Angels promote two in front office Nov 15, 2009
Carpino began his professional career in the billboard industry in 1982, joining Angels owner Arte Moreno at Outdoor System, (a billboard company which would later become Viacom Outdoor in 2000 and CBS Outdoor in 2005). He spent 18 years in Phoenix and Los Angeles (1995-2003) markets. (MLB.com -- Anaheim Angels)
Showtime Rattled By Rival EPIX Arrival Nov 15, 2009
But Showtime CEO Matt Blank is rattled by the launch of EPIX -- that new premium entertainment service owned by Viacom, Paramount, Lionsgate and what's left of MGM. So much so that hes instructed his marketing team to buy Showtime online advertisements on Google every time someone searches for Epix information. How funny is that. (Multichannel News)
PBS can merchandise kids shows without selling out Nov 15, 2009
Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products - buoyed by SpongeBob and Dora the Explorer - manages the world s third-largest licensing business, building vast sums of money on the giant feedback loop of popularity. SpongeBob appears on every sort of product imaginable, so kids know who he is, so they want to watch the show, so they ask for those SpongeBob boxer shorts at Target. (Boston Globe)
Ignorance is no excuse Nov 15, 2009
And the media conglomerate Viacom, which owns both CBS and MTV, insists that it has nothing to do with them. So it was left to Michael Powell, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, to declare his "outrage" and order a "swift and thorough" investigation, which could result in fines worth millions of dollars if CBS and its affiliates are shown to have breached indecency guidelines. (Yahoo News -- Hutton Report)
MTV Games and Harmonix Release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as Second Downloadable Album for The Beatles(TM): Rock Band(TM) on November 17th Nov 14, 2009
NEW YORK, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Corps, Ltd., MTV Games and Harmonix, the world's leading developer of music-based games and a part of Viacom's MTV Networks (NYSE: - , - ), today announced The Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) will be available in its entirety for purchase and playable as downloadable content in Music Store starting November 17, 2009 ... About MTV Networks MTV Networks, a division of Viacom (NYSE: - , - ), is one of the world's leading creators... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Dangerous Days for Video Games Nov 14, 2009
Viacom spent at least $10 million to license music for the Beatles version of its Rock Band game, whose recent launch underwhelmed. It needs a big Christmas for Viacom to break even or turn a profit on the franchise, says Chief Financial Officer Thomas E. Dooley. (BusinessWeek)
Paramount Pictures' Paranormal Activity Soars Past The $100 Million Mark Nov 13, 2009
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NYSE: - , - ), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. The company's labels include Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, MTV Films, and Nickelodeon Movies. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Blockbuster Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results Nov 13, 2009
"For the majority of 2009 we shifted our focus from the top line to preserving liquidity and maximizing cash, improving the Company's capital structure and building a solid foundation for a better Blockbuster. As a result of our efforts, we successfully completed a $675 million Notes offering, which reduced our 2010 amortization payments by over $300 million and extended our debt maturities. We also enhanced liquidity through the reduction of our letters of credit and the divestiture of our... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Disney Profit and Revenue Beat Street, Shares Rise Nov 13, 2009
87 billion, setting it apart from News Corp, Viacom Inc. and Time Warner Inc, all of which posted sales declines. What is more, Disney's revenue surpassed analyst expectations of $9. (ABC News -- Wire)
Spike TV Unveils 'Thad Castle for College Player of the Year' Campaign to Promote New Comedy Series Nov 12, 2009
A unit of Viacom (NYSE: - , - ), MTV Networks is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike TV's Internet address is and for up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike TV's press site at. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
CIMM: Too Soon To Tell About Set-Top Data Standards Nov 12, 2009
"We started at 9, ended at 4, and stayed on to discuss things," said Rush, who is Viacom's representative to CIMM. ... The coalition's members are: CBS, Discovery Communications, NBC Universal, News Corp., Time Warner Inc., Viacom, The Walt Disney Co., GroupM, Mediabrands, Omnicom Media Group, Starcom MediaVest Group Worldwide, Carat, AT&T, Procter & Gamble and Unilever. (Multichannel News)
