66-600: Paramount Network is a brand of several television channels operated by Paramount International Networks that showcase the Paramount Pictures film catalogue, and selected TV series from Paramount Global 's television productions. The channel was first launched in Spain on March 30, 2012, and in the years since, the channel has operated in a number of territories across Europe, East Africa, Latin America and Asia. It
132-642: A catch weight bout at Bellator 18 . Also, Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez submitted Josh Neer in a catch weight bout at Bellator 17 and Joe Soto scored a technical knockout victory over Diego Saraiva in a featherweight bout at Bellator 19 . Welterweight Champion Lyman Good was the only champion to not participate in a season two non-title super fight. Bellator also introduced the new commentary team of Jimmy Smith and Sean Wheelock during Season 2. Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Three (August 12, 2010 – October 28, 2010) Bellator kicked off its third season on August 12, 2010, with tournaments in
198-510: A check for $ 100,000 and a title shot against the Season 1 Champions. In addition to the tournament fights, season two was the first season to host non-tournament, non-title super fights for current champions. Three of Bellator's four champions competed in super fights during Season 2. Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard scored the fastest knockout in Bellator history when he defeated Jay Silva in
264-532: A local office in Sydney that serves the United Kingdom and Australia. It also oversees Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited and Ten Network Holdings , the respective corporate overseers of British free-to-air channel, Channel 5 and Australian free-to-air channel Network 10 . Paramount Networks EMEAA , formerly MTV Networks Europe , Viacom International Media Networks Europe and ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA ,
330-546: A non-title match and Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard's 38-second knockout of Herbert Goodman at Bellator 24 . Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Four (March 5, 2011 – May 21, 2011) Season Four of Bellator began broadcasting nationally on March 5, 2011, and marked the promotions departure from FOX Sports Net to MTV2 . Season 4 showcased tournaments in the featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and light heavyweight divisions. Patricio "Pitbull" defeated Daniel Mason-Straus at Bellator 45 to become
396-495: A planned "mega event" in 2024 that would feature PFL champions fighting against Bellator champions ( PFL vs. Bellator ), and that it would retain the "Bellator" brand for the new "Bellator Champions Series" cards. In March 2024, it was announced that the media rights to Bellator had been acquired by TNT Sports , with events moving to Max and supplemental content on TruTV . Since the fourth season in 2011, Bellator cards have been predominantly broadcast on Viacom-owned networks in
462-554: A single season. In 2016, Bellator Kickboxing, a sibling kickboxing promotion was founded. Its inaugural event, Bellator Kickboxing 1 , was held on April 16, 2016. Bellator Fighting Championships: Season One (April 3, 2009 – June 19, 2009) During Bellator's first season, events were broadcast nationally on ESPN Deportes in the United States . Bellator 1 took place on April 3, 2009, and like many events that season, aired via tape delay. Tournaments took place in
528-454: A streamlining its sales structure. On 30 November 2021, the studio launched a first-look deal program with 5 British writers to amplify diverse voices. With its parent company rebranded to the current Paramount Global in 2022, its international division was rebranded as Paramount Television International Studios , with a new focus across all international markets. It now touts itself as "concentrating on premium scripted content that reflects
594-596: A two-year contract with Grupo Globo to broadcast Bellator events in Brazil on its Combate channel, after years of broadcasting through ESPN. A few weeks later on February 22, 2023, the promotion announced that they had signed a multi-year extension with the BBC. On March 19, 2024, the new ownership announced that Bellator events would now air on Max as part of a new U.S. television deal with Warner Bros. Discovery . On February 5, 2013, Bellator and Spike announced
660-783: Is a regional subsidiary of Paramount International Networks. Its operational headquarters is located in Miami, Florida, with offices in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Colombia. As currently being based in the United States, all PNA channels are regulated by the Federal Communications Commission , the broadcasting regulator the United States, despite not yet transmitting over there. In 2016, Viacom launched its own subsidiary Viacom International Studios, which have its headquarters in Miami. Its first production
726-638: Is a subsidiary of Paramount Global which serves Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. It currently consists of the following branches: Viacom18 is a joint venture between Paramount Global and TV18 , which operates the former's television brands in India along with homegrown brand Colors . Paramount owned a stake in the company from 2007 until 2024. Paramount Networks Americas , formerly MTV Networks Latin America , Viacom International Media Networks The Americas and ViacomCBS Networks Americas ,
