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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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Box office and Beatles boost Viacom profit 15%more

Viacom reported a sharper-than-expected rise in net profit of 15 per cent on strong box office sales of Transformers...

Viacom third-quarter earnings preview (Dealscapemore

Sumner Redstone will own less of Viacom Inc. (NYSE:VIA), but his influence on the media giant will continue.

`Paranormal Activity' dismembers `Saw' with $21.1Mmore

Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount and Paramount Vantage are divisions of Viacom...

Gym Class Heroes Lead Travis McCoy Set to Release Charity Trackmore

For more information log onto www.stayingalivefoundation.org. About MTV Networks International: MTV Networks...

MediaVest Takes on Media Buying, Planning for THQ Gamingmore

client since 2006. THQ has been the subject of recent acquisition interest from media titans Time Warner and Viacom,...

Nada Stirratt Exits MTVN for MySpacemore

NEW YORK MTV Networks digital ad sales chief Nada Stirratt is leaving the Viacom unit, having accepted the post of...

China Hopes to Create Its Own Media Empiresmore

China plans to spend billions of dollars in the next few years to develop media and entertainment companies that it...

China Hopes to Create Its Own Media Empiresmore

China plans to spend billions of dollars in the next few years to develop media and entertainment companies that it...

ComScore: Google Sites Surpass 10 Billion Video Views In Augmore

sites ranked a distant second with 547 million viewers, or 2.2% market share. Microsoft was followed by Viacom Inc.

THQ may be in play? (Dealscapemore

Lost in the buzz about bigger rival Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) potentially being taken over by Microsoft Corp.

Viacom plays numbers with The Beatles (Dealscapemore

Today is 09/09/09, a date for numerologists that is fraught with different meanings. For media giant Viacom Inc.

ANALYSIS-Disney-Marvel benefits come with time lag, risksmore

to toys with Disney's rivals, relationships that will take time to unwind. Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom...

Music label video site Vevo in talks with CBS, NBCmore

potentially be aired on TV as well. It could mean that Vevo would eventually be a competitor to Viacom Inc's MTV...

Daddy’s Girls are Ready to Comemore

The second season of MTV series “Daddy’s Girls” returns on Tuesday, August 11 at 10:00pm ET/PT with two back-to-back...

Spielberg Nabs $325 Million from India's Ambanimore

DreamWorks to finance Spielberg’s penchant for expensive box office hits. Since DreamWorks broke up its relationship...

Paramount, Sony, News Corp in DVD Unit Merger Talksmore

Viacom's Paramount Pictures studio wants to merge its home entertainment division with a rival and is in advanced talks...

Microsoft unveils full-body tracking for Xboxmore

next-generation social and entertainment network. The event was kicked off by a demonstration of the upcoming version...

Microsoft unveils new Xbox technology, enlists Facebookmore

next-generation social and entertainment network. The event was kicked off by a demonstration of the upcoming version...

Arts+Labs Statement on White House Cybersecurity Reviewmore

enjoy the vast array of legal, affordable, and innovative entertainment content on the Internet. Current members...

Spike TV Blows the Doors Open on E3 2009 With Hour-Long VGA First-Look...more

Spike TV is available in 98 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.

HCL Announces Agreement to Be Digital Platform Development Partner for...more

to MTVN from this engagement include platform standardization, reliability and business continuity during transition.

Thomas J. Deierlein Named Chief Operating Officer of Simulmedia, Inc.more

was sold in 2005. Mr. Deierlein's Dynamic Logic clients included NBC Universal, Disney's ESPN and ABC, Viacom's MTV and...

Ubisoft plans push into film special effectsmore

Vivendi merged its Blizzard games unit with Activision in 2007. Time Warner has invested in several studios while...

UPDATE 1-National Amusements theaters draws first bids-sourcesmore

sources said. National Amusements, Redstone's holding company for his controlling stakes in CBS Corp (CBS.

Y'Anna Crawley Is Crowned BET's 'SUNDAY BEST'more

season's winner Y'Anna Crawley, visit www. BET.com/sundaybest About BET Networks BET Networks, a division of Viacom Inc.

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