36-788: The MTV Africa Music Awards (also known as the MAMAs ) were established in 2008 by MTV Networks Africa (now Viacom International Media Networks Africa) to celebrate the most popular contemporary music in Africa. The 2008 and 2010 events took place in Nigeria , first in Abuja and then in Lagos . The 2009 event happened in Nairobi , the capital of Kenya each of the premiere awards were created and executive produced by Alex Okosi and Jandre Louw. After these three initial events,
72-701: A 10% share in the company. In April 2022, Reliance announced that Bodhi Tree Systems, a company founded by Shankar and Murdoch with backing from the Qatar Investment Authority , would make a US$ 1.8 billion investment in Viacom18 to "jointly build India’s leading entertainment platform and pioneer the Indian media landscape's transformation to a ‘streaming-first’ approach." As part of the venture, JioCinema —a streaming service owned by Reliance's mobile operator Jio —would be brought under Viacom18. Paramount would remain
108-650: A 3-year hiatus (2011, 2012 and 2013), Viacom International Media Networks Africa announced that the MTV Africa Music Awards would return on 7 June 2014. The fifth event took place at the ICC, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal on 18 July 2015, and on 23 August 2016 it was announced that the sixth edition of the MTV Africa Music Awards would take place in Johannesburg, South Africa on 22 October 2016 at the Ticketpro Dome. In 2017
144-521: A local office in Sydney that serves the United Kingdom and Australia. It also oversees Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited and Ten Network Holdings , the respective corporate overseers of British free-to-air channel, Channel 5 and Australian free-to-air channel Network 10 . Paramount Networks EMEAA , formerly MTV Networks Europe , Viacom International Media Networks Europe and ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA ,
180-426: A merger. According to its terms, Reliance would hold a 51% in the merged company in cash and stock, while Disney would own the remaining 49%. For purposes of the merger, a subsidiary of Viacom18 was going to be created to absorb Disney Star through a stock swap , pending ratification and regulatory approval. In February 2024, Disney and Reliance reached a deal to merge their streaming and television assets, with
216-472: A permission to use ETV brand name. In March 2015, Viacom18 decided to rebrand all five non- Telugu language ETV regional general entertainment channels. ETV Marathi , ETV Gujarati, ETV Kannada , ETV Bangla , and ETV Odia were rebranded into Colors Marathi , Colors Gujarati, Colors Kannada , Colors Bangla , and Colors Odia respectively. The company also owns Viacom18 Studios . On 31 January 2018, TV18 announced its acquisition of Viacom's majority in
252-404: A potential merger with Viacom18, later entering talks with Sony Pictures Networks , which was also in talks about a merger with Viacom18 earlier. In January 2022, there were reports that Lupa India, an investment company set up by Uday Shankar and James Murdoch , were in the final stages of picking up a 39% stake in Viacom18. thereby turning Paramount Global into a minority shareholder with
288-670: A stake (majority, then later minority) in Viacom18 , an Indian joint venture with domestic partner TV18 , from 2007 to 2024. The division is headquartered within Paramount Global's offices in New York City and London, with other international offices located in São Paulo, Berlin, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Lagos, Madrid, Milan, Mumbai, Paris, Singapore, Budapest, Belgrade and Sydney amongst others. Its first international offices opened in
324-515: A stakeholder and content partner. The deal was approved by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in September 2022. The sale was completed on 17 April 2023, with Bodhi Tree acquiring a 13.08% stake in the venture, and diluting Paramount Global's stake to 13.01%. In December 2023, it was announced that The Walt Disney Company India and Reliance had signed a non-binding term sheet for
360-454: A streamlining its sales structure. On 30 November 2021, the studio launched a first-look deal program with 5 British writers to amplify diverse voices. With its parent company rebranded to the current Paramount Global in 2022, its international division was rebranded as Paramount Television International Studios , with a new focus across all international markets. It now touts itself as "concentrating on premium scripted content that reflects
396-755: Is a regional subsidiary of Paramount International Networks. Its operational headquarters is located in Miami, Florida, with offices in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Colombia. As currently being based in the United States, all PNA channels are regulated by the Federal Communications Commission , the broadcasting regulator the United States, despite not yet transmitting over there. In 2016, Viacom launched its own subsidiary Viacom International Studios, which have its headquarters in Miami. Its first production
