Paramount Networks Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia (EMEAA) is a division of Paramount International Networks which is fully owned by Paramount Global. The unit's headquarters are in Berlin, with additional offices in Madrid, Lisbon, Paris, Amsterdam, Milan, Dubai, Johannesburg & Lagos, Budapest, Warsaw, Singapore, Stockholm, Tokyo, Beijing, Manila, Copenhagen, Prague, Helsinki, and Hong Kong SAR. The company was originally founded under the name MTV Networks Europe in 1987. In 2011, the division was renamed Viacom International Media Networks Europe. Also in 2011, Viacom created an Italian subdivision in order to purchase a 30% ownership stake in the Rainbow S.p.A. animation studio. It currently operates in 31 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Divisions Viacom 18 Paramount Networks Northern Europe Paramount Networks Northern Europe (formerly ViacomCBS Networks Northern Europe and Viacom International Media Networks UK, Northern and Eastern Europe) is a regional division of Paramount Networks EMEAA which serves the Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden), Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, North Macedonia, Romania, Poland, Ukraine, Georgia, and CIS counties. Its main headquarters are in Berlin, London and Warsaw, while its regional offices are located in Amsterdam and Stockholm. Paramount Networks Northern Europe also operates content for MTV's global community (excluding the United States), as well as an array of MTV-branded channels including MTV Music (in Germany, UK & Europe), MTV Hits (in Germany, UK & Europe), MTV Base (in Germany, UK & Europe) and MTV Brand New (in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands). In 2011, VIMN UK, Northern and Eastern Europe realigned its local production operations with music content being produced in Berlin, London, Warsaw, and Stockholm; kids and family programming in London, Berlin, and Warsaw; and comedy content in Berlin, Amsterdam, London, and Warsaw. Amsterdam acts as the technical play-out hub for the majority of Europe, with exception for channels in Germany, Poland and the UK. Paramount Networks Southern Europe, Middle East, and Africa Paramount Networks Southern Europe, Middle East, and Africa (formerly ViacomCBS Networks Southern Europe, Middle East, and Africa) is a regional division of Paramount Networks EMEAA. At the moment the unit's main headquarters are in Madrid, with additional offices in Lisbon, Paris, Milan, Dubai, Johannesburg & Lagos, Singapore, Tokyo, Beijing, Manila, Prague, and Hong Kong SAR. The selection of multimedia brands offered by this division varies depending on the country or region. Paramount Networks Italia In February 2011, Viacom