SINGAPORE/ BEIJING, 5 DECEMBER 2013 – Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Asia, a division of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB) and Sohu Video, a division of Sohu.com Inc. (NASDAQ:SOHU), announced today a strategic collaboration for online video-on-demand and video syndication in China that will enable over 389 million Chinese online video users* to access free streaming of Mandarin-dubbed and subtitled Nickelodeon programming on tv.sohu.com over the next twelve months. Sohu Video will start to offer over 200 hours of Nickelodeon programming on December 15th 2013, including iconic and beloved characters such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Avatar.
“Today’s announcement reinforces and strengthens us as a media content provider in the fast-growing new media and mobile internet industry in China. We have been focused on developing our brands’ presence in China, and expanding business relationships with partners that allow consumers to access VIMN’s entertainment content across a multi-platform environment,” said VIMN Asia’s executive vice president and managing director, Indra Suharjono. “Coupled with the fact that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles recently premiered on CCTV Kids in October, today’s announcement with Sohu Video is the clearest testament to Viacom’s success in bringing great entertainment content to China too. We hope to continue to expand our entertainment content access to Sohu.com online video users.”
“We are excited to collaborate with VIMN and welcome their well-established content on our platform,” said Dr. Charles Zhang, Chairman and CEO of Sohu.com Inc. “Nickelodeon’s content has strong appeal and relevance with the Chinese audience. I hope that our collaboration will allow us to bring more exciting international children’s programming to our online users.”
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*Based on CNNIC data, dated June 2013.
About Sohu.com
Sohu (NASDAQ: SOHU) is China’s premier online brand and is indispensable to the daily life of millions of Chinese, providing a network of web properties and community based/web 2.0 products which offer the vast Sohu user community a broad array of choices regarding information, entertainment and communication. Sohu has built one of the most comprehensive matrices of Chinese language web properties and proprietary search engines, consisting of the mass portal and leading online media destination www.sohu.com; interactive search engine www.sogou.com; developer and operator of online games www.changyou.com/en/ and leading online video website tv.sohu.com.
Sohu corporate services consist of online brand advertising on its matrix of websites as well as bid listing and home page on its in-house developed search directory and engine. Sohu also provides multiple news and information service on mobile platforms, including Sohu News App and mobile news portal WAP.Sohu.com. Sohu’s online game subsidiary, Changyou.com (NASDAQ: CYOU) has a diverse portfolio of online games that includes Tian Long Ba Bu, one of the most popular massively multi-player online (“MMO”) games in China, and DDTank and Wartune (also known as Shen Qu), which are two popular web games in China. Sohu.com, established by Dr. Charles Zhang, one of China’s internet pioneers, is in its seventeenth year of operation.
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 34th year globally and 15th year in Asia, is one of the most globally recognized and widely distributed multimedia entertainment brands for kids and family. Creating surprising and playful entertainment experiences everywhere it goes, Nickelodeon has a portfolio that includes television programming and production around the world, plus special events, consumer products, digital offerings, recreation, books, feature films and pro-social initiatives. Nickelodeon’s brands are seen globally in more than 450 million households in over 100 territories via more than 70 locally programmed channels and syndication. For information about Nickelodeon in Asia, visit www.nick-asia.com.
About Viacom International Media Networks
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), is comprised of many of the world’s most popular multimedia entertainment brands, including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount Channel, VH1, VIVA, COLORS, Game One and Tr3s: MTV, Música y Más. Viacom brands are seen globally in more than 600 million households in 170 territories and 37 languages via more than 200 locally programmed and operated TV channels and more than 550 digital media and mobile TV properties. For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com. Keep up with Viacom news by following Viacom’s blog at blog.viacom.com and Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/Viacom.
Media Contacts
Viacom International Media Networks
Adeline Ong, Senior Director, Corporate Communications, Asia
t: (65) 6420 7240 m: (65) 9366 7323
e: adeline.ong@vimn.com
Twitter: @VIMNAsia_PR
Sohu.com Inc.
Jin Sun
m: (86) 13761108630
e: jinsun@sohu-inc.com