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'South Park' Mocks Hollywood Trend of Recasting Characters as Minority Women
The special “Joining the Panderverse’ premieres Oct. 27 on the streaming service. It is part of Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s 2021 deal with Viacom. The deal also keeps the South Park series on Comedy Central until 2030.
South Park Creators: We Were Censored South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone say Viacom's censorship reached new heights. Not only was the word Mohammed bleeped out, but several entire lines of dialogue in a row. Many fans initially assumed it was inserted by the writers as a comedic statement.
Akshay Kumar's Welcome 3 In Trouble! FWICE Demands Halt Of Film's Shoot Over Non-Payment Of Dues Akshay Kumar's Welcome 3 In Trouble! FWICE Demands Halt Of Film's Shoot over Non-Payment Of Dues. FWICE made an appeal to the CEO of Viacom 18 Jyoti Deshpande to act upon the producer.
Who owns CMT?... CMT has been around for more than 40 years, during which time, it has seen multiple owners. In 1997, CMT and The Nashville Network (TNN) were bought for $1.5billion by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Two years later, Viacom acquired CMT, making its current owner Paramount.
Virtual pet website Neopets plans $4m comeback Neopets was an early form of social media. Site let users care for cartoon pets, chat and play games. After Viacom bought it, for $160m (£122m) in 2005, the site failed to keep up with the times. Now, Neopets is promising a "new era", with $4m of funding.
Virtual pet website Neopets plans $4m comeback Neopets was an early form of social media. Site let users care for cartoon pets, chat and play games. After Viacom bought it, for $160m (£122m) in 2005, the site failed to keep up with the times. Now, Neopets is promising a "new era", with $4m of funding.
BET And VH1 Up For Grabs: Exploring The Potential Buyers And Implications Paramount Global, now the parent company of Viacom, has recently begun exploring the possibility of selling a major stake in BET and its sister network, VH1. Tyler Perry could help breathe new life into the network.
Teen Mom Chelsea Houska and husband Cole DeBoer demand judge seal their finances and dismiss nasty... Chelsea, 31, and her husband, Cole, 35, were sued by consulting company Envy for $3million in 2020. Envy is also demanding 35 percent of Chelsea and Cole’s income from Viacom. Chelsea claimed they owe her $154,074.62 from deals.
Ahead of the BET Awards, a look back at how the work... The network known as Black Entertainment Television took up the mantle to showcase a misunderstood rap culture. BET's decision to embrace hip-hop literally paid off: Johnson and his then-wife, Sheila, sold the network to Viacom in 2000 for $3 billion.
Stream Pipe Dream: Paramount Plus, Pluto TV Lose More than a Billion in Six Months Paramount Global — formerly known as Viacom — saw its shares plummet Thursday following the bad earnings announcement. The company reported they lost a stunning $511 million in the first quarter of the year. In the past six months alone, Paramount’s streaming services have lost more than $1 billion.
IPL Chairman Arun Dhumal Confirms WPL to Have 'Home and Away Format' Next Season IPL chairman Arun Dhumal says the number of teams will remain five for the next three years. TV rights holder Star and digital rights owner Viacom are jostling to give an improved viewing experience.
Teen Mom Chelsea Houska’s ex-business partner demands 35 percent of star’s MTV money in nasty $4M law... Chelsea, 31, and her husband, Cole, 33, were sued by consulting company Envy for $3million in 2020 for allegedly withholding money they made from social media promotions. Envy is demanding 35 percent of Chelsea and Cole’s income from Viacom, the media company that owns MTV.
BET co-founder, sports exec Sheila Johnson to publish memoir “Walk Through Fire’ will document her rise from a middle class family in Illinois to becoming a pioneering Black woman billionaire. Johnson and her former husband started BET, the groundbreaking cable channel sold 20 years later to Viacom.
BET co-founder, sports exec Sheila Johnson to publish memoir Sheila Johnson’s upcoming memoir. “Walk Through Fire” will document her rise from suburban Chicago to becoming a pioneering billionaire as a Black woman. Johnson and her former husband started BET, the groundbreaking cable channel sold 20 years later to Viacom.
BET co-founder, sports exec Sheila Johnson to publish memoir Sheila Johnson's memoir, "Walk Through Fire," will be released in September. Johnson and her former husband started BET, the groundbreaking cable channel sold 20 years later to Viacom.
BET co-founder, sports exec Sheila Johnson to publish... "Walk Through Fire" will document her rise from suburban Chicago to becoming a pioneering billionaire as a Black woman. Johnson and her former husband started BET, the groundbreaking cable channel sold 20 years later to Viacom. Among numerous other achievements, she has had partial ownership of three sports teams.
Cable Network Valuations To Be Tested With Potential Sale Of BET Paramount is in talks with Tyler Perry to sell a majority interest in BET Media Group. BET was valued at $2.7 billion when it was acquired by Viacom in 2000.
Paramount to pay $122.5 million to settle CBS merger suit - Los Angeles Times Paramount Global has agreed to pay $122.5 million to settle a 3-year-old lawsuit. Plaintiffs argued Shari Redstone breached her fiduciary duties by filling the Viacom board with friends and allies.
Paramount Global to Pay $122 Million to Settle Shareholder Suits Paramount Global disclosed on Friday that it will pay $122.5 million to settle lawsuits from Viacom shareholders. The plaintiffs had alleged that Paramount Global’s chairwoman, Shari Redstone, ousted board members in a “tyrannical’ effort to merge the two companies.
Biden makes surprise visit to Ukraine 'Unscripted' goes behind the scenes of the battle for power at CBS and Viacom. 'Hand-Off' examines the Bush administration's national security and foreign policy.
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