Viacom International Media Networks Europe (previously MTV Networks Europe) is a subsidiary of Viacom. The unit is no longer used, Viacom International Media Networks is now working in five operating units.
Viacom International Media Networks Europe includes the multimedia entertainment brands: MTV, VH1, VIVA, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Nick Jr. and Channel 5. MTV Networks Europe is primarily based in London while also hosting a number of local offices throughout Europe, including Paris and Stockholm. Viacom International Media Networks Europe launched its first channel MTV Europe on 1 August 1987 from Amsterdam, with its main headquarters based in London. Regionalisation of MTV Networks Europe's channels began in March 1997 with the launch of MTV Germany. Today, MTV remains Viacom International Media Networks Europe's most widely distributed brand as of October 2008 reaching more than 218,186,000 million homes across Europe.
Viacom International Media Networks Europe Divisions
Viacom Media Networks, is a division of the media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operations of many television channels and Internet brands, including the original MTV channel in the United States. Sibling to Viacom Media Networks is Viacom International Media Networks.
The company was established in 1984 after Warner Communications and American Express decided to divest the basic cable assets of Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, renaming it MTV Networks, Inc. Warner-Amex originally created and owned Nickelodeon, MTV, VH1 and The Movie Channel (TMC).
Viacom acquired 66% of the company in 1985, and then acquired the remaining interest in 1986. It was then folded into Viacom International Inc., a subsidiary of Viacom Inc., and is no longer a distinct legal entity.
Cable channels owned by Viacom Media Networks
Viacom Media Networks' family of brands is divided into three sections, based on the type of television programming and audiences they serve. All networks are simulcasted in high definition aside from the spinoff music networks and TeenNick.