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Viacom and Time Warner Settle Dispute Over iPad Content Access

May 16, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 week ago

Agreement resolves a battle between Time Warner Cable and Viacom that began more than a year ago, when the two companies sued each other

  

Viacom's NextMovie Acquires Film.com

May 16, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 week ago

Viacom Music & Logo Group seeks to expand its audience for film-related content by acquiring Film.com

  

Viacom Profit Up in Q2 on Media Networks' Growth

May 3, 2012 By Tim Molloy 3 weeks ago

But film revenue down as releases like "The Devil Inside" can't match success of "Rango" and "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never"

  

Viacom Wins Reversal in YouTube Copyright Case

April 5, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 7 weeks ago

A federal court has reversed a lower court's decision to throw out Viacom's $1 billion copyright infringement case against Google's video-sharing site

  

Sumner Redstone Greets Viacom Shareholders From a Chair at Annual Meeting

March 8, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 11 weeks ago

Viacom Executive Chairman Sumner Redstone made it to the company's annual shareholders meeting, rebutting reports that his health would prevent his appearing

  

Sumner Redstone Shifts Course, Will Attend Shareholders Meeting Next Week

March 2, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 12 weeks ago

Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone shakes previous commitment to attend next week's stockholder assemblage

  

Viacom, Taylor Swift Partner for Global 'The Hunger Games' Launch

February 8, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 15 weeks ago

Taylor Swift's new music video for "The Hunger Games" will get a global launch, the first in MTV's history

  

'Jersey Shore,' 'Dora the Explorer' Join Amazon Streaming in New Viacom Deal

February 8, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 15 weeks ago

Viacom joins CBS, Fox and others on Amazon Instant Video, a surging challenge to Netflix

  

Viacom Profits Fall 65% in Q4

February 2, 2012 By Tim Molloy 16 weeks ago

Charge related to sale of "Rock Band" maker Harmonix to blame for drop; profit from continuing operations down 5 percent

  

Viacom's Philippe Dauman: Anti-Piracy Push Done for Year

January 31, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 16 weeks ago

Hollywood is unlikely to go forward with anti-piracy legislation this year, Viacom's Philippe Dauman tells Dive Into Media Conference

  

Viacom Ups Julia Phelps to Senior VP of PR for International Networks

December 21, 2011 By Kurt Orzeck 22 weeks ago

Phelps will oversee all communications and media relations for Viacom's international multiplatform brands

  

Viacom Partners with Live-Streaming Service UStream

December 15, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 23 weeks ago

It will stream live footage from MTV, VH1 and other networks

  

Viacom Moves Stock From NYSE to Nasdaq

November 11, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 28 weeks ago

The change will take effect Dec. 1

  

Tom Zappala Named EVP of Programming for Spike

November 10, 2011 By Kimberly Potts 28 weeks ago

The Viacom alum returns to the company after eight years at the Disney-owned ABC Family

  

'Transformers' Helps Viacom Triple 4Q Earnings, Beat the Street

November 10, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 28 weeks ago

The media giant beats Wall Street expectations for revenue and earnings as its film division excels and cable continues to grow

  

MovieTracker: Has Viacom Cracked the Social Media Code?

October 31, 2011 By Brent Lang 29 weeks ago

Using Twitter and Facebook, the company has found a way to generate real time measurement's of the 25 hottest films

  

Paramount Restructures Home Entertainment, Licensing Divisions

September 27, 2011 By Brent Lang 34 weeks ago

The studio also announces several executive shifts and will centralize global marketing

  

Former Viacom Chief: Media 'One of the Only Success Stories' in Afghanistan

September 15, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 36 weeks ago

Tom Freston, who also ran MTV and lived in Afghanistan in the '70s, says television has opened up the country

  

Ben Stiller's 'Fake Trailer Project' Will Test Ideas for Real Movies

September 8, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 37 weeks ago

Ben Stiller will star in the first parody trailer, debuting soon on MTV.com, with Unilever as a sponsor

  

Viacom and Cablevision Settle Streaming Fight

August 10, 2011 By Brent Lang 41 weeks ago

Media companies had been duking it out over the cable company's iPad app

  

Latest Dow Dive Pummels Media Stocks Again

August 10, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 41 weeks ago

Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 519.83 points, slamming media stocks.

  

Media Stocks Tumble as Dow Falls 630+ Points in Broad Sell-off

August 8, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 41 weeks ago

CBS was especially hard-hit, falling more than 10 percent, but even Apple took its lumps in another Wall Street bloodbath

  

Philippe Dauman Admits Paramount's Prepping for a Post-DreamWorks Animation Future

August 5, 2011 By Brent Lang 42 weeks ago

“We are proceeding under the assumption that we will not be extending the DreamWorks Animation deal beyond next year"

  

Profits Jump 37% at Viacom, Shares Rise on Q3 Earnings

August 5, 2011 By Brent Lang 42 weeks ago

Philippe Dauman tells analysts Paramount is readying itself for life after DreamWorks Animation -- but stock market plunge goes unmentioned in call with analysts

  

Stock Market Plunge Puts Hollywood on Edge

August 4, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 42 weeks ago

Despite huge upfront sales and strong earnings, the media industry is fully aware that advertisers have cancellation options

  

Media Companies Suffer in Stock Market Crash

August 4, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein, Brent Lang & Lucas Shaw 42 weeks ago

Analysts said media companies dependent on advertising are most vulnerable, and indeed CBS was hardest hit in worst one-day selloff since December 2008

  
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