TV Land's Hit Series 'She's Got The Look' Back For a Third Season, Premiering in 2010 Nov 12, 2009
"Throughout the past three seasons of "She's Got The Look," contestants have ranged from age 35 to 72 years old. The exposure and success from the series has secured a variety of top-tier bookings for many of the show's alumni with clients such as: Kmart, Verizon, AT&T, Nicole Miller Cosmetics, Hallmark, Microsoft, Toyota, Volvo and many more. These achievements fulfill the shows premise that beauty is timeless.Keith Cox and Sal Maniaci serve as executive producers for TV Land; Sean Patterson... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
N.O. Six Flags revival hits new snag Nov 11, 2009
Danny Rogers, the president of Southern Star Amusement, was adamant Tuesday that his startup company would find the financing without Nickelodeon, which is owned by media giant Viacom Inc.. Theyre not the only fish in the sea, Rogers said. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Next Up On 'THE MO'NIQUE SHOW' Nov 11, 2009
BET Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: - , - ), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 98 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Dunn to run CBS stations Nov 10, 2009
Prior to that, he was president of sales for the Viacom Television Stations Group (renamed to CBS TV Stations Group on Jan. 3, 2006), a post that Dunn held before becoming president and general manager of WCBS New York. Prior to coming to CBS, Kane was president and general manager of WABC New York and president and general manager of WPVI Philadelphia, two of the ABC station group;s powerhouse stations. (Multichannel News)
Lionsgate Reports Net Income of $31.7 Million and Adjusted EBITDA of $54.4 Million for Second Quarter of Fiscal 2010 Compared to Net Loss of $51.8 Million and Adjusted EBITDA of Negative $35.9 Million in Prior Year's Second Quarter Nov 10, 2009
The Company has built a strong television presence in production of prime time cable and broadcast network series, distribution and syndication of programming through Debmar-Mercury and an array of channel platform assets, including TV Guide Network in partnership with JPMorgan's One Equity Partners, the Epix multiplatform channel with partners Viacom and MGM, the FEARnet branded horror channel with partners Comcast and Sony, and the KIX and Thrill branded action and horror channels in Asia. Its... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Disney's Shanghai Theme Park Won't Help Access to China's Media Industry Nov 9, 2009
You should look for Time Warner, News Corp., Viacom and others to begin announcing China deals very soon, said , a managing partner at Mediatech Capital Partners LLC in New York. and Viacom executives werent immediately available to comment, spokeswomen for the companies said. (Bloomberg)
Networks Hint At Ad-Sales Rebound Nov 9, 2009
Viacom was first out of the blocks, reporting its third-quarter results last Tuesday, and though revenue was down 3% to $3 ... Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman said on a conference call with analysts that there are continued signs that the ad market is improving ... Over the course of the third quarter, we started to see the negative economic trends that we all have been dealing with begin to attenuate, Dauman said, adding that while the road is expected to be bumpy, the moves that Viacom has made... (Multichannel News)
Pampered pets Nov 9, 2009
Viacom chief Sumner Redstone tells visitors he gets great solace from his huge office aquarium, which could be a good cover story for a future issue of ... Viacom chief Sumner Redstone tells visitors he gets great solace from his huge office aquarium, which could be a good cover story for a future issue of Aquarium. (New York Post -- News)
$1 Billion: Scripps's Cost To Travel Nov 8, 2009
That latter valuation harkens back to the heyday of content M&A, when Viacom paid 23 times cash flow for BET Networks in 2000 ... Early in the process, bidders included media giants like Time Warner Inc., Scripps, Viacom, News Corp., and a consortium including private equity giant Providence Equity. (Multichannel News)
CBS show sales help offset drop in 3Q ad revenue Nov 6, 2009
OVERVIEW: Advertising trends will be the focus of CBS Corp.'s third-quarter earnings, and if ad prices at sister company Viacom Inc. are any indication, the market for commercial time on TV improved in the third quarter. Viacom, which like CBS is majority controlled by 86-year-old Redstone, reported Tuesday that prices for ad slots were 10 percent or more above rates earlier in the year, when TV networks sold the bulk of their fall season inventory. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
