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New-look Viacom integrating film and TV
New Viacom CEO Bob Bakish has fleshed out his turnaround plan for the media giant…
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Viacom outlines five point turnaround plan
Media giant Viacom has unveiled a five-point plan to get its business back on track,…
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‘Afro-American Netflix’ starts expansion
Afrostream, the subscription video-on-demand service that set itself the goal of being the ‘Netflix of Afro-American and…
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Nets clear schedules to honour Prince
ABC, BET and OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network are among the US networks planning to honour…
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Hulu takes US streaming rights to Book of Negroes
Hulu has taken exclusive US rights to Canadian miniseries The Book of Negroes. The deal…
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BET teams with ‘Afro American Netflix’ in France
Viacom’s African and African-American culture and entertainment channel BET will launch on SVOD in France…
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Viacom placing BET in France
Viacom will launch a round-the-clock BET channel in France next month. The entertainment channel will…
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Viacom reveals global SVOD service
Viacom has unveiled Viacom Play Plex, a suite of mobile TV apps that will offer…
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BET greenlights New Edition biopic mini
Viacom’s US cable channel BET has ordered a miniseries based in the story of 1980s…
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MTV UK boss to rebrand Channel 5
MTV UK general manager Kerry Taylor has been given a new role within Viacom and…