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Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Viacom And Charter Reach Tentative Deal On New Carriage Agreement
Viacom Inc. and Charter Communications have reached an agreement in principle on a new carriage contract, a deal that will keep Viacom’s networks on Charter’s Spectrum service without disruption. The two companies confirmed the news in a joint statement: “Viacom and Charter have reached an agreement in principle. Spectrum subscribers will continue to have access to Viacom’s networks, without disruption, while we finalize terms.”
The companies on Sunday night agreed to a “short-term” extension of their carriage negotiations after the expiration of the current deal. Leading up to the deals expiration date, Charter customers were warned of a potential blackout or lockout of Viacom's channels, however, due to the extension, Spectrum’s 16.6 million customers were able to keep watching Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and other Viacom networks as the talks continued.
No terms of the agreement have been disclosed, but it's likely to be viewed as at least a partial victory for Viacom CEO Bob Bakish, who has been engineering a turnaround at the conglomerate since he took over last year.
The impasse follows a recent dispute between Disney and Altice, which acquired Cablevision and now operates the Optimum cable service. Those parties had clashed primarily over sports rights, whereas the issue with Charter and Viacom is the decision last spring by Charter to remove bedrock Viacom channels like MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central from basic service on Spectrum and put them on a higher-priced tier. Along with that move, it rolled out a skinny bundle that features no sports -and no Viacom. Bob Bakish, who became Viacom CEO in 2016, has publicly admonished Charter for the moves, which comes as he sets a new overall strategic course for the company.
Charter acquired Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks last year to become the second biggest cable operator in the United States, giving its Spectrum-branded service roughly 26 million subscribers in about 41 states.
Both sides are under pressure from cord-cutting, or dropping of pay television, as audiences flock to cheaper streaming services that have emerged in the past decade.
Sources: Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline; H/T: Seeking Alpha, @PinkiePie97, @dzonershow.
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The companies on Sunday night agreed to a “short-term” extension of their carriage negotiations after the expiration of the current deal. Leading up to the deals expiration date, Charter customers were warned of a potential blackout or lockout of Viacom's channels, however, due to the extension, Spectrum’s 16.6 million customers were able to keep watching Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and other Viacom networks as the talks continued.
No terms of the agreement have been disclosed, but it's likely to be viewed as at least a partial victory for Viacom CEO Bob Bakish, who has been engineering a turnaround at the conglomerate since he took over last year.
The impasse follows a recent dispute between Disney and Altice, which acquired Cablevision and now operates the Optimum cable service. Those parties had clashed primarily over sports rights, whereas the issue with Charter and Viacom is the decision last spring by Charter to remove bedrock Viacom channels like MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central from basic service on Spectrum and put them on a higher-priced tier. Along with that move, it rolled out a skinny bundle that features no sports -and no Viacom. Bob Bakish, who became Viacom CEO in 2016, has publicly admonished Charter for the moves, which comes as he sets a new overall strategic course for the company.
Charter acquired Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks last year to become the second biggest cable operator in the United States, giving its Spectrum-branded service roughly 26 million subscribers in about 41 states.
Both sides are under pressure from cord-cutting, or dropping of pay television, as audiences flock to cheaper streaming services that have emerged in the past decade.
Sources: Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline; H/T: Seeking Alpha, @PinkiePie97, @dzonershow.
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Nickelodeon Goes 'Over The Top' And Mobile With NTT DOCOMO's dTV-Channel In Japan
Original Nickelodeon Asia Press Release via Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia's official Pressroom:
CANNES/ TOKYO, 18 OCTOBER 2017 – Viacom has announced the launch of a new Nickelodeon linear channel via ‘over-the-top’ (OTT) and mobile platforms in Japan – the first time internationally it will make a Nickelodeon-branded subscription TV channel available only via streaming services.
The new channel will launch in the first quarter of 2018 on Japanese OTT platform dTV-ChannelTM (an NTT DOCOMO, INC. service). The newly packaged subscription-based linear channel will offer a range of iconic Nickelodeon animation titles including SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora The Explorer and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
The rollout of the new Nickelodeon OTT channel builds on the success Viacom has enjoyed with MTV-branded OTT channels in Japan, having launched MTV HITS on AbemaTV and MTV MIX on Hulu Japan in 2016 and 2017 respectively.
“Over-the-top and mobile offer an important growth path for Nickelodeon and our other flagship brands in mature subscription TV markets like Japan,” said Mark Whitehead, President and Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Viacom International Media Networks. “This is another strong example of Viacom forging deep and innovative partnerships with OTT and mobile distributors, like NTT DOCOMO’s dTV-Channel™ in Japan, to make our ‘must-see’ content available when, where and how consumers want to view it.”
Nickelodeon is not currently available as a linear TV channel on either cable or satellite TV platforms in Japan.
“This is a great way to reconnect Japanese viewers with Nickelodeon and should open up tremendous new opportunities for the brand in this valuable and important market,” Whitehead added.
