ViacomCBS's international networks division said it agreed to acquire Chilevisión from AT&T's WarnerMedia. ViacomCBS Networks International said the acquisition will expand its footprint in Latin America and give it premium Spanish-language content for its Paramount Plus and Pluto TV streaming platforms.
Related Summaries
Owners of Lexus and Toyota vehicles -- 2020 model year and newer -- can now access AT&T's WarnerMedia Ride streaming service, which launched in October 2020. The app is supported by AT&T's in-car Wi-Fi, and provides programming from such WarnerMedia services as HBO Max, Cartoon Network and CNN.
HBO Max generates what it's calling its biggest audience to date, while WarnerMedia also takes in more than $285 million in global box office.
MobiTV, the video tech company that's helped scores of traditional pay TV operators downsize into app-based services, appears to be planning for a future in which its bankruptcy-enabled restructuring doesn't work out.
According to the ViacomCBS's proxy statement filed with the SEC, CEO Bob Bakish's salary was $3.1 million and he got $16 million in stock awards and $19.7 million in non-equity incentive plan compensation.
Representatives from ViacomCBS, Amazon and WarnerMedia have all released statements denouncing voting laws that Georgia recently passed. Tyler Perry said the legislation "harkens to the Jim Crow era," but he, like other Black leaders, did not endorse a boycott.