a move that will complement its portfolio in the Southern Cone of Latin America, ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has agreed to acquire Chilean free-to-air television channel Chilevisión from WarnerMedia. Through the transaction, VCNI further expands its footprint in Latin America and bolsters its streaming business with a new premium content library and pipeline to […]

April 6, 2021

Paramount+ launches in LatAm

ViacomCBS has launched the new Paramount+ streaming service in Latin America with more than 5,000 hours of content. Paramount+ will be the Latin American home of SHOWTIME, Paramount+ Original Series premieres, CBS Television Studios, and select movies from Paramount Pictures. The service will also feature a variety of content and local productions from iconic ViacomCBS’ […]

March 4, 2021