Viacom (VIA, VIAB) has announced it has closed a deal with Telefonica (TEF) to make a wide range of its TV channels and content available for streaming by subscribers of the Movistar Play platform in Latin America. Under the terms of the agreement, the first of its kind to be closed by Telefonica for its mobile and broadband subscribers, Movistar Play will carry live feeds of MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Comedy Central and Paramount Channel TV channels in the region beginning in the first semester of 2018. A selection of Viacom's mobile streaming apps -- MTV Play, Nickelodeon Play, Comedy Central Play and Noggin -- will also be available to Movistar Play subscribers, together with a broad range of content from the company's brands that will be accessible on an on-demand basis through the platform. This extends an existing carriage deal for VIMN's linear channels and VOD content already available on Telefonica's pay TV services throughout the region.
