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Wallstrip Interview With Navarrow Wright, CEO of GlobalGrind.com

Authored by Jay Baage on December 14, 2007 - 7:32am.

Viacom's BET Debuts Mobile Fan Club for "106 & Park"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 10, 2007 - 3:50pm.

New York - Viacom's BET Networks on Tuesday launched a mobile fan club for its "106 & Park" music video countdown show. Available via all wireless carriers, the club includes access to free and for-pay ringtones from artists appearing on the show; pictures; promotions; and a mobile magazine authored by show hosts Rosci and Terrence.

Viacom to Offer TV, Film Content on Joost P2P Streaming Platform

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 20, 2007 - 10:25am.

New York - Media conglomerate Viacom announced on Tuesday that it will distribute MTV, BET and Paramount content on Joost, the peer-to-peer-based streaming TV platform launched by the creators of Kazaa and Skype.

Verizon Adds IGN, BET Channels to V CAST Mobile TV Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 14, 2007 - 4:58pm.

Basking Ridge, N.J. - Verizon Wireless said on Wednesday that it has added new content channels from Fox Interactive Media's IGN Entertainment games site, and Viacom's BET to its V CAST mobile TV service. IGN will offer 50 video game-related segments per week, while BET will include clips from "College Hill," "106 & Park" and "BET's Comic View" on V CAST, which is available for an extra $15 per month or $3 per day to Verizon subscribers.

Career Moves: January 23, 2007

Authored by dmw on January 23, 2007 - 2:20pm.

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CBS Interactive appointed former CBSSportsLine.com Senior VP and General Manager Stephen E. Snyder chief operating officer. Snyder will oversee all operations of the newly created division's websites: CBS.com, CBSNews.com, CBSSportsLine.com, among others. He will report to CBS Interactive President and CEO Quincy Smith.
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Viacom's BET Acquires Ownership of BET Interactive from Investor Group

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 25, 2006 - 1:15pm.

Washington - Viacom's BET Networks announced on Friday that it has paid an undisclosed sum to buyout the original investment group that helped launch its BET Interactive online unit.

BET Networks, Film Roman Partner on Multi-Platform Animation Series

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 15, 2006 - 12:17pm.

Los Angeles - Viacom's BET Networks announced on Tuesday that its new animation division has signed a three-year agreement with animation studio Film Roman ("The Simpsons," "King of the Hill"), to produce a slate of animated films and series for the Internet, broadband and mobile applications.

AT&T Adds MTV, BET Channels to U-verse Internet TV Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 20, 2006 - 12:40pm.

San Antonio, Texas - AT&T announced on Thursday that it has signed agreements to add MTV Networks and BET Networks programming to its U-verse Internet-based TV service. U-verse TV is part of AT&T's Project Lightspeed initiative, which is expanding the company's fiber-optics network into neighborhoods to deliver IPTV, broadband Internet and eventually Internet telephony services. AT&T expects the services to be available to nearly 19 million households by the end of 2008.

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U.K. Web Booker BETonSPORTS Calls for U.S. 'Net Gaming Regulations

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 17, 2006 - 7:22am.

London - Citing recent betting scandals and actions in the U.S. Congress, BETonSPORTS, a London-based online sports betting firm, on Friday renewed its push for government regulation of the online gaming industry in the U.S. The company also said that it remains "vehemently opposed" to any prohibition attempts in Congress. "Prohibition has never worked in the U.S. for any activity," said CEO David Carruthers. "The idea that prohibition would suddenly work now on any aspect of the Internet is a falsehood and trying to shut out a multi-billion industry with the consumer demand of online gambling through prohibition won't work." BETonSPORTS, which focuses primarily on the North America, Asia and Latin America regions, last month published a white paper on why regulation is needed in the U.S. Carruthers said that the industry needs regulation and tracking, "not to be pushed even further in the shadows where organized crime and other less reputable individuals can carve out a niche for themselves."