ViacomCBS Networks International
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) is the international division of ViacomCBS. The division oversees the production, broadcasting and promotion of key ViacomCBS' brands outside of the United States. These brands include Paramount Network, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, BET and Colors TV, as well as CBS-branded channels, which are co-owned with AMC Networks International.
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Type | Division |
Industry | Broadcasting |
Founded | 1987 |
Headquarters |
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Key people | |
Parent | ViacomCBS |
Divisions | ViacomCBS Networks UK & Australia ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA ViacomCBS Networks Americas |
Subsidiaries | Viacom 18 (49%) |
The networks' headquarters are located in New York City and London. Other international offices are located in São Paulo, Berlin, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Madrid, Milan, Mumbai, Paris, Singapore, Budapest and Sydney amongst others. Its first international offices opened in the late 1980s in London and Amsterdam with the launch of MTV Europe. It was created from a rebrand of Viacom's MTV Networks, which included MTV, BET, VH1 and Nickelodeon, to include Comedy Central. Robert Bakish has been President of VIMN since 2011, having held various roles at Viacom since 1997.
Divisions
As of January 2020, ViacomCBS Networks International is split into two brand groups (Entertainment and Youth Brands, Kids and Family), and three regional hubs (UK & Australia, EMEAA, and Americas).[2]
United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia
ViacomCBS Networks UK & Australia is a subsidiary of ViacomCBS, headquartered in London.
Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia
ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA (formerly MTV Networks Europe and Viacom International Media Networks Europe) is a subsidiary of ViacomCBS which serves Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
It currently consists of two branches:
- ViacomCBS Networks Northern Europe, which serves the Netherlands, Belgium, Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden), Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Poland, Ukraine, and Russia.
- ViacomCBS Networks Southern Europe, Middle East, and Africa, which serves France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Middle East, and Africa.
India
Viacom 18 is a joint venture between ViacomCBS and TV18, which operates the former's television brands in Asia.
The Americas
ViacomCBS Networks Americas (formerly MTV Networks Latin America and Viacom International Media Networks The Americas) is a regional subsidiary of ViacomCBS Networks International. Its operational headquarters is located in Miami, Florida, US soon to be relocated to Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia. As currently being based in the United States, all VCNA channels are regulated by the Federal Communications Commission, the U.S. broadcast regulator, despite not yet transmitting for the United States.
Channel 5
United Kingdom
On 1 May 2014, Viacom acquired Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd, and its current channels are:
Colors TV
- Colors (HD)
- Colors Bangla (HD)
- Colors Gujarati
- Colors Kannada (HD)
- Colors Marathi (HD)
- Colors Rishtey
- Colors Tamil (HD)
- Colors Odia
- Colors Infinity (HD)
- Colors Super
Comedy Central
Australia and New Zealand
Comedy Central Australia & New Zealand
Belgium
Comedy Central Belgium
Germany, Switzerland & Austria
Comedy Central Germany, Switzerland & Austria
Hungary
Comedy Central Hungary and Comedy Central Family Hungary
India
Comedy Central (India)
Israel
Comedy Central (Israel)
Italy
Comedy Central (Italy)
Latin America
Comedy Central (Latin America)
Netherlands
Comedy Central Netherlands and Comedy Central Extra
Poland
Comedy Central Poland and Polsat Comedy Central Extra
Romania
Comedy Central (Romania)
Spain
Comedy Central Spain
Sweden
Comedy Central (Sweden)
United Kingdom and Ireland
Comedy Central UK & Ireland and Comedy Central Extra
Former Channels
Comedy Central Family Netherlands
MTV
Current channels
Africa
MTV Africa and MTV Base Africa
Australia and New Zealand
MTV Australia & New Zealand, MTV Classic Australia & New Zealand, MTV Dance Australia and MTV Music Australia & New Zealand
Belgium
MTV Belgium
Brazil
MTV Brazil
Canada
MTV Canada and MTV2 Canada - owned by Bell Media, under license from ViacomCBS
China & Taiwan
MTV Mandarin
Denmark
MTV Denmark
Finland
MTV Finland
France
MTV France
Germany
MTV Germany and MTV Brand New Germany
Hungary
MTV Hungary
Ireland
MTV Ireland
Israel
MTV Israel
Italy
MTV Italy, MTV Music Italy[3]
Japan
MTV Japan
Korea
SBS MTV - joint venture with SBS
Latin America
MTV Latin America
Netherlands
MTV Netherlands, MTV Brand New and MTV Music 24
Norway
MTV Norway
Poland
MTV Poland
Portugal
MTV Portugal
Romania
MTV Romania
Russia
MTV Russia
Southeast Asia
MTV Southeast Asia
Spain
MTV Spain
Sweden
MTV Sweden
Switzerland
MTV Switzerland
Thailand
MTV Thailand
United Kingdom
MTV UK launched on 1 July 1997. It currently broadcasts 8 channels in the UK: MTV, MTV Base, MTV Classic, MTV Dance, MTV Hits, MTV Live, MTV Music, MTV OMG and MTV Rocks.
