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FIFA World Cup 2026 rights awarded in Nordics

FIFA has awarded the exclusive rights to the FIFA World Cup 2026 to broadcasters in each of the Nordic territories:  DR and TV2 in Denmark, YLE and MTV in Finland, TV2 and NRK in Norway, and SVT and TV4 in Sweden. The deals complete FIFA’s current sales cycle in the Nordics, following the sale of […]

January 8, 2021

ViacomCBS expands Hulu distribution deal

ViacomCBS has confirmed a new distribution agreement that adds more content from ViacomCBS’s portfolio of news, entertainment and sports networks to Hulu’s live TV subscription streaming service, Hulu + Live TV. The comprehensive, multi-year deal includes continued carriage of CBS broadcast stations, CBS Sports Network, Pop TV, Smithsonian Channel, and The CW, as well as […]

January 5, 2021

MTV brings digital World Stage to Indonesia

MTV Asia, in partnership with Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (MOTCE), have announced MTV World Stage Indonesia 2020 – the first digital World Stage event for MTV, bringing world music into homes in a new way to discover music. International pop star Anne-Marie as well as Korean boy band NCT are set to […]

December 11, 2020

MTV Play on Amazon Prime Video Channels

ViacomCBS Networks UK has announced the addition of its direct-to-consumer SVoD service, MTV Play to Amazon Prime Video Channels. The MTV Play channel will enable Prime members in the UK with an add-on subscription to access the app’s extensive content library of MTV youth-focused reality programming. For an additional £3.99 per month, Prime members can […]

November 25, 2020

Flixed launches the Flixed TV Guide

Flixed, the streaming resource website used by millions of people every year, has announced the launch of the Flixed TV Guide. The Flixed TV Guide allows Americans to see what’s currently airing on TV across any city, and any TV provider including cable, satellite, and live TV OTT services like Sling TV, Hulu Live TV, […]

November 23, 2020

Netflix renews Emily in Paris for season 2

Emily in Paris has been renewed for a second season by Netflix. Emily in Paris stars Lily Collins and is produced by MTV Studios, Darren Star Productions, and Jax Media. In addition to Star, Tony Hernandez and Lilly Burns of Jax Media, and Andrew Fleming serve as executive producers with Lily Collins also serving as […]

November 12, 2020

Study: 15m UK homes have SVoD

UK retailer Currys PC World conducted a study into the evolution of television to investigate just how much the world of TV has changed and adapted over time. Here are a few of the key takeaways: Broadcast TV is on the decline, but the British public are embracing a multitude of new ways to watch […]

October 28, 2020

Pluto TV goes live in Spain

ViacomCBS Networks International has announced the launch of its AVoD service Pluto TV in Spain. Currently offering 40 original channels across different genres, Spanish audiences can now access premium and curated content free of charge. Available on Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung TV+, as well as iOS and Android mobile devices, Spanish […]

October 26, 2020

ViacomCBS super streamer is Paramount+

ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI), a division of ViacomCBS, has unveiled ‘Paramount+’ as the brand name for the company’s premium subscription video on-demand service, which it says builds on a legacy of innovation and superior storytelling that distinguishes one of the most iconic brands in Hollywood. Beginning in Q1 of 2021, VCNI will relaunch Paramount+ in […]

September 15, 2020

MTV’s first live 5G enabled remote production

ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) and ViacomCBS Digital Studios International (VDSI) are partnering with IBC and VodafoneZiggo to remotely produce first live 5G enabled remote production As co-champions of the IBC’s Accelerator Programme 2020, a project designed to ignite “broadcaster firsts” for 5G & remote productions, VCNI and VDSI take advantage of the technology and innovations […]

September 8, 2020