Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a division of Viacom Inc. (VIA, VIAB), announced a partnership with Facebook to launch an upcoming slate of eight original shortform series created for Facebook Watch. The announcement was made at All That Matters 2019 in Singapore. The series will be created by MTV Asia as part of the publisher and creator video incubation program for Facebook Watch. With genres ranging across music entertainment, pro-social and reality, the series will feature … [Read more...] about Viacom International Media Networks partners with Facebook
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C-More and Paramount renew Prime’s “Close Up”
LOS ANGELES – Prime Entertainment Group has inked two major renewal deals with Viacom Italy and C-More Entertainment for new episodes of Hollywood series Close Up. Scandinavian group C-More Entertainment AB’s significant package deal with Prime Entertainment Group includes the entire series of celebrity portraits Close Up, with a renewal of its past 91 episodes plus the 13 new episodes of the latest season. The show will be aired in the Nordic territories including … [Read more...] about C-More and Paramount renew Prime’s “Close Up”
PARAMOUNT Channel debuts in Asia
Singapore / Thailand - Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) today announced the launch of one of its global anchor brands PARAMOUNT CHANNEL in Asia. Building on the network’s international success in Spain, France, Russia, Romania, Hungary, Latin America and Italy (to be launched in February 2016), VIMN has secured its first distribution deal in Asia with CTH, a major pay-TV operator in Thailand. The high-definition 24-hour movie channel is set to launch first in Thailand on … [Read more...] about PARAMOUNT Channel debuts in Asia
Global Agency appoints Farrell Meisel as Director of Development
Global Agency has appointed veteran broadcast executive Farrell E. Meisel to the newly-created role of Director of Development. Meisel will work for both Global Agency, and its finished programme arm World Wide Entertainment, where he will focus on developing long-term partnerships and identifying new areas of growth for the two divisions. Meisel has extensive executive management and content development experience at a number of major organisations including Turner Broadcasting, HBO … [Read more...] about Global Agency appoints Farrell Meisel as Director of Development
Viacom to launch Comedy Central Asia on November 1
Singapore – Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia has announced the November 1 launch of Comedy Central Asia – Southeast Asia’s first 24-hour all-comedy network. The channel features a programming schedule designed for Asian viewers with original Comedy Central programming, sitcoms, stand-up and sketch comedy plus Emmy and Peabody Award-winning content. Comedy Central Asia will air 24 hours a day, seven days a week in both SD and HD, targeting several markets … [Read more...] about Viacom to launch Comedy Central Asia on November 1
Big ratings for Viacom
Singapore – Viewership for MTV and Nickelodeon in Southeast Asia increased by double digits in Singapore, Malaysia and Philippines, in the fourth quarter of 2011. According to Kantar Media in Singapore, MTV saw a 5.3 per cent increase, reaching more than 156,000 viewers aged between 12 and 34. The research firm also found that MTV Philippines achieved an increase in viewership of 18.8 per cent, watched by more than 1.12 million viewers aged between 12 to 24 years. In Malaysia, AGB Nielsen … [Read more...] about Big ratings for Viacom