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#1733094212787432-678: Is a subsidiary of Paramount Global which serves Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. It currently consists of the following branches: Viacom18 is a joint venture between Paramount Global and TV18 , which operates the former's television brands in India along with homegrown brand Colors . Paramount owned a stake in the company from 2007 until 2024. Paramount Networks Americas , formerly MTV Networks Latin America , Viacom International Media Networks The Americas and ViacomCBS Networks Americas ,
468-631: Is the international division of the Paramount Media Networks subsidiary of Paramount Global that oversees the production, broadcasting and promotion of its brands outside of the United States. These brands include Paramount Network , Comedy Central , MTV , Nickelodeon and BET , as well as CBS -branded channels co-owned with AMC Networks International . PIN also owned a 30% stake in the Rainbow S.p.A. animation studio in Italy from 2011 to 2023 and
504-552: The MTV Europe Music Award where MTV Base Africa viewers voted for Best African artist in the 2006 and 2007 MTV Europe Music Awards. The first awards show was held at the Velodrome, Abuja in Nigeria on 22 November 2008 and was broadcast around the world on 29 November in conjunction with Airtel and local television channels in Africa. The show was hosted by Trevor Nelson . The awards were preceded by four concerts celebrating
540-451: The 2019 Viacom-CBS merger). Network 10 is one of Australia's three commercial free-to-air channels. Its parent company, Ten Network Holdings was bought by CBS Corporation on 16 November 2017, in turn becoming part of ViacomCBS Networks International, later Paramount International Networks following the 2019 Viacom-CBS merger. VIVA Media GmbH (until 2004 VIVA Media AG ) was a music television network originating from Germany. It
576-503: The Digital18 unit as part of the merger. On 28 August 2024, the CCI has approved the merger of Disney+ Hotstar with Viacom18. On 28 September 2024 The Central government gave nod to the transfer of the non-news and current affairs TV channels held by Viacom18 to Star India is subject to conditions laid by Competition commission of India. On 14 November 2024, Reliance Industries Limited issued
612-790: The Year and the MY Video Award which allows viewers to make their own version of a music video. The 2009 event took place in Nairobi , Kenya at the Moi International Sports Centre in October 2009. In 2010, the awards were again held in Nigeria, at Eko Expo Hall in Lagos. This year, some award categories were to better reflect the music of the entire continent, hence creating awards for Best Anglophone, Best Lusophone and Best Francophone artists. After
648-448: The chairperson of the joint venture, with Uday Shankar serving as vice chairperson with the deal giving 16.34% to Reliance and 46.82% to Viacom18 and is expected to close sometime in late 2024 or early 2025 pending regulatory approval. In March 2024, it was reported that Paramount Global was looking to sell its 13.01% stake in Viacom18 to Reliance, which already owned a 73.91% share via TV18 . Although Bloomberg News reported that
684-465: The conglomerate on 29 April 2024. Since 14 January 2020, this division consists of two brand groups (Entertainment and Youth Brands, Kids and Family), and three regional hubs (UK & Australia, EMEAA and Americas). Paramount Networks UK & Australia , formerly ViacomCBS Networks UK and Australia is a regional subsidiary of Paramount Global launched on 14 January 2020 and headquartered in London with
720-437: The cultures and experiences of our diverse international audiences," while driving the growth in acquisitions and engagement of Paramount+ worldwide. It is led by Maria Kyriacou, president of broadcast and studios, international markets. On 1 May 2014, Viacom acquired free-to-air channels from Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd, in turn becoming part of ViacomCBS Networks International, (later Paramount International Networks following
756-495: The deal was unlikely to close, the deal was confirmed a week later for $ 517 million, its closure subject to regulatory approval and the completion of the joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney. Paramount would however continue to license its content to the company. On May 14, 2024, It was reported the deal between Disney and Reliance was approved by National Company Law Tribunal , with the JioCinema streaming service being moved to
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#1733094212787792-510: The division under one of its previous names " Viacom International Media Networks " was previously led from 2011 to 2016 by Robert "Bob" Bakish , in one of his many roles at the conglomerate, having joined Paramount Global's predecessor, Viacom, in its first incarnation in 1997. In 2016, Bakish got promoted to CEO of the second incarnation of Viacom and stayed on as such following its merger with CBS Corporation to form ViacomCBS, renamed Paramount Global in 2022. He stepped down as CEO and left
828-612: The first spin-offs were launched in Poland and Switzerland in 2000. 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. Before 2012, VIVA Germany aired across Austria with localized advertising and sponsorship for Austria. VIVA Germany VIVA Switzerland VIVA Poland