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About dTV-ChannelTM
dTV-Channel™ is a subscription service offered by NTT DOCOMO, INC. If there is an internet connection, through any devise, smartphones or tablets, users can enjoy over 30 channels from movies to TV dramas to hobbies, real-time anytime anywhere.
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon is one of the most globally recognized and widely distributed multimedia entertainment brands for kids and family. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company’s portfolio includes television programming and production around the world, plus special events, consumer products, digital offerings, recreation, books, feature films and pro-social initiatives. Nickelodeon's brands reach 1.1 billion cumulative subscribers in more than 160 countries and territories, via more than 80+ locally programmed channels and branded blocks. A Nickelodeon Japan TV network was previously available beween 1998 and 2009. Outside of the United States, Nickelodeon is part of Viacom International Media Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. For more information about Nickelodeon in Asia, visit www.nick-asia.com.
About Viacom International Media Networks
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), is comprised of many of the world’s most popular multimedia entertainment brands, including MTV, MTV LIVE HD, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Comedy Central, Paramount Channel, and more. Viacom brands reach more than 3.8 billion cumulative subscribers in 180+ countries and territories via more than 200 locally programmed and operated TV channels and more than 550 digital media and mobile TV properties, in 40 languages. Keep up with VIMN news by visiting the VIMN PR Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/VIMN_PR. For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com, blog.viacom.com and the Viacom Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/Viacom.
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NICKELODEON GOES ‘OVER THE TOP’ AND MOBILE WITH NTT DOCOMO’S DTV-CHANNELTM IN JAPAN
1st ever launch of a Nickelodeon linear channel available only on OTT
CANNES/ TOKYO, 18 OCTOBER 2017 – Viacom has announced the launch of a new Nickelodeon linear channel via ‘over-the-top’ (OTT) and mobile platforms in Japan – the first time internationally it will make a Nickelodeon-branded subscription TV channel available only via streaming services.
The new channel will launch in the first quarter of 2018 on Japanese OTT platform dTV-ChannelTM (an NTT DOCOMO, INC. service). The newly packaged subscription-based linear channel will offer a range of iconic Nickelodeon animation titles including SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora The Explorer and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
The rollout of the new Nickelodeon OTT channel builds on the success Viacom has enjoyed with MTV-branded OTT channels in Japan, having launched MTV HITS on AbemaTV and MTV MIX on Hulu Japan in 2016 and 2017 respectively.
“Over-the-top and mobile offer an important growth path for Nickelodeon and our other flagship brands in mature subscription TV markets like Japan,” said Mark Whitehead, President and Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Viacom International Media Networks. “This is another strong example of Viacom forging deep and innovative partnerships with OTT and mobile distributors, like NTT DOCOMO’s dTV-Channel™ in Japan, to make our ‘must-see’ content available when, where and how consumers want to view it.”
Nickelodeon is not currently available as a linear TV channel on either cable or satellite TV platforms in Japan.
“This is a great way to reconnect Japanese viewers with Nickelodeon and should open up tremendous new opportunities for the brand in this valuable and important market,” Whitehead added.
About dTV-ChannelTM
dTV-Channel™ is a subscription service offered by NTT DOCOMO, INC. If there is an internet connection, through any devise, smartphones or tablets, users can enjoy over 30 channels from movies to TV dramas to hobbies, real-time anytime anywhere.
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon is one of the most globally recognized and widely distributed multimedia entertainment brands for kids and family. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company’s portfolio includes television programming and production around the world, plus special events, consumer products, digital offerings, recreation, books, feature films and pro-social initiatives. Nickelodeon's brands reach 1.1 billion cumulative subscribers in more than 160 countries and territories, via more than 80+ locally programmed channels and branded blocks. A Nickelodeon Japan TV network was previously available beween 1998 and 2009. Outside of the United States, Nickelodeon is part of Viacom International Media Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. For more information about Nickelodeon in Asia, visit www.nick-asia.com.
About Viacom International Media Networks
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), is comprised of many of the world’s most popular multimedia entertainment brands, including MTV, MTV LIVE HD, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Comedy Central, Paramount Channel, and more. Viacom brands reach more than 3.8 billion cumulative subscribers in 180+ countries and territories via more than 200 locally programmed and operated TV channels and more than 550 digital media and mobile TV properties, in 40 languages. Keep up with VIMN news by visiting the VIMN PR Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/VIMN_PR. For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com, blog.viacom.com and the Viacom Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/Viacom.
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'Listen Out Loud Podcast #5 Luan' | The Loud House | Nickelodeon
Practical jokes, puns and punchlines are all part Luan's perfectly prank-filled episode of the Listen Out Loud podcast. Comedy class is in session...all at the expense of the Loud Family. Catch more The Loud House on Nickelodeon!
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The Dude Perfect Show | 'This or That: Sports Edition' | Nickelodeon
Rafael Nadal or Serena Williams? Lebron James or Stephen Curry? Play "This or That: Sports Edition" with the dudes of The Dude Perfect Show as they put your favorite athletes head to head. Who will they choose? Watch to find out, and be sure to catch The Dude Perfect Show, every weeknight at 7:30pm on Nickelodeon USA!
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