2K Play Declares November 5th Super Game Day! Nov 6, 2009
Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: - , - ). High Voltage Software, Inc. is an award-winning studio that has been developing games and simulations for over 15 years. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
A frenemy for Mel Nov 6, 2009
The rivalry between the two egomaniacs goes back to a dispute during Karmazin's days at Viacom, when, during heated carriage negotiations Ergen displayed Karmazin's home phone number on EchoStar systems. Karmazin admits that he wouldn't work for Ergen -- or Warren Buffett or Malone, having soured on being anyone's No. 2 after his experience with Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone -- but insisted that the Liberty deal was simply the better option for shareholders ... BLOOMBERG NEWS Mel Karmazin, who... (New York Post -- News)
Scripps Snaps Up Travel Channel In $1B Deal Nov 6, 2009
Early in the process, bidders included media giants like Time Warner Inc., Scripps, Viacom, News Corp., and a consortium including private equity giant Providence Equity. That list was pared down to News and Scripps in later bidding stages, as the price of the network continued to rise - initially, analysts had valued Travel Channel at between $600 million and $700 million. (Multichannel News)
Beyonce's triple treat Nov 6, 2009
The winners are chosen by MTV viewers online, and the music channel, part of Viacom, said more than 100 million votes were cast in 2008. As the list of winners this year underlined, the MTV Europe Music Awards tend to be dominated by big US names. (The Age, Australia)
Music Superstar Beyonce Completes 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards Performer Lineup Nov 5, 2009
LONDON, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Global music icon, Beyonce, has been unveiled as the final performer at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs), the news was announced today by MTV Networks International (MTVNI), owned by Viacom Inc (NYSE: - , - ) ... MTV Networks is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: - , - ). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Nickelodeon Brings Storytime Live! Theatrical Tour Across the U.S. in 2010 Nov 5, 2009
Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: - , - ). Broadway Across America (Producer) is owned and operated by British theatre producer John Gore (CEO) and entertainment industry veteran Thomas B. McGrath (Chairman). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
2009 MTV Europe Music Awards Fascinating Facts Nov 5, 2009
MTV Networks is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: - , - ). About Sony Ericsson. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Nickelodeon's TeenNick Commences Production on New Original Series Gigantic Nov 5, 2009
TeenNick and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.. Buzz up. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Viacom: 'Beatles' sales strong, but 'Rock Band' growth is slow Nov 5, 2009
Viacom says 'Beatles' strong, but 'Rock Band' growth is slow - Game Hunters: In search of video games and interactive awesomeness - USATODAY.com ... Viacom says 'Beatles' strong, but 'Rock Band' growth is slow ... Despite a strong start for The Beatles: Rock Band, the Rock Band franchise as a whole failed to generate a profit in the third quarter, says Viacom during a recent earnings call. (USA Today -- Tech)
News Corp stages double-digit rebound Nov 5, 2009
News Corp's results echo those of Time Warner Inc and Viacom Inc, which also reported signs of recovery in their movie studios and cable networks. News Corp chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch welcomed what he called exceptionally strong results despite continued macro-economic challenges. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Time Warner Q3 Profits Falls 38%, Raises View Nov 5, 2009
But Tuesday, the chief executive at rival Viacom Inc. (VIA) noted demand was up and pricing was strong for television advertising heading into the holiday season, adding to an optimistic chorus from media executives. With its eyes on being the top content provider across technologies, Time Warner has been shuffling its broad portfolio of media properties, including the spinoff of its cable business earlier this year and the planned spinoff of Web media unit AOL.. (SmartMoney)
Box office hits help lift Viacom profit 15 percent Nov 4, 2009
Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. Most Viewed - Entertainment. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Multichannel Newswire Nov 4, 2009
