ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has announced it will invest 25 per cent of its budget in Latin America to create and develop BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) content. This initiative is part of the company’s No Diversity, No Commission” global policy, a commitment to expand its diverse and inclusive representation, both on and […]
ViacomCBS has reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30th 2020. The US media conglomerate said it delivered “another quarter of robust growth in streaming”, with domestic subscribers rising to 17.9 million, up 72 per cent YoY, and Pluto TV domestic MAUs increasing to 28.4 million, up 57 per cent YoY. The company grew […]
ViacomCBS Networks International announced the launch of Noggin, the learning subscription service, on Amazon Prime Video Channels as an add-on subscription for Prime members in the Netherlands, Italy and Spain increasing its European footprint. After launching in the UK, France, Germany and Austria at the beginning of September 2020, Noggin expands its presence to the […]
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) has confirmed the production of Dale Gas, an action series produced in conjunction with Dynamo and Netflix. It is being filmed in Mexico City and will premiere on Netflix at the beginning of 2021. The series will be comprised of 10 episodes, each 45-minutes in length, telling the story of Kike […]
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS), part of ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI), is launching a new kids content division and has appointed Nickelodeon executive Nina Hahn to head it up. Viacom says VIS Kids will allow for the expansion of the studio’s global kids content pipeline, broadening its kids content offering to include short and longform content […]
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has announced the promotion of Lee Sears to Executive Vice President and General Manager, Digital and Ad Sales for ViacomCBS Networks International. Based in London, Sears will report to Kelly Day, President, Streaming and Chief Operating Officer, VCNI. Previously Senior Vice President of Velocity International, VCNI’s in-house advertising sales, branded content […]
Research from Parks Associates’ OTT Video Market Tracker shows that through Q3 2020, the number of OTT video services in the US has more than doubled since 2014, currently reaching nearly 300 different services. The rate of closure has also declined, from a peak in 2018 when
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 […]
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) announced its participation to the 2020 Mia Market, an event dedicated to the audiovisual market and all its players, where the studios will present its strategy and future plans. On October 17th ViacomCBS Networks International will discuss its strategy for South Europe, including Italy, and the importance of the studio business […]