Paramount International Networks

Paramount International Networks (PIN)^[1] is the international sibling division of Paramount Global’s Paramount Media Networks subsidiary. The division oversees the production, broadcasting and promotion of key Paramount brands outside of the United States. These brands include Paramount Network, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, BET^[2] and Colors TV, as well as CBS-branded channels, which are co-owned with AMC Networks International. PIN also owned a 30% stake in the Rainbow S.p.A. animation studio in Italy until 2023,^[3] as well as a 13.01% stake in an Indian joint venture with domestic partner TV18, Viacom18.

The networks' headquarters are located in New York City and London. Other international offices are located in São Paulo, Berlin, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Madrid, Milan, Mumbai, Paris, Singapore, Budapest, Belgrade, and Sydney amongst others. Its first international offices opened in the late 1980s in London and Amsterdam with the launch of

As of January 2020, Paramount International Networks is split into two brand groups (Entertainment and Youth Brands, Kids and Family), and three regional hubs (UK & Australia, EMEAA, and Americas).[2]

United Kingdom and Australia

Paramount Networks UK & Australia is a subsidiary of Paramount Global, headquartered in London.

Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia

Paramount Networks EMEAA (formerly MTV Networks Europe, Viacom International Media Networks Europe and ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA) is a subsidiary of Paramount Global which serves Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

It currently consists of the following branches:

• Paramount Networks Northern Europe, which serves Benelux (the Netherlands, Belgium), Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden), Ireland, DAPOL (Germany, Austria, Poland), German-speaking Switzerland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Ukraine, and CIS countries.
• Paramount Networks Southern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (SWEMEA), which serves France, French-speaking Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Middle East, and Africa.
  • Paramount Networks Italia, a division that was founded in 2011 in order for Viacom to purchase a 30% ownership stake in the Rainbow S.p.A. animation studio.^[3]

India

Viacom18 is a joint venture between Paramount Global and TV18, which operates the former's television brands in India along with homegrown brand Colors.^[4]

The Americas

Paramount Networks Americas (formerly MTV Networks Latin America, Viacom International Media Networks The Americas and ViacomCBS Networks Americas) is a regional subsidiary of Paramount International Networks. Its operational headquarters is located in Miami, Florida, with offices in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and Colombia. As currently being based in the United States, all PNA channels are regulated by the Federal Communications Commission, the U.S. broadcast regulator, despite not yet transmitting for the United States.

Production company

In 2016, Viacom launched its own subsidiary Viacom International Studios, which have its headquarters in Miami. Its first production was I Am Frankie for Nickelodeon.^[5] Following the Viacom-CBS merger, it was rebranded to ViacomCBS International Studios (or simply VIS). On June 24, 2020, both ViacomCBS International Studios and sister sibling Miramax is planning on to co-produce The Turkish Detective, the series adaptation of the novels.^[6] On September 2, 2020, it returned to production with Mexico's backdoor structure^[7] On October 7, 2020, it is revealed that it would streamline its international sales structure.^[8] On November 30, 2021, the studio launched a first-look deal program with five British writers to amplify diverse voices.^[9]

In 2023, the company was rebranded Paramount Television International Studios, with a new focus across all international markets, concentrating on premium scripted content that "reflects the cultures and experiences of our diverse international audiences," while driving the growth in acquisitions and engagement of Paramount+ worldwide.^[10] It is led by Maria Kyriacou, president of broadcast and studios, international markets.

BET

Current channels

Former channels

Channel 5 (United Kingdom)

On 1 May 2014, Viacom acquired Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd, and its current channels are:

• Channel 5
• 5Select
• 5Star
• 5USA
• 5Action

CMT

Colors TV (India)

• Colors (HD)
• Colors Bangla (HD)
• Colors Gujarati
• Colors Kannada (HD)
• Colors Marathi (HD)
• Colors Rishtey
• Colors Tamil (HD)
• Colors Odia
• Colors Infinity (HD)
• Colors Super
• Colors Maha One (HD)

Comedy Central

Current channels