Sumner Redstone: book reveals media mogul’s ‘astonishing saga of sex, lies and betrayal’
New account details just how awful, shocking and abusive that culture was at one of America’s biggest media empires
August 2022
VMAs 2022: MTV Video Music Awards – in pictures
The 2022 MTV VMAs saw Taylor Swift announce a new album and win the top honour, for video of the year. Other winners on the night included Harry Styles, Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow, Lizzo, Nicki Minaj and the Red Hot Chili Peppers
August 2020
Sumner Redstone obituary
Sumner Redstone, media mogul who led Viacom, dies aged 97
June 2020
Reality checked
Here's to Big Brother on Channel 5 – not a flop, but a wacky cult hit
Yomi Adegoke
Channel 4 are repeating the ‘best bits’ of the reality show over lockdown. But missing out episodes from its second incarnation means erasing a beloved, chaotic chapter
August 2019
CBS and Viacom agree billion-dollar merger to challenge Disney and Netflix
Pair reunify after more than 10 years as separate companies and combine resources to try to compete with popular streaming services
October 2018
Don’t let tech giants bury public service TV
Letters: Public service television shows must remain easy for audiences to find, say the heads of ITV, the BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, STV and S4C
August 2018
Channel 4 is Britain's poshest broadcaster, diversity study finds
Only 9% of staff identify as being from a working class background, research reveals
ITV joins Hollywood giants to back video streaming service for mobiles
DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg’s NewTV venture raises $1bn from Disney, Fox and others
CBS boss brushes aside allegations he forcibly kissed women
Leslie Moonves evades questions about claims by focusing on financial results
November 2017
MTV EMAs: no awards for Taylor Swift as Shawn Mendes tops night with four
Canadian teenager took home the most prizes at the Europe Music awards, while Taylor Swift left empty-handed despite six nominations
August 2017
Nickelodeon abandons Philippine resort plan after backlash
US children’s TV network’s plan for ‘undersea attraction and resort’ on Palawan island sparked fierce criticism from environmentalists
May 2017
Film blog
Emma Watson's gender-neutral MTV award is a start – but we need a level playing field
Hannah Jane Parkinson
MTV’s move to create a new kind of acting award is admirable, but women still aren’t in a strong enough position in the entertainment industry to benefit
April 2017
MTV scraps gender-specific categories for movie & TV awards
Films will now compete in the same categories as TV series too, as MTV shakes up its ceremony, saying its audience ‘doesn’t see male-female dividing lines’
March 2017
TV and radio blog
Daria: the 90s cartoon that nailed American feminist teenhood
Twenty years ago this week a recurring character on Beavis and Butthead, got her own show and became a youth culture icon who embodied slacker chic
January 2017
Philippines rejects Dora the Explorer underwater theme park
Environment minister says she will not allow US TV network Nickelodeon to build park on pristine Palawan island
October 2016
Trump and Clinton camps raise concerns over AT&T-Time Warner deal
Company bosses celebrate ‘perfect match’, but deal could face regulatory hurdles as Republican warns against purchase and Democrats voice skepticism
August 2016
Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman to receive $72m payout as he departs
Exit leaves chairman Sumner Redstone, 93, in uncontested control of media conglomerate, reportedly ending lawsuits over billionaire’s competence
July 2016
Radio review
The Stakes: Snowball in Summer review – MTV’s podcast on the Dallas shootings hammers home the nightmare
Channel 5 back in black as almost 100 jobs are cut following Viacom takeover