Vietnam
MTV Vietnam
Former channels
Adriatic Region
MTV Adria (serving Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia)
Australia & New Zealand
MTV Hits Australia & New Zealand, MTV New Zealand
Austria
MTV Austria
Czech Republic
MTV Czech Republic
Estonia
MTV Estonia
France
MTV Idol, MTV Pulse France
Greece
MTV Greece
Indonesia
MTV Indonesia
Italy
MTV Brand New Italy, MTV Classic Italy and MTV Pulse Italy
Latin America
MTV Hits Latin America
Lithuania & Latvia
MTV Lithuania & Latvia
Middle East
MTV Middle East
Pakistan
MTV Pakistan
Philippines
MTV Pinoy - joint venture with Viva Entertainment and MTVph - joint venture with Solar Entertainment Corporation
Poland
MTV Classic Poland
Turkey
MTV Turkey
Ukraine
MTV Ukraine
United Kingdom & Ireland
MTV Extra and MTV Flux
- MTV Philippines - closed 16 February 2010
- MTV International - was available online from 2006 to 2007
- MTV2 Pop (replaced with Nickelodeon Germany in 2005)
- MTV Base France (replaced by MTV Hits France and BET France on 17 November 2015)
- QOOB, originally broadcast in Italy closed down in January 2009, resurrected in April 2009, closed again in 2010.
- TMF (except TMF Vlaanderen; all others replaced with VIVA in 2009)
- Nickelodeon Ukraine (closed 1 September 2017)
- Game One Music HD (closed in September 2016)
- VH2 (replaced with MTV Flux in summer 2006)
Network 10
Australia
One of Australia's three commercial free-to-air channels. Ten Network Holdings was bought by CBS Corporation on November 16, 2017, becoming part of ViacomCBS Networks International following the 2019 Viacom merger.
Channels:
Internet:
- 10 Play
- 10 Daily
- 10 All Access
Nickelodeon
Australia & New Zealand
Nickelodeon Australia & New Zealand
Brazil
Nickelodeon Brazil
Bulgaria
Nickelodeon Bulgaria
Canada
Nickelodeon Canada - owned by Corus Entertainment, under license from ViacomCBS
Croatia
Nickelodeon Croatia
Denmark
Nickelodeon Denmark, Nick Jr. Scandinavia
Finland
Nickelodeon Finland, Nick Jr. Scandinavia
France
Nickelodeon France, Nickelodeon 4Teen France and Nickelodeon Junior France
Germany & Austria
Nickelodeon Germany
Greece
Nickelodeon Greece
Hungary
Nickelodeon Hungary
India
Nickelodeon India, Nickelodeon Sonic, Nick Jr and TeenNick
Israel
Nickelodeon Israel
Italy
Nickelodeon Italy and TeenNick Italy
Japan
Nickelodeon Japan (relaunched on January 30, 2018)
Malaysia
Nickelodeon Malaysia
Netherlands & Flanders
Nickelodeon Netherlands
Norway
Nickelodeon Norway, Nick Jr. Scandinavia
Pakistan
Nickelodeon Pakistan
Philippines
Nickelodeon Philippines - co-owned by All Youth Channels owned by Creative Programs Inc. a subsidiary of ABS-CBN Corporation.
Poland
Nickelodeon Poland
Portugal
Nickelodeon Portugal
Russia & CIS
Nickelodeon Russia
Serbia
Nickelodeon Serbia
Southeast Asia
Nickelodeon (Southeast Asia)
South Africa
Nickelodeon South Africa
South Korea
Nickelodeon South Korea - joint venture with SBS
Spain
Nickelodeon Spain
Sweden
Nickelodeon Sweden, Nick Jr. Scandinavia
Switzerland
Nickelodeon Switzerland
Turkey
Nickelodeon Turkey
United Kingdom and Ireland
Nickelodeon UK & Ireland, Nick Jr. Uk & Ireland, Nick Jr. Too
Former channels
- Nickelodeon (Estonia)
- Kindernet – now defunct
- Nick Gas – American digital cable and satellite channel, closed December 31, 2007 on digital cable and DirecTV and more ans April 23, 2009 on Dish Network (replaced by Cartoon Network (west), replaced by then The N, now TeenNick).
- Nicktoonsters – British spinoff of the U.K. version of Nicktoons, closed July 31, 2009 (replaced by a 1-hour delayed timeshift feed of the main Nicktoons channel).
- Nickelodeon (New Zealand) – Now defunct, replaced by the Australian version[4]
- Nickelodeon (China) – Branded as HaHa Nick, closed in October, 2007
Nick Jr.