About a week into its launch, the Epix movie channel is closer to additional distribution deals, Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman said on a conference call with analysts Tuesday. Viacom reported a 3% drop in third-quarter revenue, with a 14% increase in operating income and a 24% rise in adjusted net earnings ... Pali Capital Rich Greenfield raised earnings estimates and its price target for Viacom after the media company "meaningfully" exceeded his expectations in third-quarter results today. (Multichannel News)
Viacom's Dauman: Epix Close to Carriage Deals Nov 4, 2009
Viacom's Philippe DaumanAbout a week into its launch, the Epix movie channel is closer to additional distribution deals, Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman said on a conference call with analysts Tuesday. Epix, the joint venture movie channel between Viacom, MGM and Lionsgate Entertainment, officially launched on Oct. 30 , Verizon's FiOS TV and Internet ... "Over the course of the third quarter, we started to see the negative economic trends that we all have been dealing with begin to attenuate," Dauman... (Multichannel News)
Greenfield Ups Viacom Target Nov 4, 2009
Pali Capital Rich Greenfield raised earnings estimates and its price target for Viacom after the media company "meaningfully" exceeded his expectations in third-quarter results today. Greenfield raised his price target to $34 from $33 for Viacom, parent of the Paramount studio and cable networks including MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and Spike TV. He raised his earnings estimates for 2009 (to $2 ... Viacom at about 4 p.m. was trading at $28. (Multichannel News)
Flicks boost Viacom shares Nov 4, 2009
G.I. Joe and Optimus Prime helped push Viacom's earnings up 15 percent in the third quarter. The release of the "Transformers" sequel and the new franchise "G.I. Joe" helped Paramount Pictures -- Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone's often underperforming studio -- jump from a loss of $19 million in the year ago quarter to a gain of $69 million this year ... Overall, revenue at Viacom dropped 3 percent to $3. (New York Post -- Business)
Box office results lift Viacom revenue Nov 4, 2009
By keeping a sharp eye on costs while continuing to invest in programming, Viacom is in a strong position to benefit as the economic clouds begin to part, Redstone said on a conference call. US ad sales fell 4 percent at the cable networks, including VH1 and Comedy Central, after declining 6 percent in the second quarter and 9 percent in the first. (Boston Globe)
Viacom's profits up as recovery sets in Nov 4, 2009
Earnings Viacom s Profits Up As Recovery Sets In ... Viacom () reported its Q309 earnings this morning, and its profits rose to $463 million from $401 million a year earlier, beating analysts expectations, while revenues declined to $3 ... On the launch of premium movie JV service Epix: it is close to additional distribution deals, and should be announced very soon, Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman said. (Guardian Unlimited -- Media)
RFD-TV: How an Ex-Farmer Built a $25 Million Media Empire for Rural America Nov 4, 2009
Conglomerates such as Viacom, owner of MTV and Nickelodeon, use their massive leverage to negotiate their new channels into clogged lineups. Tiny RFD, armed with only market research and letters from potential viewers, until recently relied almost wholly on viewers who owned Dish Network and DirecTV satellite dishes. (FastCompany)
Earnings Preview: Ad Trends Eyed in CBS 3Q Report Nov 4, 2009
OVERVIEW: Advertising trends will be the focus of CBS Corp.'s third-quarter earnings, and if ad prices at sister company Viacom Inc. are any indication, the market for commercial time on TV improved in the third quarter. Viacom, which like CBS is majority controlled by 86-year-old Redstone, reported Tuesday that prices for ad slots were 10 percent or more above rates earlier in the year, when TV networks sold the bulk of their fall season inventory ... In October, Redstone's holding company,... (ABC News -- Wire)
Sizing Up Murdoch, Redstone and Other Moguls Nov 3, 2009
Viacom and CBS split up ... The best example of that is when News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch bought MySpace and it's rumored Tom Freston lost his job as Viacom CEO over not buying it everyone talked about MySpace and how smart that was. (Time.com)
* This Is It leads weekend film ticket sales in US, Canada Nov 3, 2009
The previous weeks No. 1 film, Paranormal Activity from Viacom Incs Paramount Pictures, fell to second place with US$16. 5 million, researcher Hollywood. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Stock futures point to lower open on Wall Street Nov 3, 2009
Viacom is also reporting third-quarter figures. Analysts in a Reuters survey expect the company to earn 57 cents a share compared to 55 cents a year ago. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Terminator franchise to be auctioned Nov 2, 2009
