Trumped Out? Broad City’s Tr**p-No-More Browser Extender Can Help
We may have collectively overdone it. In the politics-everywhere-all-the-time days of 2017, it can be tough to find a zone of existence in which you don’t encounter the name of a certain commander in...
View ArticleComedy Central PSA Takes Action Against Sexual Assault
Comedy Central’s recent short-form video isn’t exactly slapstick humor. It’s a PSA in partnership with national organization #ItsOnUs, which is committed to ending sexual assault on college campuses....
View ArticleBET, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Spike and VH1 Are Viacom’s NAACP Image...
Tanya Davis contributed reporting. We’re thrilled to report that Viacom’s brands have just been nominated for a total of 16 NAACP Image Awards across BET, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Spike and VH1....
View ArticleTrevor Noah Adds “South S***hole” Comic Loyiso Madinga as Africa Correspondent
Who says South Africa is a S***hole country? Well, allegedly, President Trump. But that did not stop The Daily Show host Trevor Noah from digging deeper into his home country’s talent pool to find the...
View ArticleCorporate, the Demented Desk Job of Your Nightmares Come to Life, Delivers...
Comedy Central’s most recent scripted series, Corporate, brings office humor to a dark, depraved place: Hampton Deville. The fictitious conglomerate is one of the largest corporations in the world,...
View ArticleViacom Earns 6 GLAAD Nominations For Out and Proud Storytelling On CMT,...
Inclusive and diverse storytelling are deeply rooted in Viacom’s social ethos, and its shows and movies are frequent contenders at the GLAAD Media Awards, which honor accurate and inclusive...
View ArticleViacom Takes Six NAACP Image Awards Across Four Properties
With programming that ranged from definitive biopics to animation to riotous unscripted and scripted programming, Viacom scooped up six NAACP Image Awards at this year’s ceremony honoring outstanding...
View ArticleViacom Announces First Quarter 2018 Results, Accelerates Transformation Efforts
Viacom released its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 this morning, underscoring the significant progress being made to transform its business amid rapid industry change....
View ArticleNick Jr. Launches the Youngest “Player” in Viacom’s Global Mobile App Suite
After more than 16 million downloads in the U.S., the Nick Jr. Play interactive app is available for download via iOS and Android in the UK and Denmark, with additional markets to follow soon. What can...
View ArticleComedian Tiffany Haddish to Host the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards
The MTV Movie & TV Awards continue to forge a path of diversity, inclusion and all-around awesomeness. Last year, the network tentpole revamped its award parameters, doing away with gendered...
View ArticleViacom’s #SeeHer PSAs Portray Positive Female Role Models In Media
On Feb. 1, Viacom launched the first in a year-long series of PSAs across MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, Paramount Network, CMT, TV Land and Nickelodeon. These vignettes feature inspiring, diverse women...
View Article217 Years to Women’s Equality? Not on Viacom’s Watch
The World Economic Forum is concerned that, if nothing changes, full global gender parity is likely 217 years away. Viacom thinks that we should start closing that gap today. Today, March 8, is a good...
View ArticleNickelodeon SlimeFest Continues to Break Into Experiential Entertainment, And...
Viacom’s live event business is booming. Just this past year, the company has launched Comedy Central’s Clusterfest, a first-of-its-kind music and comedy hybrid festival; Bellator MMA came to New...
View ArticleViacom to Support Courageous Youth Activists Who Have Had Enough of Gun Violence
February 27, 2018 – Parkland, Florida, United States: Volunteers hang banners, including this one reading “Stay strong, Stoneman Douglas, we’re with you,” around the perimeter of Marjory Stoneman...
View ArticleIt’s Trump Versus Everyone Else in Trevor Noah’s Bullsh*t Third Month Mania...
March Madness has descended upon America, giving sports fans everywhere the chance to apply their basketball acumen to predict who will prevail in the frantic, single-elimination crucible of the NCAA...
View ArticleViacom Gets Social with 36 Finalist Spots for 2018 Shorty Awards
From iconic award shows to hilarious late-night programming, from fun kids’ polls to incisive cultural exposés, Viacom’s properties echo across the social media universe. The breadth of this...
View ArticleOn the Ground, Over the Air, Across Platforms, Viacom Supports Youth-Led...
Tomorrow, students will lead an extraordinary protest against gun violence and for improved gun safety, a March For Our Lives through the streets of Washington, D.C. and hundreds of other communities...
View ArticleA Partnership Is Born: Viacom and Trevor Noah’s Day Zero Sign Feature Film,...
Viacom today announced a long-term strategic partnership with Trevor Noah’s Day Zero Productions, substantially expanding the company’s relationship with one of its most talented young stars. The deal...
View ArticleViacom Says “Yaaas” to Expansive First-Look TV Deal with Broad City Creators...
Following the signing of expansive first-look deals with Tyler Perry and with Trevor Noah’s Day Zero Productions, Viacom has inked a similar comprehensive development agreement with Broad City stars...
View ArticleViacom Wins 90 Awards at PromaxBDA 2018
Viacom brands totalled 90 North America PromaxBDA Promotion, Marketing and Design Awards at a gala in New York on June 14. Nickelodeon (21 awards), Comedy Central (27), the Paramount Network (7),...
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