Viacom is changing its tune slightly to prepare for pay TV’s game of musical chairs. Facing the possibility that its low-rated channels will be left out of distributors’ new skinny bundles, the company today says it will rebrand MTV Hits into NickMusic, described as “a 24-hour music video destination for kids.”

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The $785 million hit is the short-term pain for what CEO Philippe Dauman says will be a long term gain: $350 million a year in cost savings, with $175 million in the fiscal year that ends in September. The new figure is up from last month when he told investors to expect net savings of $250 million a year.

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Former MTV Networks and Machinima executive Cameron Saless has joined Jukin Media as executive vice president, heading audience development and strategic partnerships. Saless also was an exec with media site JibJab.

Saless will be focused on helping Jukin build audiences on the web, TV and other platforms for the licen…

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Casey Patterson has been promoted to EVP event production, talent development and studio relations for the MTV Networks Entertainment Group. Patterson, who reports to the group’s president Doug Herzog, was formerly SVP of Spike TV and TV Land. In her expanded role, Patterson has developed and will co-executive produce…

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