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Viacom named in text spam suit
MTV is owned and operated by Viacom. A resident of Tennessee voted in the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, and subsequently received texted promotional...
Viacom note offering translates to business as usual
Content giant Viacom is offering $500M worth of 10-year notes, and Moody’s Investors Service has weighed in on it. In general, the plan will...
Viacom revenues down, profit flat
The filmed entertainment side of Viacom was down, and so was advertising at its media network side. However, reduced expenses kept the bottom line...
Viacom ordered to pay $383 million more to Rock Band
The media giant has been ordered to pay an additional $383 million to Boston-based Harmonix, the original makers of Rock Band (Rock band, sequels...
Viacom slips in its fiscal Q3
The non-broadcast side of the Sumner Redstone media empire suffered from box office and advertising woes, leading to a 14% loss in the revenue...
Viacom and DIRECTV come to terms
A long term agreement said to run seven years will restore 17 Viacom basic cable channels and an...
Cable organization slams Viacom
The ACA is calling on Viacom to end its DirecTV blackout, make its online programming available to those...
Uncertain future may underpin Viacom/DirecTV battle
Program sources want to maximize income, and cable, satcasters and telcos want to hold down costs...
Retrans impasse: Basic cable/satellite edition
There is a very good chance that as of midnight tonight (it’s 7/10/12), 26 Viacom basic cable channels will disappear from the DirecTV lineup...
Viacom Media Networks adds video
Viacom Media Networks (a division of Viacom) and Dial Global announced a major upgrade to their radio prep services with the addition of exclusive...
Viacom has debt for sale
Sumner Redstone’s Viacom is looking to retire debt, and to that end, it is willing to take more debt on. It’s peddling two sets...
Viacom ups dividend
Sumner Redstone’s Viacom Inc., which provides entertainment for millions over a multitude of media platforms, is adding the sum of two-and-a-half cents to its...
TV Land begins production on “The Soul Man”
Viacom’s TV Land continues to ramp up its original programming slate. Production has begun on the new comedy series “The Soul Man” staring Cedric...
BET unveils new programming at Upfront
During its annual Upfront presentation to the advertising community, BET Networks is revealing new programming, including scripted programs and original movies for both BET...
Media moguls among highest paid CEOs
Not a single media company ranks among the 10 largest US companies in terms of revenues. Nonetheless, four media companies placed their...
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