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#1732797349428792-640: Is headquartered within Paramount Global's offices in New York City and London, with other international offices located in São Paulo, Berlin, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Lagos, 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 MTV Europe (now MTV Global ). It
858-637: The Bren Events Center in Irvine, Calif. The event served as Bellator's premier on Spike TV . Season Eight included featherweight, lightweight, welterweight, middleweight and light heavyweight tournaments. Bellator 95 Bellator MMA: 2013 Summer Series (June 19, 2013 – July 31, 2013) Bellator's 2013 Summer Series began on June 19, 2013. All three of this season's tournaments were contested as four-man tournaments, as opposed to Bellator's standard eight-man tournament. The change in tournament size
924-601: The Russian invasion of Ukraine , all the channels under the control of Paramount Global were discontinued from Russia, including the Paramount Channel, on April 28, 2022. The channel would, however, continue broadcasting in CIS regions and Ukraine, until it was permanently discontinued on January 4, 2023, leaving France as the only region still using the Paramount Channel name instead of Paramount Network, and coincidentally
990-516: The United States . Beginning in January 2013, Bellator telecasts were moved from MTV2 to Spike (later relaunched as Paramount Network in 2018) following the end of the latter channel's partnership with the UFC . In September 2013, Bellator signed a multi-year partnership agreement with Fox Sports Latin America . On June 26, 2018, Bellator announced a five-year streaming deal with DAZN , covering
1056-545: The 1930s, 1970s, 1980s, 2000s, and 2010s were broadcast in Hungary, Poland, Romania, Czech Republic, Russia, the Middle East, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. In addition to airing films, some versions in other countries are also airing combat sporting events from mixed martial arts promotion Bellator MMA . Following the rebranding of the channel (along with international Spike channels) as Paramount Network, it now adds series from its U.S. domestic counterpart as well as from
1122-536: The 2011 World MMA Awards submission of the year and knockout of the year. Bellator Fighting Championships: 2011 Summer Series (June 25, 2011 – August 27, 2011) In the summer of 2011, Bellator introduced the Summer Series which would feature a featherweight tournament that would decide a challenger for reigning Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Warren. Like Season 4, the Summer Series was broadcast nationally on MTV2. A total of three events were held during
1188-451: The 2019 Viacom-CBS merger). Network 10 is one of Australia's three commercial free-to-air channels. Its parent company, Ten Network Holdings was bought by CBS Corporation on 16 November 2017, in turn becoming part of ViacomCBS Networks International, later Paramount International Networks following the 2019 Viacom-CBS merger. VIVA Media GmbH (until 2004 VIVA Media AG ) was a music television network originating from Germany. It
1254-623: The Bellator Featherweight Championship after beating champion Joe Warren . At Bellator 64 , Ben Askren defended his Welterweight title against Douglas Lima by unanimous decision. At Bellator 65 , Eduardo Dantas defeated then champion Zach Makovsky to become the new Bellator Bantamweight Champion. At Bellator 70 , Cole Konrad took down Eric Prindle in the first round to defend his Bellator Heavyweight Championship. Bellator Fighting Championships: 2012 Summer Series (June 22, 2012 – August 24, 2012) In
1320-579: The Bellator Featherweight Tournament Champion while Christian M'Pumbu defeated Richard Hale (fighter) the same night to become the first Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion in history. Also, Michael Chandler became the Bellator Season 4 Lightweight Tournament Champion when he defeated Patricky "Pitbull" at Bellator 44 while Jay Hieron booked a welterweight title shot by defeating Rick Hawn in
1386-639: The Bellator Lightweight Belt while Joe Soto defeated Yahir Reyes to become the Bellator Featherweight Champion. Color commentary for Bellator's first season was provided by Jon Anik and Jason Chambers . Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Two (April 8, 2010 – June 24, 2010) For Bellator's second season, events aired nationally on FOX Sports Net in the United States. Season two debuted on April 8, 2010, and like season one, hosted tournaments in
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#17327973494281452-643: The Bellator Welterweight Tournament Champion. Also, Alexander Shlemenko defeated Vitor Vianna at Bellator 57 to become the Bellator Middleweight Tournament Champion while the heavyweight final between Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos was ruled a no contest after an accidental groin kick left Prindle unable to continue. Santos failed to make weight for a scheduled rematch causing the bout to be cancelled, and Prindle to be awarded
