Viacom

Viacom's Sumner Redstone: The Mogul Named 'Sue!'

Media
 July 4, 2011 By Johnnie L. Roberts 1 year ago

Viacom is pressing three major lawsuits, each likely to end in an out-of-court settlement that boosts revenue. It's just the way Redstone rolls

  

Stephen Colbert Gets Fed Approval to Be a Super PAC

Media
 June 30, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

In an attempt to mock the country’s lax campaign finance law, the comedian can use Viacom funds to create political ads to run on Comedy Central

  

Viacom Sues Cablevision for Streaming Its Shows

Media
 June 23, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Entertainment giant previously sued Time Warner Cable over its iPad application

  

Viacom & Endemol to Launch New Female-Targeted Euro Channel, Blink!

Media
 May 5, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

Positioned primarily in Europe, Blink! will target women ages 16-49 and launch with a pilot program in Poland

  

Viacom Profits Pumped 53% by Paramount, 'Jersey Shore'

Media
 April 28, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Media giant's earnings driven by revenues from MTV reality hit and film studio

  

Sony, Viacom, DirecTV: Battles for Survival Batter the Media Landscape

Media
 April 19, 2011 By Johnnie L. Roberts 2 years ago

Producers, distributors, aggregators and tech enablers are now pitted in momentous clashes, with tens of billions of dollars at stake

  

MTV Hires Ex-AOL, Pop Eater Chief as its Daily News VP

Media
 April 11, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Jason Kaufman jumps from AOL to MTV News

  

Time Warner, Viacom and Cablevision Lock Horns in iPad Battle

Television
 April 8, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 2 years ago

Media companies have gone to court over what can and can't be offered for consumption on the Apple gadget

  

Viacom Expands Role for Michael D. Armstrong

Television
 April 6, 2011 By John Sellers 2 years ago

The BET vice president will now also oversee Paramount Pictures non-premium channels

  

YouTube: We're Not Liable for Copyright Infringement; Blame Viacom

Media
 April 1, 2011 By Cassie Chew 2 years ago

Company files brief in response to Viacom’s appeal of a $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit

  

Which Moguls Got Pay Raises in 2010?

Movies
 March 21, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Who's up, who's down in the executive suite

  

Disney, Paramount, Warner Bros., Other Studios Lose Piracy Suit in Australia

Movies
 February 24, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Federal court says Internet service provider not liable for customers' illegal movie downloads

  

Lots of High Decibel Talk But Digital Dollars Still Amount to Diddly Squat

Media
 February 15, 2011 By Johnnie L. Roberts 2 years ago

While the media giants highlight the digital transformations under way, revenues remain woefully underwhelming compared to Old Media

  

Viacom Profits Drop as Paramount Profits Fall 77%

Media | Movies
 February 3, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Media giant's first quarter net income slides 12 percent on home entertainment sales dip

  

Megabucks! Viacom CEO Made Over $84.5 Million in 2010

Media
 January 21, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

Paramount's corporate parent filed a proxy statement showing it paid Chairman Sumner Redstone $15 million and COO Thomas Dooley $64.7 million

  

Robert Bakish Appointed President of Viacom International Media Networks

Television
 January 19, 2011 By Tim Molloy 2 years ago

Former MTV Networks International president will oversee Viacom properties outside the U.S.

  

Viacom Sells 'Rock Band' Publisher Harmonix

Media
 December 23, 2010 By L.A. Times 2 years ago

With market saturated for its signature title, Viacom offloads the company it made more than $175 million for to a private investment group

  

MPAA Urges Court to Back Viacom in Fight with Google, Youtube

Media | Movies
 December 10, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Hollywood's leading trade group joins with IFTA in the $1 billion standoff

  

Viacom Files Appeal in $1B Copyright Suit Against Google, YouTube

Media
 December 3, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Media giant wants lower court ruling overturned

  

'South Park' Producers Sued Over Cover of Viral Smash (video)

Television
 November 15, 2010 By Tim Molloy 2 years ago

Is it even possible to parody "What What (in the Butt)"?

  

Here's the Situation: Viacom Profits Pumped by 'Jersey Shore,' Jon Stewart

Media
 November 11, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Popular cable shows help advertising grow 8 percent, offsetting decline in studio profit; company plans to sell Harmonix, "Rock Band"

  

Comedy Central Promotes Val Boreland to SVP

Media
 November 8, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Role for head of programming expanded

  

Viacom Appeals YouTube $1B Copyright Ruling

Media
 August 11, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Company files motion in billion-dollar copyright case

  

Thanks, Snooki! Viacom Profits Soar 51% on Cable Revenues

Media | Movies
 August 5, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Cost-cutting -- and smaller film slate at Paramount helped, too

  

Redstone to Daily Beast: Name Your Source and Be 'Well Protected'

Media
 July 20, 2010 By Josh Dickey 2 years ago

Upset over a leak about his affinity for a new girl-group, the Viacom chief chooses the "name your source" route

  

Viacom Loses $1B YouTube Suit; Plans Appeal

Media
 June 23, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Viacom says in a sharply worded statement that it plans to appeal

  
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