ViacomCBS Restructures International Unit
Shifts execs, simplifies business into two brand groups, three pan-regional hubs
Networks
Comcast, Starz Reach Carriage Deal
Agreement includes pact to license Lionsgate content for Peacock streaming service
Report: Hemisphere Media Group, Others Show Interest in Univision
Spanish language broadcaster among trio of potential suitors, Journal says
Jeff Shell to Take Helm of NBCUniversal in January
Steve Burke will become NBCU chairman, to retire in August after Olympics
Comcast, Starz Continue Carriage Talks
But some Starz channels shuttled to On Demand to make room for Epix
WarnerMedia Dedicates Techwood Campus to Ted Turner
Cable legend honored at Atlanta campus with mural, $550K grant to University of Georgia
CBS, Viacom Set Merger Closing Date
Deal should be completed Dec. 4; NASDAQ trading to commence Dec. 5
Reader Tapped to Lead AMC Networks Distribution and Development
Former EVP of development takes on newly created role as Broussard nears retirement
Pre-Wedding Jitters Over ViacomCBS
Skeptical analysts worry company’s content spending won’t keep up
NYC TV Week: Incumbents See Opportunities in D2C
Direct-to-consumer offerings can boost viewership, engagement and drive ad sales
BET Promotes Gupta to SVP, Strategy & Business Operations
Will lead networks’ business development, expansion initiatives
Group Nine Media Buys PopSugar
Deal gives women-focused digital publisher 30% stake in combined company
Dish, Fox Reach Retrans Pact
Multi-year deal covers TV stations and sports channels FS1, FS2, BTN, others
Malone Sells Remaining Lionsgate Shares
Liberty Media chairman keeps it in the family, selling shares to Liberty Global, Lionsgate chairman Mark Rachesky
Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Buys 11 TV Stations for $290M
Deal adds to Weather Channel owner’s broadcast stable
Zaslav Says Skinny Bundles Still Too Fat
Discovery CEO says RSNs drive up prices, need to be removed from thinner packages