1518-611: The Bellator Welterweight Tournament Championship at Bellator 43 . Some of the memorable highlights from Bellator's fourth season include Ben Saunders earning a TKO victory over Matt Lee in his Bellator debut, Richard Hale's inverted triangle choke over Nik Fekete at Bellator 38 , a flying knee knockout by Patricky "Pitbull" over Toby Imada at Bellator 39 and Hector Lombard's one punch knockout of Falaniko Vitale at Bellator 44 . Hale and Pitbull were, respectively, nominated for
1584-610: The Hungarian version would also rebrand as the Paramount Network, and the rebranding date was confirmed on November 23 that year. Paramount Channel in Hungary rebranded as the Paramount Network on December 17, 2020. In December 2020, ViacomCBS announced Prima Comedy Central in the Czech Republic will be rebranded as Paramount Network. Paramount Network launched effectively on January 12, 2021. On January 26, 2021, it
1650-583: The Middle East in April 2017. In May 2018, Viacom announced that the original Paramount Channel in Spain would relaunch as a local version of the U.S Paramount Network , switching to a general entertainment format with television series and films. The same relaunch as the Paramount Network occurred in Italy on March 16, 2019, and in Latin America on April 14, 2020. On October 20, 2020, it was announced that
1716-521: The Paramount Network channels operating in the Nordic countries by the end of 2021, to put more resources towards Paramount+. In August 2021, Paramount Networks International agreed a deal with Comcast Corporation's Sky Group to launch the Paramount+ streaming service in various European markets via Sky's set-top boxes and devices. To reduce overall branding confusion with Paramount+, Paramount Network in
1782-1022: The Season Six Welterweight Champion, and Marcos Galvao defeating Luis Nogueira at Bellator 73 to become the Season Six Bantamweight Champion. Pat Curran was also set to defend his Featherweight Championship versus Patricio Friere, who is the Season Four Champion, at Bellator 73 but he was forced to withdraw from the bout due to an injury that occurred during training. Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Seven (September 28, 2012 – December 14, 2012) Bellator's seventh season began on September 28, 2012, with Bellator 74. The season showcased heavyweight, welterweight, lightweight and featherweight tournaments. Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Eight (January 17, 2013 – April 4, 2013) Bellator's eighth season began on January 17, 2013, at
1848-590: The Summer Series including Bellator 47 which took place at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario , Canada. This event marked the first time Bellator held an event outside the United States. In the featherweight tournament, Pat Curran defeated Marlon Sandro with a highlight-reel head-kick knockout in the finals at Bellator 48 to become the Bellator Summer Series Featherweight Tournament Champion. In addition to
1914-509: The U.S. and other markets served by the sports-oriented streaming service. Since Bellator 206 , this includes all events aired by Paramount Network , as well as seven exclusive cards per-year. In March 2020, Bellator announced a deal with ESPN Brasil to broadcast events in the country. Following Viacom 's re-merger with CBS Corporation in 2019, CBS Sports Network debuted the recap series, Bellator MMA: Recharged , on April 25, 2020. Due to problems stemming from COVID-19 pandemic ,
1980-463: The UK was rebranded as 5Action on 19 January 2022, without any overall changes to its programme schedule. Less than two weeks before the UK rebranding, rumors begin to surge about Paramount Network and Spike in Italy closing on January 17, 2022. This was later confirmed, with Mediaset acquiring the positions left unused on DTT, and Paramount Network being replaced with the channel Twentyseven. Following
2046-666: The United States as well as in HD on Epix . Bellator Tournaments for Season Five featured the bantamweight, welterweight, middleweight and heavyweight divisions. Additionally, Bellator announced that the preliminary cards for each event would air on Spike.com as well as Bellator's Facebook page. In the tournament finals, Eduardo Dantas defeated Alexis Vila at Bellator 59 to become the Bellator Bantamweight Tournament Champion while Douglas Lima knocked out Ben Saunders at Bellator 57 to become
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2112-684: The bantamweight, heavyweight, and women's divisions. Zach Makovsky defeated Ed West at Bellator 32 to win the 135 lb tournament and become the promotions first ever Bellator Bantamweight Champion. Also that same evening, Cole Konrad submitted Neil Grove to win the heavyweight tournament and become the first Heavyweight Champion in Bellator history. Zoila Gurgel became the first Bellator Women's Champion when she defeated Megumi Fujii at Bellator 34 . The first official title defense took place between defending Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Soto and Season 2 Tournament Champion Joe Warren at Bellator 27 . Warren defeated Soto by TKO to become