864-514: The joint venture valued at $ 8.5 billion including synergies. As part of the deal, Viacom18 would be merged into Disney Star with Disney holding a 36.84% stake in the combined entity, which would bring together assets such as linear television entertainment channels StarPlus , Colors TV and the Star Gold Network , sports channels Star Sports and Sports18 and the streaming services JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar with Nita Ambani serving as
900-575: The joint venture, taking operational control and leaving Viacom with minority interest. On 1 October 2019, Viacom18 launched Colors HD in Malaysia on Astro Malaysia ; every serial will be served with Malay and English subtitles. More recently, the company had signed a deal with the National Basketball Association in order to deliver live NBA games to all of their own networks. In June 2020, Sony 's Indian unit Sony Pictures Networks
936-494: The late 1980s in London and Amsterdam with the launch of MTV Europe (now MTV Global ). It was created from a rebrand of predecessor Viacom's MTV Networks, which included MTV , BET , VH1 and Nickelodeon , to include Comedy Central . MTV Asia was a leader against rival Channel V in China, India and South Korea in 1999. Currently led by Pamela "Pam" Kaufman as part of her broader role as president and CEO of international markets,
972-576: The musicians nominated for the awards. There were concerts featuring international and local nominees, which took place in Johannesburg, South Africa on 5 November, Nairobi, Kenya on 9 November, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 13 November and Lagos, Nigeria on 15 November 2008. The Award categories included Artist of the Year, Best Alternative, Best Female, Best Group, Best Hip-Hop, Best Live Performance, Best Male, Best New Act, Best R&B, Video of
1008-451: The newly formed merged entity. In January 2010, Viacom18 went international with the launch of Colors in United States. The channel is called Aapka Colors. In July 2010, it got into 50/50 distribution joint venture with Sun Network to form Sun 18. In December 2011, Viacom18 launched Nickelodeon Sonic , targeting young adults. In January 2014, TV18 acquired the non- Telugu language TV assets of ETV Network for ₹2,053 crore , with
1044-581: The popular award didn't hold again. Alex Okosi, Executive Vice President of Viacom International Media Network Africa said the company is working to reinvent the MAMA to create a deeper music experience for the 2018 edition of the award, which didn't happen. The MTV Africa Awards 2021 was postponed. As of November 2024, MTV Africa Awards 2016 remains the last edition of the awards to have taken place. MTV Networks Africa Viacom International Inc. (doing business as Paramount International Networks ( PIN ))
1080-797: The show had a three-year hiatus, returning for the 2014 and 2015 editions in Durban , South Africa. The 2016 show was in Johannesburg . The 2021 event was due to be held in Kampala before it was indefinitely postponed. The MTV Africa Music Awards was conceived and created by the SVP and MD of the MTV Networks in Africa, Alex Okosi alongside the Head of Events of MTV Networks Africa at the time Jandre Louw and Head of Production Dudu Qubu. Earlier, African artists had been included in
1116-509: Was I Am Frankie for Nickelodeon. Following the Viacom-CBS merger, it was rebranded to ViacomCBS International Studios (or simply VIS). On 24 June 2020, both ViacomCBS International Studios and sister sibling Miramax is planning on to co-produce The Turkish Detective , the series adaptation of the novels. On 2 September 2020, it returned to production with Mexico's backdoor structure On 7 October 2020, ViacomCBS International Studios revealed
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1152-472: 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 canceled local production shows. In 2015 - 2017, the station canceled all reality TV shows and continued playing only electronic dance music. Before the new broadcast schedule, the station
1188-449: 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. The channel was a broadcast of VIVA Germany as VIVA Media AG in 1993 later in 1995 of Viva Zwei launch, and has been owned by their former competitor Viacom , the parent company of MTV , since 2004. Viva channels exist in some European countries;
1224-439: Was in talks with Viacom18 about a merger, with the talks getting advanced much later. If the merger was successful, Sony would be 74% shareholder in the merged company. However, in October 2020, Reliance Industries , the majority share holder in Viacom18, called off the merger. In June 2021, reports stated Viacom18 and Zee Entertainment Enterprises were reportedly in talks about a merger. However, Zee denied any talks about
1260-448: Was launched on 26 October 2009, replacing TMF , and ceased broadcasting on 31 January 2018. Viacom18 Viacom18 Media Private Limited is an independent Indian media conglomerate Joint venture between Reliance Industries , Network18 and Bodhi Tree Systems. The joint-venture had various channels and content production studios in India. Following merger of its assets with Disney Star, it continues to be largest shareholder in
1296-406: Was playing Polish and international pop, dance, rock, and hip hop music. VIVA Hungary was a music channel launched on 27 June 1997 as Z+. Like its sister channels, the channel features localized 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. VIVA UK & Ireland
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