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VIACOM

Viacom, Inc. operates as an entertainment content company. It is an American media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable and satellite television networks (MTV Networks and BET), and movie production and distribution (the Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks movie studios). Currently, Sumner Redstone is chairman of Viacom and, through National Amusements, the majority shareholder.

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'Rango' Spurs Potential Rivalrymore

to early studio estimates, the biggest opening so far this year. If "Rango" proves successful enough to...

Google Cranks Up M&A Machinemore

acquisitions effort since 2008. Before joining Google in 2005, he sold a social network for videogame players to Viacom...

With One Minute News, "News" in One Minutemore

site went live today. The site was cofounded by Doug Greenlaw, a former ad exec for MTV and Viacom. In a run-on...

MTV And Sony ATV's Extreme Music To Launch Hype Production Musicmore

/PRNewswire/ -- MTV, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), and EXTREME MUSIC, the production music arm of...

Viacom Announces Consideration for Cash Tender Offer for Up to $500 Mi...more

NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Viacom Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!via/quotes/nls/via (VIA 50.88, -0.

Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos' First Interview Since MTV Sold Rock Bandmore

About two months ago, MTV and parent company Viacom sold off its Harmonix subsidiary-the videogame development unit...

People on the Move: TracyLocke Elevates Beth Ann Kaminkow to President...more

Beth Ann Kaminkow Beth Ann Kaminkow has been named president-CEO of TracyLocke, becoming the first female CEO in the...

Hudson Square Seeks Residentsmore

and is going to review the Trinity plan before it goes to the city. Media companies such as Viacom, Penguin Group USA...

Viacom To Buy Back 500M Notesmore

has launched a cash tender offer to repurchase a total of $500 million of its senior unsecured notes. The new offer,...

Pyaar Ka Punchnamamore

Credits Writer-Director: Luv Ranjan Cast: Kartik Tiwari, Rayo Bhakirta, Divyendu Sharma, Nushrat Barucha, Sonali...

FITCH rates Viacom's notes BBB+, outlook stablemore

following was released by the rating agency) February 14 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB+' rating to Viacom...

2nd UPDATE: Viacom Sells $500 Million 10-Year Bondmore

Adds pricing, other details, in the first, second and fifth paragraphs.) NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Global...

Viacom Details Plan To Buy Back $500M Of Senior Notesmore

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Viacom Inc. (VIA, VIA.B) plans to buy back as much as $500 million of notes, using excess cash to...

Viacom Profit Falls as DVD Sales Dropmore

Viacom, the big media company whose MTV show Skins has been in the spotlight for its racy portrayal of teenage...

Imax's Widescreen Profit Performancemore

benefit is that it's immersive and massive," says Abrams, who is producing the next installment of Viacom's (VIA.

Harry Sloan Discusses New Business Models In Media & Entertainment...more

quo, Sloan was instrumental in the formation of Epix, the innovative and groundbreaking pay TV joint venture between...

Advertisers Drop 'Skins'more

Several other high-profile companies?from Taco Bell to General Motors Co.?have distanced themselves from the series on...

TV watchdog calls for child porn probe of "Skins"more

"Many of the actors appearing in the show are below the age of 18. It is clear that Viacom (which owns MTV) has...

MTV's 'Skins' Debuts With A 3.4 Rating (P12-34) And 3.26 Million Total...more

NEW YORK, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MTV, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B), announced today that its...

Downsizing at MySpacemore

site by the News Corporation, which bought MySpace in 2005 for $580 million after a bidding war with Viacom.

Bewkes��s message at CES: TV everywheremore

feeling. Like this $200 gadget/game. Media industry veterans will remember at once that Bewkes��s words reflect those...

Rupert Wrings Value From WSJ, News Corp. Stock Ready To Run Past $20more

News Corp. is a media conglomerate that competes with , Time Warner, Disney, Viacom and CBS in a variety of businesses...

NFL Jolts Peformance At ESPN, Helping Drive Disney To $40more

Disney competes with other media conglomerates like News Corp, Time Warner, CBS and Viacom in a variety of businesses.

Oprah Network set to launch Jan. 1more

February 2009. Meanwhile, in the background has been Tom Freston, the architect of MTV and former head of Viacom Inc.

Eddie Izzard Returns To EPIXmore

be available at EPIX-on-demand and EpixHD.com. More on Press Releases Market Activity Lions Gate Entertainment...

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