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Hollywood Reporter
April 27, 2018
Its subsidiary Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is launching the Nick Jr. linear channel in Indonesia as part of a collaboration with the country's largest mobile operator, Telkomsel. VMN is also developing a mobile game with Singapore-headquartered mobile game publisher goGame,Ãâà...
Broadcasting & Cable
April 26, 2018
Paula Kaplan has joined Viacom Digital Studio as executive VP of talent and development. Kaplan is returning to Viacom, where she was a 20-year veteran of Nickelodeon. Most recently she was chief talent officer and head of live content at Awesomeness TV, where she worked with Kelly Day, nowÃâà...
Digiday
April 25, 2018
Viacom and Snapchat are working together to create new shows that would star top Snapchat stars. In a multiyear original content and advertising deal renewal, the media giant said Snap approached Viacom about developing and producing shows using top Snapchat celebrities. Viacom could cast thoseÃâà...
Vanity Fair
April 25, 2018
The shotgun re-marriage of CBS and Viacom is proceeding apace. But while the respective companies' boards of directors grapple with exchange ratios, fairness opinions, the amount and timing of expected synergies, and which executives will lead the re-merged company, the months of deal-relatedÃâà...
Variety
April 25, 2018
Viacom CEO Bob Bakish took a bit of a victory lap on Wednesday's quarterly earnings call, talking up the dramatically improved financial picture at Paramount Pictures and plans to expand content production for outside buyers. Viacom's investments in cutting-edge advertising sales efforts are also bearingÃâà...
Variety
April 10, 2018
Viacom may be under new pressure to demonstrate the value of its TV operations. It's no secret the company grappled for several months with ratings drops at some of its flagship networks, and it is currently in the midst of a wrestling match with CBS Corp. over terms of a potential merger. Both companiesÃâà...
Nasdaq
April 3, 2018
NEW YORK, April 3 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Les Moonves seems to be giving Viacom the kiss-off. The CBS chairman and chief executive is pondering a bid at less than market value for the $12 billionMTV operator. That seems an unenthusiastic start - especially since the Redstone family, which controlsÃâà...
Yahoo Finance
April 3, 2018
Reuters reports CBS will make an all-stock bid for Viacom below current its current valuation, meaning there could a long, tough road of merger negotiations ahead. Nvidia (NVDA): Shares are pulling higher, up around 2.0%. Bank of America Merrill Lynch reiterated its Buy rating and added the chipmaker toÃâà...
CableFAX
April 3, 2018
CBS Corp. is readying to make an initial merger proposal to Viacom in the coming days, according to a Bloomberg News report. Such a proposal would be the first step in bringing the two companies together again after their formal split in 2006. The reported offer is expected to include an openingÃâà...
TheStreet.com
April 3, 2018
(CBS - Get Report) has prepared a low-ball bid to buy Viacom Inc. (VIAB - Get Report) , the owner of MTV and Nickelodeon, the Los Angeles Times reported. CBS' proposed all-stock offer -- which could come in the next few days -- was expected to place a lower valuation on Viacom than its current marketÃâà...
Variety
April 3, 2018
Shares in CBS Corp. and Viacom were on the move in different directions Tuesday as the companies prepare to engage in what are sure to be arduous acquisition talks. A report Monday by Reuters that CBS intends to make a low-ball all-stock offer for Viacom — valuing the company below its currentÃâà...
Variety
March 26, 2018
Trevor Noah is likely to gain a berth wider than that provided by “The Daily Show” under a new content partnership he's struck with Viacom. Under terms of the agreement, Viacom will have exclusive “first look” rights on all projects developed by Noah and his production company, Day Zero Productions,Ãâà...
Variety
March 23, 2018
Board members from CBS Corp. and Viacom are expected to meet as soon as next week to begin discussions on the valuations of both companies for a possible merger. Executives at both media companies have been hip-deep in crunching numbers and preparing financial data to guide the discussionsÃâà...
Variety
December 31, 1999
Viacom is bringing back “Cribs” and “Girl Code” to Snapchat, along with a new short-form version of MTV's “Promposal” and an agreement to create other shows for the platform. The media conglomerate's renewed and expanded global deal with Snap includes developing and producing new SnapchatÃâà...
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