ViacomCBS Networks International has confirmed that Pluto TV, the free streaming television service, will debut in France on February 8th. Pluto TV will be available on all major streaming devices (TV, smartphone, tablet, PC) via the Pluto TV browser, via app on Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast and the iOS and Android […]
ViacomCBS Networks UK has acquired the broadcasting rights to the first series of new British comedy Hapless for Channel 5’s VOD service, MY5. Written and directed by Sinyor, the deal was agreed by Damian O’Hara, Acquisitions Manager at ViacomCBS Networks UK, and ‘Hapless’ will be available on MY5 in March. Starring Tim Downie (The King’s […]
ViacomCBS and DISH Media have announced a significant breakthrough by delivering what they say is the first-ever addressable impressions within a live national broadcast via MVPD set-top box. Addressable ad replacement was successfully executed on a select number of live campaigns across DISH’s 9MM household footprint in certain CBS-owned-and-operated US markets, marking a major technical […]
ViacomCBS has confirmed a new distribution agreement that adds more content from ViacomCBS’s portfolio of news, entertainment and sports networks to Hulu’s live TV subscription streaming service, Hulu + Live TV. The comprehensive, multi-year deal includes continued carriage of CBS broadcast stations, CBS Sports Network, Pop TV, Smithsonian Channel, and The CW, as well as […]
ViacomCBS Networks International, a unit of ViacomCBS, has added its flagship kids brands Nickelodeon and Nick Jr to various platforms in Southeast Asia. Starting January 4th 2021, in the Philippines, Nick Jr will be available to Cignal TV’s Prepaid and Postpaid subscribers, part of Cignal’s launch of 11 new channels. Nickelodeon has been available on […]
ViacomCBS has confirmed the appointment of Raffaele Annecchino as President and CEO of ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI), effective immediately. He succeeds David Lynn, who is stepping down and will depart the company following a transition period.
ViacomCBS Networks International has confirmed the official launch of Pluto TV, its AVoD service, in Brazil. Pluto TV Brazil offers audiences a diverse line-up of premium, curated linear channels and content from major media partners worldwide. Users in Brazil can now access Pluto TV via the pluto.tv website, by downloading the app on iOS and […]
Cloud services provider Amazon Web Services (AWS), and ViacomCBS have reached an agreement that makes AWS the preferred cloud provider for ViacomCBS’s global broadcast media operations. As part of the strategic agreement, ViacomCBS will migrate operations for its entire broadcast footprint, which spans 425 linear television channels and 40 global data and media centres, to […]
ViacomCBS Networks UK has announced the addition of its direct-to-consumer SVoD service, MTV Play to Amazon Prime Video Channels. The MTV Play channel will enable Prime members in the UK with an add-on subscription to access the app’s extensive content library of MTV youth-focused reality programming. For an additional £3.99 per month, Prime members can […]
ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS) and production company Morena Films have announced a co-development deal for dramedy TV series The Kellys. Héctor Lozano (Merlí, Merlí. Sapere Aude) is the creator and showrunner of this production following a group of cleaners in a Spanish coast’s hotel. The protagonists have different European and Latin American backgrounds, but all […]