2178-428: The company to position itself as one of the premier MMA organizations internationally. On November 19, 2011, at Bellator 58 , the company hosted what was called the best fight in the promotion's early history. Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez fought Season 4 Lightweight Tournament Champion Michael Chandler in a back-and-forth affair. In the end, Chandler defeated Alvarez via fourth-round submission to become
2244-739: The company's inaugural pay-per-view event, Bellator 120 , from the Landers Center . In June 2014, it was announced that both Chairman/CEO Bjorn Rebney and President Tim Danaher were relieved of their positions. Rebney was succeeded by Strikeforce founder Scott Coker . Under Coker, Bellator would drop its season-long tournament format in early 2015, transitioning into more of a traditional, single-fight event schedule. Since 2018, Bellator has alson hosted divisional grand-prix tournaments. In October 2023, Showtime announced that it would discontinue its sports division, with any future sports programming being handled by CBS Sports moving forward, and
2310-416: The conglomerate on 29 April 2024. Since 14 January 2020, this division consists of two brand groups (Entertainment and Youth Brands, Kids and Family), and three regional hubs (UK & Australia, EMEAA and Americas). Paramount Networks UK & Australia , formerly ViacomCBS Networks UK and Australia is a regional subsidiary of Paramount Global launched on 14 January 2020 and headquartered in London with
2376-446: The contract with DAZN was consensually and prematurely discontinued in 2020. On September 11, 2020, it was announced that Bellator cards would move to CBS Sports Network starting October 1, with preliminary bouts to stream on YouTube and CBSSports.com . Five months later, on February 9, 2021, it was announced that Bellator events would air exclusively on Showtime beginning with Bellator 255 on April 2, 2021. The following day, it
2442-437: The cultures and experiences of our diverse international audiences," while driving the growth in acquisitions and engagement of Paramount+ worldwide. It is led by Maria Kyriacou, president of broadcast and studios, international markets. On 1 May 2014, Viacom acquired free-to-air channels from Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd, in turn becoming part of ViacomCBS Networks International, (later Paramount International Networks following
2508-665: The discontinuation of its sports division, Bellator MMA was acquired by the Professional Fighters League (PFL). The Bellator brand has since been maintained for selected events, such as the "Bellator Champions Series", while its roster has competed in PFL events. Bellator was founded in 2008 by Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney . Under Rebney's ownership, Bellator events were structured around single-elimination tournaments. In December 2011, Viacom purchased majority ownership of Bellator. In May 2014, Bellator hosted
2574-511: The division "continu[ing] to air and support the remaining 2023 boxing slate and honor obligations through the end of the year". It was reported that Paramount Global was concurrently seeking to sell Bellator. Bellator 301 was subsequently promoted as the promotion's final event on Showtime. On November 20, 2023, it was announced that the Professional Fighters League had acquired Bellator MMA; fighters contracted to Bellator will be able to compete in PFL events. PFL founder Donn Davis announced
2640-440: The featherweight tournament, Bellator also hosted a number of featured bouts, including Cole Konrad's non-title win over Paul Buentello and Seth Petruzelli securing a knockout win over former UFC Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez at Bellator 48 . Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Five (September 10, 2011 – November 26, 2011) Bellator's fifth season, which began on September 10, 2011, continued to air on MTV2 in
2706-477: The finals at Bellator 73 to become the 2012 Bellator Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament Champion. In addition to the Light Heavyweight tournament, Bellator also hosted a number of featured bouts, including a third fight between Marius Zaromskis and Waachiim Spiritwolf at Bellator 72. Bellator also finished two season six tournaments with Karl Amoussou defeating Bryan Baker at Bellator 72 to become
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2772-624: The first spin-offs were launched in Poland and Switzerland in 2000. VIVA Austria was launched in May 2012, 15% of the channel's programming consists of Austrian music, music tops, and lifestyle programming focused on the Austrian market. The channels marketing and promotion are managed by Goldback Media. Before 2012, VIVA Germany aired across Austria with localized advertising and sponsorship for Austria. VIVA Germany VIVA Switzerland VIVA Poland
2838-546: The launch day and primarily broadcast TV shows such as drama, sitcoms and animated TV shows. The original Paramount Channel in Spain primarily broadcast films from the 1980s and 1990s, as well as recent television series. The international versions that followed shared a similar format but never the same programming. For instance, films from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s were broadcast in France, recent TV series and 1990s and 2000s films were broadcast in Italy, and films and TV series from
