Tag: ViacomCBS
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Sling and DISH Will Keep ViacomCBS Channels
ViacomCBS and DISH announced today a multi-year renewal of their carriage agreement, keeping ViacomCBS channels on DISH and Sling TV. Ahead of today’s announcement, there was speculation that Sling and DISH were preparing to face a blackout of ViacomCBS channels. Sling posting a warning, which was quickly removed, notifying subscribers that it was “fighting on…
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CBS All Access ‘Super Service’ Will Launch in 2021
In a virtual conference Tuesday, ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish elaborated on plans for the revamped version of CBS All Access, which Bakish called “a super service.” The updates to CBS All Access was discussed during the ViacomCBS earnings call in May, expanding on comments made earlier in the year about a “new” service. At the…
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Will YouTube TV Raise Its Price This Summer?
Recently, ViacomCBS announced that its channels will be coming to YouTube TV this summer. While Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, MTV, and more channels are welcome additions to the lineup, YouTube TV subscribers are asking whether adding channels means a higher monthly cost. Let’s take a look at YouTube TV’s price history. The live TV streaming…
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CBS All Access Will See a Huge Update This Summer
In the ViacomCBS earnings call this week, CEO Bob Bakish shared that the company is planning to make some big changes to CBS All Access. The changes will center around building up the content library and ViacomCBS has been planning on making this update for some time, talking about the idea of creating a “new”…
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Pluto TV Now Has 24 Million Active Users, CBS All Access & Showtime Subscribers Up 50%
Today, ViacomCBS shared its Quarter 1 results, showing a 6% drop in revenue to $6.669 billion. Net earnings were also down for the quarter, though ViacomCBS gained $549 million from the sale of Television City. “ViacomCBS delivered solid results in our first full quarter, including sequential improvement on key financial metrics, as well as clear…
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YouTube TV Will Add Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, and More Viacom Channels
With the ViacomCBS merger last year, the companies combined their respective channels to create a strong portfolio that includes BET, Comedy Central, VH1, Nickelodeon, MTV, and more. Now, the merged company is bringing those channels to YouTube TV. Today, ViacomCBS and Google announced a multi-year distribution agreement to bring 14 ViacomCBS channels to YouTube TV,…
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ViacomCBS Reaches a Carriage Deal with Verizon FiOS
ViacomCBS has made a carriage deal with Verizon FiOS, the first since Viacom and CBS merged in December. Deadline reports that sources have told them that the deal was made official, despite coronavirus, even with sports being a large part of the agreement. FiOS has also made a deal with the regional sports network SNY.…
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ViacomCBS Closes Purchase of 49% Stake in Miramax
ViacomCBS and beIN Media Group have just announced the closing of the ViacomCBS purchase of a 49% stake in Miramax. beIN Media Group will keep its 51% stake in the company. This deal was announced back in December 2019. The deal, for $375 million, gives ViacomCBS joint ownership of Miramax’s catalog of 700 titles which…
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Fox, Disney & Others Comment on Negative Impact of Coronavirus on Business in SEC Filings
Fox Corp is the latest company to make a public statement about how coronavirus has impacted and will potentially continue to impact businesses. Deadline reported that Fox’s latest SEC filing stated the pandemic “could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations over the near to medium term.”…
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Noggin Launches on Apple TV in US and Internationally
Noggin, the Nick Jr. subscription service from ViacomCBS for preschoolers, is now available on Apple TV in the US and internationally. On Noggin, you can stream Nick Jr. content including Paw Patrol, Dora the Explorer, Shimmer and Shine, Blaze and the Monster Machines and The Wonder Pets! Content is available to stream or to download and watch later. “Offering our iconic kids…