Kevin Shultz, senior managing director at FTI, pointed to the recent $60m purchase of rights to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise by Nickelodeon, the cable network owned by Viacom. "We have a property that has made three times the box office [takings of the TMNT films]," he said. (CNN -- International)
Verizon launches TV-online movie channel Nov 2, 2009
EPIX is a joint venture involving Viacom Inc., its Paramount Pictures unit, and film studios Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Lionsgate. The channel will showcase recent releases from Paramount, Paramount Vantage, MGM, United Artists and Lionsgate, along with thousands of classic films. (Yahoo! Asia News)
King: One year after Obama's victory Nov 2, 2009
Earnings from Humana, Marathon Oil, Viacom, Time Warner, News Corp., Allstate, Sunoco and Starbucks offer a broad cross-section of economic activity. The government will mix in new reports on construction spending, productivity and consumer credit. (CNN)
Jackson film earns over $100 million Nov 2, 2009
Paramount is a unit of Viacom Inc.. No other new releases dared compete with Halloween festivities. (India Times, India)
Ignorance is no excuse Nov 1, 2009
And the media conglomerate Viacom, which owns both CBS and MTV, insists that it has nothing to do with them. So it was left to Michael Powell, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, to declare his "outrage" and order a "swift and thorough" investigation, which could result in fines worth millions of dollars if CBS and its affiliates are shown to have breached indecency guidelines. (Yahoo News -- Hutton Report)
Online networking: Pro and cons Nov 1, 2009
Abhinav Chopra, HR Head at Viacom 18 states, We believe in giving freedom to our employees and have not blocked any social networking websites as they facilitate networking for the kind of business we are in and keep our employees abreast with the latest happenings around the world. Elaborating further, he adds, We are in a business space which requires our employees to be completely connected with new ideas, technologies and techniques from around the world. (India Times, India)
Authors urge ‘drastic action' Nov 1, 2009
Reviewing the financial and stock market performance by top media companies GE/NBC, Disney, Viacom, Time Warner, Vivendi, News Corp. and other conglomerates that produce and distribute information and entertainment the authors conclude the companies have fallen short of the stock market, "significantly and relentlessly," for more than a decade. They see a simple cause: decision-making in which efficiency is almost taboo and the fundamentals of economics and accounting are frequently suspended in... (Montana Standard, MT)
Possible class action suit in DePue? Oct 31, 2009
One potential outcome is the filing of a class action suit against (former plant operators) Exxon-Mobil, Viacom, and Horsehead Industries,; Wetzel said. Wetzel indicated it would likely be a civil suit, and noted health tests ;are definitely in the works; for DePue residents possibly affected by heavy metal contamination. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
EPIX Invites Consumers to Experience EpixHD.com via Online Weekend Passes Oct 31, 2009
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EPIXTM, the next generation premium entertainment service from Viacom, Paramount Pictures, Lionsgate and MGM, announced today that for the first time ever, targeted consumers will be offered the opportunity to experience a three-day free online preview of its service, starting this weekend as it launches on Friday, October 30, 2009 ... EPIX, a joint venture between Viacom Inc. (NYSE: - and - ), its Paramount Pictures unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Targets for Google's Merger Machine Oct 30, 2009
"They can relate to him because he's been in the trenches," says Cassidy, who with Lawee co-founded online gaming site Xfire, now owned by Viacom (). As Google's chief dealmaker, Lawee has also earned a reputation for his fast pace. (BusinessWeek)
The influence game: Bill Gates pushes education reform Oct 30, 2009
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates speaks at the "Get Schooled" conference hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Viacom in Los Angeles. The foundation has spent around $200 million a year on grants to schools. (USA Today -- News)
Needham & Company, LLC Hires Laura Martin To Cover Media and Entertainment Oct 28, 2009
At Media Metrics, she published independent research about Americas largest entertainment, cable, internet and outdoor companies, including Disney, News Corp., Time Warner, CBS, Viacom, Google, Yahoo and Clear Channel Outdoor. In 2006 and 2007, she was ranked among the Best of Independent Research by Institutional Investor. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