2904-426: The launch of a new reality competition series titled Fight Master: Bellator MMA . The coaches and trainers for the series, which will feature 32 welterweight fighters, will be Randy Couture , Frank Shamrock , Greg Jackson , and Joe Warren . The 32 fighters competed for a spot in Bellator's fall welterweight tournament, culminating in a live season finale. The series premiered on Spike on June 19, 2013, and ran for
2970-481: The middleweight and light heavyweight tournaments were held as four-man tournaments, while all tournaments were the standard Bellator eight-man tournament. Bellator MMA: 2014 Summer Series (June 6, 2014 – July 25, 2014) Bellator's 2014 Summer Series began on June 6, 2014. The 2014 Summer Series featured an eight-man light heavyweight tournament and a series of Season 10 tournament finals. Bellator MMA: Season Eleven (September 5, 2014 – November 15, 2014) This
3036-510: The middleweight, welterweight, lightweight and featherweight divisions with the winners becoming the inaugural Bellator World Champions in their specific weight class. Héctor Lombard defeated Jared Hess in the finals of the middleweight tournament to become the 185 lb champion while Lyman Good defeated Omar De La Cruz to secure the Bellator Welterweight Title. In addition, Eddie Alvarez defeated Toby Imada to win
3102-657: The middleweight, welterweight, lightweight and featherweight divisions. Alexander Shlemenko defeated Bryan Baker (fighter) to become the Middleweight Tournament Champion while Ben Askren defeated Dan Hornbuckle to win the 170 lb tournament. Also, Pat Curran defeated Toby Imada to win the lightweight tournament and Joe Warren (fighter) defeated Patricio Pitbull to become the Featherweight Tournament Champion. Season two tournament champions were awarded
3168-510: The new Bellator Featherweight Champion. Other championship fights featured during season 3 were Hector Lombard retaining his Bellator middleweight championship by defeating Season 2 Tournament Winner, Alexander Shlemenko and Season 2 Welterweight Tournament Champion, Ben Askren, defeating reigning champion Lyman Good to become the new Bellator Welterweight Champion. Some of the memorable moments from Bellator's Season three are Eddie Alvarez's third-round TKO victory over UFC veteran Roger Huerta in
3234-617: The new Bellator Lightweight Champion in a fight that several journalists called the fight of the year. Other memorable highlights from season five include Douglas Lima's knockout victory over Chris Lozano at Bellator 53 , Eric Prindle's knockout win over Ron Sparks at Bellator 56 , Vitor Vianna's knockout of Bryan Baker at Bellator 54 and a pair of knockout victories by Alexis Vila and Eduardo Dantas at Bellator 51 . Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Six (March 9, 2012 – August 24, 2012) Bellator's sixth season began on March 9, 2012, with Bellator 60 , when Pat Curran captured
3300-629: The only region in Europe where the channel coexists alongside Paramount+. By April 1, 2024, Paramount Network ceased operations in Southeast Asia following the arrival of both streaming platforms, Paramount+ which will launch in June via Blast TV , and Pluto TV which will launch in the near future. Launched in September 1995, The Paramount Channel was originally transmitted in Latin America as
3366-611: The production, broadcasting and promotion of its brands outside of the United States. These brands include Paramount Network , Comedy Central , MTV , Nickelodeon and BET , as well as CBS -branded channels co-owned with AMC Networks International . PIN also owned a 30% stake in the Rainbow S.p.A. animation studio in Italy from 2011 to 2023 and a stake (majority, then later minority) in Viacom18 , an Indian joint venture with domestic partner TV18 , from 2007 to 2024. The division
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#17327973494283432-405: The summer of 2012, Bellator held its second Summer Series which would feature a Light Heavyweight tournament that would decide a challenger for reigning Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Christian M'Pumbu. The Summer Series started June 22, 2012, and was broadcast nationally on MTV2 for a total of three events. In the Light Heavyweight tournament, Attila Végh defeated Travis Wiuff with a knockout in
3498-501: The television production companies of ViacomCBS and from acquisition of syndicated programming. In some countries, shows from Comedy Central are also aired on the channel. Paramount International Networks Viacom International Inc. (doing business as Paramount International Networks ( PIN )) is the international division of the Paramount Media Networks subsidiary of Paramount Global that oversees
3564-408: The tournament win by default. On October 26, 2011, Viacom, the parent company of MTV Networks, announced the purchase of a majority stake in Bellator. As part of the deal, Paramount Network , then known as Spike TV, began broadcasting Bellator live in 2013. On November 7, 2011, in an effort to expand to outside markets, Bellator announced a five-year partnership with FremantleMedia that would allow
