VH1’s “The Breaks” to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market

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VH1’s “The Breaks” to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell

ADVISORY, Feb. 16, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What: VH1’s “The Breaks” will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. The network’s highly anticipated new scripted series “The Breaks” will premiere on Monday, February 20th at 9PM ET/PT.

The original film, which aired last year on VH1 to much acclaim and fanfare, followed three young friends fulfilling their hip hop dreams in New York City in 1990. The series continues to explore their triumphs and heartbreak trying to make their mark in a new and complex hip hop culture.

In honor of the occasion, VH1, MTV and Logo General Manager Amy Doyle will ring the Opening Bell alongside the cast and producers of the series.

VH1 is a unit of Viacom Inc. (Nasdaq: VIA ), (Nasdaq: VIAB ).

Where: Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43 rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When: Friday, February 17, 2017 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET    

VH1 Media Contact: Liza Burnett Fefferman (212) 846-5190 Liza.Fefferman@viacom.com

Nasdaq MarketSite: Emily Pan (646) 441-5120 emily.pan@nasdaq.com

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Webcast: A live stream of the Nasdaq Opening Bell will be available at: https://new.livestream.com/nasdaq/live or http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos: To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://business.nasdaq.com/discover/market-bell-ceremonies and click on the market open of your choice.

About VH1 VH1 is the dominant pop culture brand for adults 18-34. The network is available in 93 million U.S. households and has an array of digital channels and services including the VH1 App, VH1.com, @VH1 and Love & Hip Hop: The Game. VH1 is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA ), (NASDAQ: VIAB ). For more information, please visit www.vh1press.com , VH1.com, or the VH1 Facebook page. Follow us on Twitter @VH1PR.

About Viacom Viacom is home to premier global media brands that create compelling television programs, motion pictures, short-form content, apps, games, consumer products, social media experiences, and other entertainment content for audiences in more than 180 countries. Viacom's media networks, including Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, Spike, BET, CMT, TV Land, Nick at Nite, Nick Jr., Logo, Nicktoons, TeenNick, Channel 5 (UK), Telefe (Argentina) and Paramount Channel, reach over 3.9 billion cumulative television subscribers worldwide. Paramount Pictures is a major global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment.

For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com . Viacom may also use social media channels to communicate with its investors and the public about the company, its brands and other matters, and those communications could be deemed to be material information. Investors and others are encouraged to review posts on Viacom’s company blog ( blog.viacom.com ), Twitter feed ( twitter.com/viacom ) and Facebook page ( facebook.com/viacom ).

About Nasdaq Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ ) is a leading provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services across six continents. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables clients to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today's global capital markets. As the creator of the world's first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 85 marketplaces in 50 countries, and 1 in 10 of the world's securities transactions. Nasdaq is home to approximately 3,800 listed companies with a market value of $10.1 trillion and nearly 18,000 corporate clients. To learn more, visit: business.nasdaq.com .

-NDAQA-

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