U2 To Perform at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards Oct 28, 2009
LONDON, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- U2 will perform in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate on November 5, as part of the 16th MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs), the news was announced today by MTV Networks International (MTVNI), owned by Viacom Inc. (NYSE: - , - ) ... MTV Networks is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: - , - ). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Paramount Digital Entertainment's Supernatural Series Circle of Eight to Premiere Exclusively on MySpace on October 27 Oct 27, 2009
Paramount Pictures Corporation (PPC), a global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment, is a unit of Viacom (NYSE: - , - ), a leading content company with prominent and respected film, television and digital entertainment brands. The company's labels include Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Gym Class Heroes Lead Travis McCoy Set to Release Charity Track Oct 27, 2009
MTV Networks International, a division of Viacom, Inc., includes the premier multimedia entertainment brands MTV: Music Television, VH1, Nickelodeon, TMF (The Music Factory), VIVA, Flux, Paramount Comedy, Comedy Central, Game One, Neopets, GameTrailers, Shockwave, Addicting Games, Atom Films and Xfire ... MTV Networks is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: - , - ). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Japanese Are Killing Dolphins and Whales in an All-New 'South Park' Premiering on Wednesday, October 28 at 10:00 p.m. on COMEDY CENTRAL(R) Oct 27, 2009
MTV Networks, a division of Viacom (NYSE: - , - ), is one of the world's leading creators of entertainment content, with brands that engage and connect diverse audiences across television, online, mobile, games, virtual worlds and consumer products. The company's portfolio spans more than 150 television channels and 400 digital media properties worldwide, and includes , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
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In this Sept. 8, 2009, file photo Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates speaks at the "Get Schooled" conference and premiere hosted by the Bill da Gates Foundation and Viacom in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, FILE). (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
'Paranormal Activity' Slays 'Saw' With $22M Oct 26, 2009
Universal Pictures and Focus Features are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of General Electric Co.; Sony Pictures, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount and Paramount Vantage are divisions of Viacom Inc.; Disney's parent is The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is a division of The Walt Disney Co.; 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Fox Atomic are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a consortium... (Click2Houston, TX)
Starz Is Ready To Rise Oct 25, 2009
At the completion of both transactions, Liberty Media will consist of Liberty Interactive (including QVC, several e-commerce companies and interests in HSN and TicketMaster); Liberty Starz; DirecTV (the former Liberty Entertainment); and Liberty Capital (including several minority interests in media companies like Time Warner Inc. and Viacom and full ownership in the Atlanta Braves major league baseball team) ... Miller Tabak analyst David Joyce, who does not officially cover Liberty Starz yet,... (Multichannel News)
Viacom Statement on FCC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Oct 24, 2009
NEW YORK, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Viacom Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Philippe Dauman issued the following statement regarding the FCC's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on preserving the open Internet and broadband industry practices. "We're pleased that the FCC and the Administration recognize the substantial contributions made by content producers to the U.S. economy, as well as the critical need to ensure that the rights of artists remain protected. Chairman Genachowski... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Travel Channel Auction Heats Up Oct 24, 2009
While the valuation for Travel Channel harkens back to the heady days of earlier in the decade -- when Viacom paid $3 billion for BET Networks in 2000, it implied a cash flow multiple of 23 times -- it wouldn't be out of character for News Corp. to make a much higher bid to increase its chances of winning. It launched, well above what most observers have valued the property. (Multichannel News)