3630-515: Was I Am Frankie for Nickelodeon. Following the Viacom-CBS merger, it was rebranded to ViacomCBS International Studios (or simply VIS). On 24 June 2020, both ViacomCBS International Studios and sister sibling Miramax is planning on to co-produce The Turkish Detective , the series adaptation of the novels. On 2 September 2020, it returned to production with Mexico's backdoor structure On 7 October 2020, ViacomCBS International Studios revealed
3696-481: Was a Polish music channel launched on 10 June 2000 by the German VIVA Media AG. On 17 July 2012, the channel stopped being an FTA network and was pulled off from Eutelsat Hot Bird 13A satellite. In 2014, the station canceled local production shows. In 2015 - 2017, the station canceled all reality TV shows and continued playing only electronic dance music. Before the new broadcast schedule, the station
3762-709: Was announced on the Paramount Channel Asia official Facebook page that ViacomCBS announced that the Paramount Channel in Thailand, Malaysia, and the Pacific Islands (including the Philippines) was to be rebranded as Paramount Network on February 1, 2021. Following the beginning of the launch of Paramount+ in March 2021, and its international expansion, this has led to Paramount Global to close
3828-527: Was announced that the BBC would also broadcast Bellator events on BBC iPlayer in the United Kingdom . With Showtime opting to dissolve its sports division and focus more on scripted programming, Bellator's deal with Showtime came to a close at the end of 2023, with Bellator 301 serving as the final event on the platform on November 17, 2023. On February 1, 2023, Bellator announced that they had signed
3894-410: Was considered the second largest MMA promotion in the United States , and one of the largest combat sport promotions in the world. Paramount Global (formerly Viacom ) purchased majority ownership of Bellator from Rebney in 2011, with Paramount's television networks serving as the promotion's media broadcasters in the United States. On November 20, 2023, after then-broadcast home Showtime announced
3960-491: Was created from a rebrand of predecessor Viacom's MTV Networks, which included MTV , BET , VH1 and Nickelodeon , to include Comedy Central . MTV Asia was a leader against rival Channel V in China, India and South Korea in 1999. Currently led by Pamela "Pam" Kaufman as part of her broader role as president and CEO of international markets, the division under one of its previous names " Viacom International Media Networks "
4026-682: Was formerly known as the Paramount Channel (which is still used in France). To date, Paramount Channel has launched in Spain in March 2012, France in September 2013, Hungary in February 2014, Russia in January 2014, Romania on January 14, 2014, Latin America in September 1995 until 2003, but returns again in the brand new look of November 2014, Sweden in December 2014, Poland in March 2015, Italy and Thailand in February and May 2016, and in
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#17327973494284092-449: Was founded as an alternative to MTV by Time Warner executives Tom McGrath and Peter Bogner with Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher from DoRo Productions , which created music videos. The channel was a broadcast of VIVA Germany as VIVA Media AG in 1993 later in 1995 of Viva Zwei launch, and has been owned by their former competitor Viacom , the parent company of MTV , since 2004. Viva channels exist in some European countries;
4158-515: Was launched on 26 October 2009, replacing TMF , and ceased broadcasting on 31 January 2018. Bellator MMA Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships ) is an American mixed martial arts promotion founded in 2008 by Bjorn Rebney . The promotion takes its name from bellātor , the Latin word for "warrior". Bellator's first event was held in 2009, and the promotion has since held 301 "numbered" events . At one point, Bellator
4224-524: Was necessary in order to hold multiple tournaments during the summer series' shortened season. Bellator MMA: Season Nine (September 7, 2013 – November 22, 2013) Bellator's Ninth season began on September 7, 2013. For this season the bantamweight and heavyweight tournaments were held as four-man tournaments, while all tournaments were the standard Bellator eight-man tournament. Bellator MMA: Season Ten (February 28, 2014 – May 17, 2014) Bellator's Tenth season began on February 28, 2014. For this season
4290-406: Was playing Polish and international pop, dance, rock, and hip hop music. VIVA Hungary was a music channel launched on 27 June 1997 as Z+. Like its sister channels, the channel features localized music videos, programming, presenters, and chart shows. The channel started to use the new logo on 2 April 2012. The channel ended broadcast on 3 October 2017 replaced by MTV Music. VIVA UK & Ireland
4356-425: Was previously led from 2011 to 2016 by Robert "Bob" Bakish , in one of his many roles at the conglomerate, having joined Paramount Global's predecessor, Viacom, in its first incarnation in 1997. In 2016, Bakish got promoted to CEO of the second incarnation of Viacom and stayed on as such following its merger with CBS Corporation to form ViacomCBS, renamed Paramount Global in 2022. He stepped down as CEO and left
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