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Viacom courted YouTube before launching $1bn piracy lawsuit
From Media Guardian. Posted March 18 2010, 7.23pm
Faced with claims that it encourages piracy, YouTube accuses its rival of sour grapes - as well as claiming it ran covert operations to upload thousands of videos to the siteAmerican media conglomerate Viacom considered buying YouTube just months bef... (more)

Nickelodeon to air new song and dance shows
From Media Guardian. Posted February 24 2010, 11.05am
Pre-school singalong show The Bopps to launch on Nick Jr, while main channel will air US pop programme Big Time RushNew singing and dancing shows form the key part of digital channels Nickelodeon and Nick Jr's spring and summer lineup, along with a celebration of 10 years of Dora the Explorer. (more)

UK-made TV for pre-schoolers is so strong that even Disney must adapt
From Media Guardian. Posted December 14 2009, 2.05am
Disney's Nancy Kanter on TV programmes for pre-school childrenWhat programmes will young children want to watch this Christmas: homemade ones, or imported cartoons from the US?Out of 27 dedicated kids' channels in the UK, just 1% of their total output is made in this country. (more)

BSkyB takes over Viacom UK ad sales
From Media Guardian. Posted November 13 2009, 11.16am
Jobs will be lost in 80-strong in-house sales division at Viacom, whose channels include Nickelodeon and MTV networkBSkyB has struck a £375m deal to take over the TV ad sales for Viacom's portfolio of channels in the UK and Ireland, which includ... (more)

Ofcom to ban product placement in children's TV shows from December
From Media Guardian. Posted October 22 2009, 5.25am
No product placement will be allowed in programmes aimed at under-16s, including US importsOfcom is warning all children's TV broadcasters and producers that after December this year no product placement will be allowed in any programmes aimed at under-16s, including those imported from the US. (more)

Godwin named BBC children's director
From Media Guardian. Posted September 28 2009, 9.34am
The former Blue Peter and Newsround producer, will oversee all children's output including CBBC and CBeebiesThe BBC has promoted its head of children's news, factual and entertainment Joe Godwin to be director of children's, with a brief to supervise the relocation to Salford in 2011. (more)

MTV UK axes up to 80 jobs as part of Viacom cost-cutting drive
From Media Guardian. Posted December 19 2008, 1.34pm
MTV UK is to cut up to 80 jobs - around 10% of its workforce - as part of parent company Viacom's global plan to save $250m (£171m) next year. (more)

Ant and Dec scoop KCA hat-trick
From Digital Spy. Posted September 13 2008, 11.02pm
TV duo Ant and Dec win a record three prizes at this year's Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. (more)

Dannii Minogue to host Nickelodeon awards
From Digital Spy. Posted September 2 2008, 9.34am
Dannii Minogue is to host the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards UK ceremony this year. (more)

'Who' nominated for four Nickelodeon awards
From Digital Spy. Posted July 28 2008, 3.32pm
Doctor Who is nominated in a record four Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards UK categories. (more)

Nick viewer will voice 'Kung Fu Panda!'
From Digital Spy. Posted March 15 2008, 10.31am
A Nickelodeon viewer will voice a Kung Fu Panda! character in a tie-in with DreamWorks. (more)

BBC, Nick lead Children's Bafta noms
From Digital Spy. Posted October 23 2007, 1.53pm
The BBC and Nickelodeon lead the nominees for next month's Bafta Children's Awards. (more)

Kids' Bafta nominations announced
From Media Guardian. Posted October 22 2007, 12.00am
The BBC has dominated the children's Bafta nominations, with Nickelodeon as the biggest commercial hitter. By Leigh Holmwood. (more)

In full: Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards UK nominees
From Digital Spy. Posted July 30 2007, 9.37am
Check out full list of the award nominees for the first ever UK event being held in London this October. (more)

Viacom & TV18 join hands for Viacom 18
From Biz Asia. Posted May 22 2007, 10.16pm
Viacom Inc. and the TV18 Group announced today the creation of a new 50/50 joint venture operation in India, Viacom-18. The strategic alliance will include television, film and digital media content across numerous brands to build India's leading multi-platform entertainment company. (more)

Nickelodeon launches broadband service for Nick Jr
From Brand Republic. Posted October 27 2006, 10.10am
LONDON - Nickelodeon is launching a video service on its Nick Jr website for pre-school children, which will offer clips from programmes on its Nick Jr TV channel such as 'Dora the Explorer' and 'The Backyardigans'. (more)

BT does on-demand television deal with Viacom
From Brand Republic. Posted October 19 2006, 3.10pm
LONDON - BT will offer shows including 'SpongeBob Squarepants' and 'Dirty Sanchez' on its BT Vision on-demand service after signing content deals with Viacom-owned stations MTV, Nickelodeon and Paramount Comedy. (more)

DangerMouse Returning to TV Screens
From Merry Media. Posted August 31 2006, 3.44pm
Classic eighties cartoon DangerMouse is returning to the tv screens in the UK to mark the cartoons 25th anniversary next month. The cartoon series was originally broadcast on ITV from 1981 until 1987 pulling in an audience of 3.5 million in its day. (more)

Cirque de Soleil rolls up for three-year TV deal and Nickelodeon commission new comedy
From The Stage. Posted April 4 2006, 12.20pm
Circus show Cirque du Soleil is set to be revamped for UK television, after signing a three-year deal with Initial, a subsidiary of independent production giant Endemol, which makes Big Brother. (more)

Ella's Kitchen given TV ad debut after innovative Viacom deal
From Brand Republic. Posted February 1 2006, 3.02pm
LONDON – New children's snack brand Ella's Kitchen has signed an innovative ad deal with Viacom Brand Solutions where it will give the media sales house a percentage of its profits in return for advertising its smoothies on its Nickelodeon channels. (more)

Viacom v Google: The $1bn battle for content
From The Independent. Posted December 31 1969, 11.59pm
When is copyright theft not illegal? In the struggle to answer this defining question of the internet age, one entertainment giant has declared war. (more)

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