Paramount Networks Americas
| Company type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Media |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Miami , United States |
Area served | Canada, Latin America |
| Parent | Paramount Skydance Corporation |
Paramount Networks Americas (abbreviated as PNA), previously identified as MTV Networks Latin America, Viacom International Media Networks The Americas, and ViacomCBS Networks Americas, functions as a division of Paramount Skydance Corporation with its central office located in Miami, Florida.
Channels
PNA manages a range of television channels throughout Canada and Latin America, frequently through partnerships or licensing agreements:
Canada
- CMT (with a 10% stake held alongside Corus Entertainment)
- Smithsonian Channel (6.67% ownership shared with Blue Ant Media)
Latin America
- MTV
- Nickelodeon
- Nick Jr.
- TeenNick
- NickMusic (under the operation of Paramount Media Networks)
- Comedy Central
Channels Closing or Awaiting Sale
- Chilevisión (Chile; transaction pending)
Latin America
Brazil
- MTV
- MTV Live
- MTV 00s
- Nickelodeon
- Nick Jr.
- Comedy Central
- Paramount Network
Channels No Longer Operating
- MTV (Canada) (operated from 2000 to 2024)
- MTV2 (Canada) (2001–2024)
- MTV Live HD (2011–2021)
- MTV Hits (Latin America) (2008–2020)
- Nickelodeon (Canada) (2009–2025)
- Nicktoons (2013–2020)
- Nickelodeon GAS (1999–2007/2009)
- VH1 (Latin America) (2004–2020)
- VH1 (Brazil) (2005–2014)
- VH1 HD (2009–2020)
- VH1 MegaHits (2010–2020)
- VH1 (Europe) (1995–2021; in Latin America from 2020 to 2021)
- VH1 Classic (2004–2020)
- Smithsonian Channel (2018–2023)
- Telefe (transferred to Grupo Televisión Litoral S.A. in 2025)
Regional Offices
The organization operates regional branches in the following locations:
- Bogotá, Colombia – managing MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and Paramount Network
- Mexico City, Mexico – overseeing MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and Paramount Network
- Buenos Aires, Argentina – responsible for MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Paramount Network, and Nick Jr.
- Santiago, Chile – covering MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Paramount Network, Chilevisión, and Nick Jr.
- São Paulo, Brazil – supervising MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Paramount Network, and Nick Jr.
- Toronto, Canada – handling CMT and Smithsonian Channel through licensing arrangements with Corus Entertainment and Blue Ant Media
Brand Evolution
In Brazil, the entity was once identified as MTVNLA but operated under the name Viacom Networks Brasil because exclusive rights to MTV were held by Grupo Abril. In October 2013, VIMN The Americas reacquired the MTV brand within Brazil and relaunched MTV as a cable network. Since then, the company has concentrated on tailoring content specifically for Nickelodeon in Brazil as well as for MTV and Nickelodeon in Argentina and Mexico.