Tag: ViacomCBS
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CBS All Access Names New Head of Programming
After the latest earnings call, ViacomCBS has named a new head of programming for their now merged company. Julie McNamara will now serve as executive vice president, head of programming for CBS All Access. Prior to this role, McNamara was in the role of VP of original content. McNamara will not oversee programming for the…
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Amazon, Disney & Others Are Fighting for NFL TV Rights
Last week, NFL owners approved the terms of a bargaining agreement between the NFL and the NFL Players Association. The Collective Bargaining Agreement could affect everything from expanding the regular season game schedule to changing salary caps. The agreement would also allow for new negotiations when it comes to broadcast rights for NFL games when…
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ViacomCBS’ New Streaming Service Will Launch Later This Year
Since Viacom and CBS merged, we’ve been hearing vague mentions of a new service that would combine all of the ViacomCBS assets. Today, during their quarter four earnings call, the company delivered more details about what this new streaming service will look like. Before the earnings call this morning, this is what ViacomCBS said about…
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ViacomCBS is Launching a New Streaming Service & Will Expand CBS All Access
Now that Viacom and CBS have merged, they have big plans to be a strong competitor in streaming. Today ViacomCBS announced plans to create a new streaming service that will incorporate all of its assets, including Pluto TV, Nickelodeon, BET, MTV, Comedy Central and Paramount Pictures. Details are still very thin but here is how…
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ViacomCBS is Bringing MTV’s Punk’d, 60 Minutes & More to Quibi
Today, ViacomCBS announced that it will be rebooting the MTV show Punk’d, but not for the cable channel. Instead, the reboot will be created specifically for Quibi. Punk’d won’t be the only ViacomCBS show to find a home on Quibi. In a blog post, the company shared that Punk’d will be joined by Comedy Central’s…
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ViacomCBS Will Launch a New Streaming Service with Content from Pluto TV, Nick, Paramount & More
Now that Viacom and CBS have merged, they have big plans to be a strong competitor in streaming. The media company has plans to create a new streaming service that will incorporate all of its assets, including Pluto TV, Nickelodeon, BET, MTV, Comedy Central and Paramount Pictures, sources told CNBC today. While no plans have…
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ViacomCBS Appoints George Cheeks to Lead CBS Entertainment Group
This morning, ViacomCBS announced that George Cheeks, formerly of NBCUniversal, will become President and CEO of CBS Entertainment Group, effective March 23, 2020. Joe Ianniello, Chairman and CEO of CBS, will be leaving the company after the transition. Cheeks is coming from NBUniversal, where he served as Vice Chairman, NBCUniversal Content Studios. At CBS, he…
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CBS All Access and Showtime Have Reached 10 Million Subscribers
During the CBS All Access’s winter TCA Press Tour, chief digital officer for ViacomCBS and CEO and president on CBS Interactive Marc DeBevoise announced that CBS All Access and Showtime’s OTT streaming service combined have reached 10 million subscribers. That number is up from 8 million, last reported in February 2019. “We’re in a great…
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Pluto TV Introduces a New Logo at CES
Pluto TV has introduced a new logo as part of a campaign that will begin in the first quarter of this year. This is Pluto TV’s first appearance at CES in Las Vegas since being acquired by Viacom CBS. Pluto has a space at CES in the C-Space for media and advertising, with the new…
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ViacomCBS Buys 49% of MIRAMAX For $375 Million
Today ViacomCBS announced that they have purchased 49% of MIRAMAX. This gives ViacomCBS joint ownership of MIRAMAX’s catalog of 700 titles, 278 Academy Award® nominations and 68 Oscars® including four Best Picture awards for Chicago, Shakespeare In Love, The English Patient, and No Country For Old Men. beIN will retain a 51% stake in MIRAMAX and MIRAMAX’s current leadership team…