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Highly-Rated Series 'TNA iMPACT!' to Expand to Two Hours in October

- New VH1 Special 'All Access: Britney's Most Shocking Year Ever' Premieres Tuesday, September 11 at 8:30 PM ET/PT
- Special Includes Clips from Her Now Historic Performance on Last Night's MTV Video Music Awards

Rock Band Coming to a City Near You

Network's General Manager Assumes Presidency

NEW YORK, Sept. 5, 2007 -- Veteran cable executive Michele Ganeless, formerly executive vice president and general manager, COMEDY CENTRAL, has been named its president, it was announced by Doug Herzog, president, MTV Networks Entertainment Group. Ganeless, a long-time COMEDY CENTRAL executive held positions from 1992-1995 and, later, from 1996-2001, will continue to report to Herzog and is based in New York.    » read more »

Brett King Tapped to Be Senior Vice President, Scripted Programming Robyn Lattaker-Johnson Promoted to Senior Vice President, Development, Reality Programming

- From Director Michael Bay and Executive Producer Steven Spielberg Comes the BIGGEST Original Blockbuster of the Year, TRANSFORMERS
- $650+ Million Smash Hit from DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures Rolls out on DVD and HD DVD October 16 in Two-Disc Sets Bursting with a Universe of Bonus Features to Immerse Fans of All Ages in the TRANSFORMERS' World of the Legendary ROBOTS IN DISGUISE

Harmonix and MTV Games Partner with Rhino Entertainment to bring 18 Classic Grateful Dead Master Recordings to the Rock Band Videogame Platform

- Nickelodeon's The Naked Brothers Band Worldwide Premiere of 'If That's Not Love' on Monday, September 3 at 5 P.M. (ET/PT)
- Music Video and Behind-The-Scenes Package Premieres Simultaneously Across
- Nickelodeon's Digital Networks And Internationally Around The World
- Series Theme Song 'If That's Not Love' Is Featured On The Highly Anticipated
- Debut Album, The Naked Brothers Band, Hitting Retail October 9

Full Episodes of UK and US Produced Favourites To Be Available on UK iTunes Store, Including Pimp My Ride, Dora the Explorer and South Park

LONDON, Aug. 29 -- MTV Networks International (MTVNI), owned by Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), and Apple(R) today announced an agreement to distribute full-length hit TV shows from MTV, Nickelodeon, and Paramount Comedy channels for purchase and download from the iTunes(R) Store in the UK.    » read more »

- 'Demetri Martin. Person.' DVD Hits Stores on Tuesday, September 4
- Bonus Material Includes Early Live Performances, Deleted Scenes, A Tiny Poster, Audio Commentary And Half-Hour Stand-Up Special "COMEDY CENTRAL Presents: Demetri Martin"

Tracy Katsky Joins Nickelodeon as Senior Vice President, Development and Original Programming    » read more »

Hit Teen Show "Degrassi: The Next Generation" Wins The Coveted Surfboard As The 'Choice Summer Series' Of 2007

- The Backyardigans' 'Super Secret Super Spy,' Full of Espionage, Exotic Locales and Tickle Torture Premiering Monday, September 17 at 7:00 P.M. on Nickelodeon
- Recording Artist Cyndi Lauper Performs Original Theme Song "The Lady In Pink"
- On The Backyardigans TV Movie Which Goes Undercover In London, Switzerland, Miami and The Caribbean
- Nick Jr.'s The Backyardigans: Super Secret Super Spy DVD, Created By Nickelodeon Home Entertainment And Distributed By Paramount Home Entertainment, To Be Released Tuesday, September 18

- "The Love Guru" in Theaters June 20, 2008
- Justin Timberlake Joins All-Star Cast Including Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Romany Malco and Verne Troyer in Comedy That Begins Shooting This September in Toronto

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 22 -- Justin Timberlake is the latest star to join the cast of the new Mike Myers' comedy "The Love Guru" in which he essays his first original character since Austin Powers. The Paramount Pictures production is co-financed by Spgylass Entertainment and will be distributed by Paramount worldwide.    » read more »

NEW YORK, Aug 21, 2007 -- RealNetworks, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK), MTV Networks, a division of VIACOM International (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), and Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), and Vodafone (LSE: VOD) today announced they are teaming to create a single, integrated digital music experience that consumers can access via their PC, portable music device or mobile phone. Promising to be ultra-rich in music culture, programming and discovery, Rhapsody will unite the best of RealNetworks' market-leading service and MTV Networks critically acclaimed URGE music service.    » read more »