ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI), a division of ViacomCBS, has announced the closing of the previously announced acquisition of Chilevisión from WarnerMedia, a division of AT&T. The acquisition includes Chilevisión’s FTA television network, which is Chile’s most watched television channel this year to-date, with an average of 8.3 points of HH rating and the largest growth, […]
Software and data platform, VideoAmp, has announced a partnership with ViacomCBS in which it will provide the media and entertainment company with an alternative currency to plan, transact and measure national media campaigns. Through this partnership, ViacomCBS will leverage VideoAmp’s proprietary commingled TV Viewership dataset to guarantee linear media transactions against age and gender demographics. […]
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has announced that Pluto TV, the free streaming television service, will launch in Italy on October 28th. With over 52 million global monthly active users spanning 25 countries in three continents, Pluto TV will be Italy’s first Free ad-supported television (FAST) service and will complement Paramount+ when the premium streaming service […]
Channel 5 is committing an annual seven-figure sum towards a dedicated training fund in order to boost industry learning and development. Production companies can submit applications to the fund for their employees and freelancers working on Channel 5 programming, at any stage during a contracted production. Production companies can choose the course topics and which […]
The MAVISE Database shows that many of global channels that were based in the UK have now been compelled to move to the continent to maintain their in-EU origin status. In all 250 broadcast licences have, of necessity, been ‘deported’ since Brexit. Broadcasters moving international ops away from the UK include: Discovery, Disney, NENT, NBC, […]
Viacom18, the Indian media and entertainment network, has announced the appointment of Vivek Mohan Sharma as Head of Branded Content, Viacom18. He will be reporting to Mahesh Shetty, Head – Network Sales, Viacom18. In his new role, Mohan Sharma will be responsible for leading branded content and solutions at the network level. Individually, he will […]
TV broadcasters Sky, ITV and Channel 4 are working together to launch CFlight – a unified advertising metric that captures live, on-demand and time-shifted commercial impressions across all mainstream viewing platforms in the UK. The UK’s CFlight is a post-campaign online evaluation tool, using combined linear TV and broadcaster VoD data to show media buyers […]
Following similar restructuring towards streaming elsewhere, ViacomCBS named Pluto TV head Tom Ryan as president and CEO of ViacomCBS Streaming. Kelly Day, now COO, ViacomCBS Networks International, was named to the additional role of president of Streaming, ViacomCBS Networks International. Pierluigi Gazzolo will step down from his position as president, streaming and studios at VCNI […]
ViacomCBS has promoted Wincie Knight to VP of global inclusion strategy at ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI). Based in London, Knight will now report to Marva Smalls, ViacomCBS’ EVP of global inclusion and EVP of public affairs, kids and family entertainment brands at ViacomCBS Media Networks, and Maria Kyriacou, president of ViacomCBS Networks (VCN) UK, Australia […]
Sumner Redstone, the US billionaire media tycoon, has died aged 97. For nearly 30 years, Redstone led Viacom as Executive Chairman of the Board following National Amusements’s acquisition of a controlling stake in the company in 1987. He also held the position of CEO from 1996 until 2005, during which time Viacom merged with CBS […]