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Bob Bakish
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Paramount confirms Bakish exit as streaming losses narrow
Paramount has confirmed the departure of CEO Bob Bakish following multiple press reports over the…
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Paramount’s Bob Bakish reportedly on the way out
Paramount is reportedly on the point of parting ways with its CEO, Bob Bakish, according…
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Paramount looks to partnerships and licensing to ‘play through the trough’
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish has said the company is “playing through the trough” of a…
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Paramount’s Bakish highlights benefits of bundling and broader offerings
Paramount’s path to profitability for streaming includes more partnerships and the creation of a broader…
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Paramount records streaming growth despite Russian exit, but losses mount
Paramount posted a 19% rise in revenue in the second quarter on the back of…
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ViacomCBS to roll out ‘super service’ streamer in 2021
ViacomCBS will roll out its new ‘house of brands’ streaming service in 2021, CEO Bob…
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ViacomCBS to launch international pay streamer ‘within year’
ViacomCBS plans to launch an international pay TV streaming product in multiple markets within the…
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Viacom plans major international expansion of Pluto TV
Viacom is to exploit “a significant opportunity in leveraging Viacom’s global operating footprint to drive…
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Bakish: Pluto TV acquisition will be OTT ‘game changer’ for Viacom
Viacom’s acquisition of ad-supported OTT TV network Pluto TV will be a “game changer” for…
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Viacom’s Bakish highlights three-pronged digital strategy
Viacom will take a three-pronged approach to the direct-to-consumer business, including plans for an advertising-supported…
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Viacom moving ahead with OTT plan and US$1bn studio production goal
Viacom is moving ahead with plans to launch a new direct-to-consumer platform in the US…
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CBS reportedly in bid for Viacom
CBS is set to make an all-stock offer for Viacom that prices the US company…
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Viacom plans direct-to-consumer streaming service
Viacom has revealed plans to launch a direct-to-consumer streaming service later this year. Speaking at…
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Viacom shares slide despite solid Q3 gains
Viacom shares have fallen sharply on news of a delayed payment from a Chinese partner…
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Viacom’s Bakish reveals skinny bundle plans
Viacom is in advanced talks with one US service provider to be part of the…
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Viacom raises US$1.3bn
Viacom has issued a US$1.3 million bond offer and will use the proceeds to pay…
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New-look Viacom takes TV to film and film to 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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NATPE: Bakish outlines Viacom turnaround plan
New Viacom CEO Bob Bakish has begun to flesh out a plan to turn the…
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Official CEO in as Viacom-CBS merger crumples
Bob Bakish has been named permanent president and CEO of Viacom after the potential re-merger…
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Viacom has ‘no interest’ in Vice
Viacom has no interest in Vice Media and will not move for a stake in…
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Viacom’s Bakish ‘eyes Vice stake’
New Viacom boss Bob Bakish is interested in buying into Vice, the millennials-focused media company…
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Bakish: Comedy Central, Paramount are priorities
Bob Bakish has said Viacom must focus on expanding the international reach of the Comedy…
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Viacom international and US channels to be merged under Bakish
Viacom’s international and US channel groups are merging into a new unit that Bob Bakish…
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Bakish ‘set for interim Viacom CEO role’
Viacom’s international president and CEO, Bob Bakish, is set to be named interim chief executive…
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Spike UK to tap Channel 5 for content
Viacom’s Spike UK channel will feature a mixture of US originals and “off-net product, principally…
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MTV launches OTT apps
MTV has launched new international over-the-top apps, MTV Play and MTV Trax, in an effort…
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Viacom mines second screen opportunities
The second screen provides an “extraordinary opportunity” for broadcasters as viewer consumptions habits continue to…
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Viacom appoints former NBCU exec to head ad sales
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has appointed former NBCUniversal International Television exec, Chris Shaw, as…