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Viacom in Talks to Develop Gay Network
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MEXICO CITY -
Viacom is in preliminary discussions to launch a gay cable network in the United States, the media giant's chairman and chief executive said Tuesday.
Sumner Redstone's conglomerate has also "tightened up" its decency standards in the wake of Janet Jackson (news)'s racy performance at halftime of the Super Bowl.
In an interview in Mexico City, where he was launching VH1 Latin America, Redstone said the decency debate in the United States had affected policies at Viacom's media holdings.
The company controls CBS and MTV, the Paramount movie studio, and Infinity Broadcasting, whose programming includes shock jock radio personality Howard Stern's show.
"I would think that — I'm not saying he got any instructions — but I wouldn't be surprised if (Stern) cooled it," Redstone said.
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