Australia
Nick Jr. (Australia)
Germany & Austria
Nick Jr. (Germany)
Greece
Nick Jr. (Greece)
India
Nick Jr. (India)
Israel
Nick Jr. (Israel)
Italy
Nick Jr. (Italy)
Netherlands & Flanders
Nick Jr. Netherlands & Flanders
Portugal
Nick Jr. (Portugal)
Switzerland
Nick Jr. Germany, Austria & Switzerland
Turkey
Nick Jr. (Turkey)
Nicktoons
Arabia
Nicktoons Arabia
Germany & Austria
Nicktoons Germany & Austria
Netherlands & Flanders
Nicktoons Netherlands & Flanders
United Kingdom and Ireland
Nicktoons UK & Ireland
Scandinavia
Nicktoons Sweden, Norway, Denmark & Finland
Romania
Hungary
Poland
NickMusic
Australia & New Zealand
Nick Music Australia & New Zealand
Netherlands & Flanders
Nick Music Netherlands & Flanders
Paramount Channel
France
Paramount Channel France
Poland
Paramount Channel Poland
Russia
Paramount Channel Russia
Paramount Network
Brazil
Paramount Network Brazil
Denmark
Paramount Network Denmark
Finland
Paramount Network Finland
Hungary
Paramount Network Hungary
Latin America
Paramount Network Latin America
Sweden
Paramount Network Sweden
United Kingdom
Paramount Network United Kingdom
VH1
Denmark
VH1 (Denmark)
Europe
VH1
India
VH1 India
Italy
VH1 Italy
Middle East and North Africa
VH1
Former channels
Brazil
VH1 Brazil, VH1 HD and VH1 MegaHits
Europe
VH1 Classic
Germany
VH1 Germany
Indonesia
VH1 Indonesia
Latin America
VH1 Latin America
Pakistan
VH1 Pakistan
Poland
VH1 (Poland)
United Kingdom and Ireland
VH1 UK & Ireland
Other networks
Game One
France
Game One is a French television channel which launched in September 1998. It shows programs based on video gaming and Japanese anime.
J-One
- J-One France
Paramount Comedy
Russia
Paramount Comedy Russia
Super!
Super! is an Italian free channel that airs children's programming, which is mostly taken from Nickelodeon or Nick Jr.
CBS International (co-owned with AMC Networks International)
Former networks
VIVA
VIVA Media GmbH (until 2004 VIVA Media AG) was a music television network originating from Germany. It was founded as an alternative to MTV by Time Warner executives Tom McGrath and Peter Bogner with Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher from DoRo Productions, which created music videos.[5] The channel was a broadcast of VIVA Germany as VIVA Media AG in 1993 and has been owned by their former competitor Viacom, the parent company of MTV, since 2004. Viva channels exist in some European countries; the first spin-offs were launched in Poland and Switzerland in 2000.
Austria
VIVA Austria was launched in May 2012, 15% of the channel's programming consists of Austrian music, music tops and lifestyle programming focused on the Austrian market. The channels marketing and promotion are managed by Goldback Media.[6] Prior to 2012, VIVA Germany aired across Austria with localised advertising and sponsorship for Austria.
Germany
VIVA Germany
Switzerland
VIVA Switzerland
Poland
VIVA Poland was a Polish music channel launched on 10 June 2000 by the German VIVA Media AG. On 17 July 2012, the channel stopped being an FTA network and was pulled off from Eutelsat Hot Bird 13A satellite. In 2014, the station cancelled local production shows. In 2015 - 2017, the station cancelled all reality TV shows and continued playing only electronic dance music. Before the new broadcast schedule, the station was playing Polish and international pop, dance, rock and hip hop music.
Hungary
VIVA Hungary was a music channel launched on 27 June 1997 as Z+. Like its sister channels, the channel features localised music videos, programming, presenters and chart shows. The channel started to use the new logo on 2 April 2012. The channel ended broadcast on 3 October 2017 replaced by MTV Music.
Netherlands
The Box was originally a Dutch music channel, which allowed viewers to vote on music videos. It was owned by VIVA Media. It launched in 1995 and was replaced by Comedy Central in 2007.
United Kingdom & Ireland
VIVA UK & Ireland
The channel launched on 26 October 2009, replacing TMF, and ceased broadcasting on 31 January 2018.
CBS International (co-owned with AMC Networks International)
References
- "Tiago Worcman e Federico Cuervo assumem novas posições na Viacom". Converge Comunicações (in Portuguese). 9 August 2017. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- Kanter, Jake (2020-01-14). "ViacomCBS Reshuffles International Leadership Team Under David Lynn". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- Replaced on DTT by VH1 Italy in March 2016. Available only on Sky Italia.
- "MTV NZ to axe 23 staff, closes offices". The New Zealand Herald. APN News & Media. September 28, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
- "Der V-Faktor" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 10 January 2005.