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YANGAROO and the Tony Awards ® Renew Awards Management Partnership With Multi-Year Agreement

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019
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TORONTO, Nov. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YANGAROO Inc.(TSX-V: YOO, OTCBB: YOOIF), (The Company, or Yangaroo) the leading secure digital media management and distribution company, today announced that they have come to terms with Tony Awards Productions to continue their use of the YANGAROO Awards platform for the 2020 and 2021 Tony Awards balloting procedure.

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  • TORONTO, Nov. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YANGAROO Inc.(TSX-V: YOO, OTCBB: YOOIF), (The Company, or Yangaroo) the leading secure digital media management and distribution company, today announced that they have come to terms with Tony Awards Productions to continue their use of the YANGAROO Awards platform for the 2020 and 2021 Tony Awards balloting procedure.
  • The Tony Awards, and over 17 other major awards shows now rely on YANGAROO technology including The GRAMMYS, The Latin GRAMMYS, The Emmys (Daytime, News and Documentary, and Sports), The Golden Globes, The Academy of Country Music Awards, The Producers Guild Awards, The MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), The BET Awards, The Junos, The BET Hip Hop Awards, and The Soul Train Awards.
  • The Tony Awards, which honors theatre professionals for distinguished achievement on Broadway, has been broadcast on CBS since 1978.
  • The YANGAROO Awards platform is now the industry standard and powers most of North Americas major awards shows.

Cardi B, Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, Migos, Michael B. Jordan, BLACKKKLANSMAN And Childish Gambino Take Top Honors At 2019 "BET Awards"

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Monday, June 24, 2019
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For photos of the red carpet, backstage and performances go to the 2019 "BET AWARDS" dedicated press room at www.BETpressroom.com .

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  • For photos of the red carpet, backstage and performances go to the 2019 "BET AWARDS" dedicated press room at www.BETpressroom.com .
  • The 2019 "BET AWARDS" was simulcast LIVE across seven Viacom networks in the U.S. including BET, BET HER, MTV, MTV 2, MTV Classic, VH1, and Logo.
  • Connie Orlando, Executive Vice-President, Head of Programming at BET will serve as Executive Producer for the 2019 "BET AWARDS" along with Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment.
  • Next for JCE is the second season of "American Soul" on BET and Netflix's upcoming series "Rhythm and Flow."

2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards #1 Cable Premiere of the Quarter

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Tuesday, June 18, 2019
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2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards simulcast was the #1 cable premiere of the quarter and TVs most social show.

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  • 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards simulcast was the #1 cable premiere of the quarter and TVs most social show.
  • The event that celebrated popcorn cultures biggest night averaged 3MM viewers across linear and social platforms.
  • Ratings and social stats for 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards include:
    #MTVAwards top trending topic in the U.S. on Twitter for seven hours
    Hosted by Shazam!
  • starZachary Levi, the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards big winners included RBG, Avengers: Endgame and Game of Thrones.

BET Networks To Honor Grammy Nominated Rapper, Entrepreneur And Community Leader Nipsey Hussle Posthumously With The Humanitarian Award At The 2019 "BET Awards"

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Thursday, June 13, 2019
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BET Networks also commemorated and celebrated his life by broadcasting "BET REMEMBERS: NIPSEY HUSSLE", live and commercial-free coverage of Nipsey's funeral service in its entirety on BET and BET Digital.

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  • BET Networks also commemorated and celebrated his life by broadcasting "BET REMEMBERS: NIPSEY HUSSLE", live and commercial-free coverage of Nipsey's funeral service in its entirety on BET and BET Digital.
  • "As a prolific artist and leader, Nipsey Hussle was zealous about driving change for the betterment of his community, empowering and employing those in need and being an influential and highly respected leader.
  • It is an immense honor for us to recognize him with this year's Humanitarian Award," said Connie Orlando, Executive Vice-President, Head of Programming at BET.
  • The "BET AWARDS" 2019 will simulcast LIVE at 8 pm ET across seven Viacom networks in the U.S. including BET, BET HER, MTV, MTV 2, MTV Classic, VH1, and Logo.

2019 "BET Awards" To Honor Grammy Award Winning And Oscar-Nominated Actress Mary J. Blige With Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award

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Wednesday, June 12, 2019
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NEW YORK, June 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Today BET Networks announces Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, Oscar-nominated actress and philanthropist, Mary J. Blige will be honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the 19th annual "BET Awards."

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  • NEW YORK, June 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Today BET Networks announces Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, Oscar-nominated actress and philanthropist, Mary J. Blige will be honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the 19th annual "BET Awards."
  • The 2019 "BET Awards" will air LIVE on Sunday, June 23 at 8pm ET from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA on BET.
  • Over the years, Blige has helped redefine R&B in the contemporary music era with chart-topping hits like "Be Without You", "No More Drama" and "Family Affair."
  • The 2019 "BET AWARDS" will simulcast LIVE at 8pm ET across seven Viacom networks in the U.S. including BET, BET HER, MTV, MTV 2, MTV Classic, VH1, and Logo.

Viacom Expands Digital Footprint at 2019 NewFront

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Monday, April 29, 2019
Entertainment, Licensing (Entertainment), TV and Radio, General Entertainment, Social media, Children, Teens, Communications, Public relations, Investor relations, Mobile Entertainment, Online, Consumer, Family, Companies, Television, Viacom, MTV, YouTube, MTV Africa, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET

Viacom Digital Studios shared its plans to produce new and returning original series around major tentpole events, linear franchises and the most popular digital shows from Awesomeness, BET, Comedy Central, MTV and Nickelodeon.

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  • Viacom Digital Studios shared its plans to produce new and returning original series around major tentpole events, linear franchises and the most popular digital shows from Awesomeness, BET, Comedy Central, MTV and Nickelodeon.
  • With the addition of Pluto TV, Viacoms digital video impressions will grow to 5 billion impressions per month by next year.
  • Black Coffee (YouTube, Facebook Watch, Twitter, O&O Coming 2019): Black Coffee is an original digital talk series starring Marc Lamont Hill.
  • The Daily Show Digital Expansion (YouTube, Facebook Watch, Twitter, Instagram, O&O April 2019): Viacom Digital Studios has invested in the expansion of The Daily Shows digital presence with several new digital exclusive formats and series in development.

MTV Taps Zachary Levi to Host “2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards” June 17 at 9PM

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Tuesday, April 23, 2019
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Hotonthe heels of the worldwide box officehitShazam!,starZachary Levi will host the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awardson Monday, June 17that Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.

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  • Hotonthe heels of the worldwide box officehitShazam!,starZachary Levi will host the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awardson Monday, June 17that Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.
  • Levi follows in the footsteps of previous MTV Movie & TV Hosts,including Tiffany Haddish, Adam Devine, Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, Amy Schumer, Conan OBrien, Rebel Wilson, Russell Brand, Jason Sudeikis and Andy Samberg,among others.
  • #MTVAwards
    Joel Gallen of Tenth Planet Productions will serve as Executive Producer with MTVs Amy Doyle, Wendy Plaut and Vanessa Whitewolf for the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards.
  • A unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), MTV operations span cable and mobile networks, live events, theatrical films and MTV Studios.