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Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorAfter playing a key role in ViacomCBS’ 49% stake in beIN Media Group’s Miramax, the latter’s Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Bob Osher, is stepping back.We hear that Osher’s exit from Miramax was always part of the plan in the closing of the ViacomCBS-Miramax deal.ViacomCBS shelled out $150 million of the $375 million pricetag when they closed the Miramax deal back in April.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorA group of 700 Black, Asian, and minority ethnic TV workers have written to UK networks and streamers, including Netflix, the BBC and Sky, and the government demanding action on racial equality.The letter, which Deadline has made available to read in full here, is the work of the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic TV Task Force, which has swelled to hundreds of members after being established shortly after the death of George Floyd and the rise of the Black Lives

Page Six, network giants like CBS, MTV, VH1 and Showtime have hired private investigator, Edward Myers.Myers, who is the president and CEO of the Los Angeles-based investigation firm, The Myers Group, is an investigation and risk assessment specialist.Page Six reports that Myers has been tasked with combing through the social media accounts of the actors and reality TV stars attached to these networks “to root out any racist comments.”These latest reports come after more than a half a dozen

Bravo axing "Vanderpump Rules" stars Brett Caprioni and Max Boyens, whose racists tweets reemerged in January, as well as Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute, who reported a former black co-star to police for a crime she didn't commit.

Bravo axing "Vanderpump Rules" stars Brett Caprioni and Max Boyens, whose racists tweets reemerged in January, as well as Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute, who reported a former black co-star to police for a crime she didn't commit.

CBS, Showtime and MTV, have reportedly hired a private investigator to search their own actors’ social media profiles for racist comments.According to Page Six, PI Edward Myers was retained by the broadcasters after a spate of scandals involving celebrities being fired for resurfaced racist posts.Last week, Vanderpump Rules actors Brett Caprioni and Max Boyens left the series after making offensive tweets, and for reporting their black co-star Faith Stowers to the police for a crime she didn’t

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has appointed Jaime Ondarza as executive VP and general manager of a newly-created regional structure, which includes France, Iberia, Italy, the Middle East, Greece and Turkey. Ondarza will report to Raffaele Annecchino, the president of ViacomCBS Networks Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAMC Networks’ Sundance Now has acquired Schiaffino Musarra’s Swedish crime comedy series “We Got This” from Banijay Rights for the U.S., Canada and the U.K.The show follows George English (Musarra),
 a recently jobless American man living in Sweden who sets off to solve the 30-year-old murder of the former prime minister Olof Palme, in hopes that the 50 million Swedish crown ($5 million) reward can pay off his insurmountable tax bill.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorNow that the last broadcast network (ABC) has set its 2020-21 schedule, the next question for the TV business is how and when networks will sell upfront advertising that helps keep the lights on.Madison Avenue marketing plans are on an uneven footing due to COVID-19, and the typical upfront negotiations held in the springtime are expected to drag on through the summer.

Cable networks and streaming company AMC Networks has partnered with the On Addressability initiative, which cable giants Comcast, Charter and Cox launched last summer, to pilot targeted advertising solutions on its linear TV and VOD services.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorThemes of racial and social injustice, war, the current world and even an upside-down one are key in the winners of the 2020 Peabody Awards, which on Wednesday unveiled its annual list of the 30 most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and digital media in 2019.PBS with its documentary series POV and Indepenedent Lens led the way placing seven shows on the list, and also saw its Frontline, along with Fox’s The Simpsons, take this

Jake Kanter International TV EditorViacomCBS-owned UK and Australian networks Channel 5 and Network 10 are collaborating on their second co-production — this time a documentary on the British monarchy.UK producer Back2back Productions will make 10-part The Royals Revealed with deficit financing from Parade Media Group.

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ViacomCBS networks including BET, VH1, MTV and Comedy Central went dark for nearly nine minutes on Monday night (June 1) to make a very poignant statement.

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