Viacom Inc.
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'Atom TV' Returns! COMEDY CENTRAL's Late-Night Series Featuring All-Original Broadband Programming Finishes Its First Season with 4 All-New Episodes [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 9 hours 39 minutes ago
First Of Final 4 Half-Hour Episodes Of "Atom TV" Season 1 To Premiere On COMEDY CENTRAL On Monday Night, January 12 At 2:30 A.M.*
Time Warner, Viacom Reach Deal on Fees
Wall Street Journal, The | 7 days 1 hour 27 minutes ago
NEW YORK -- Time Warner Cable Inc. Thursday said it reached an agreement with Viacom Inc. on carriage fees shortly after midnight, averting the prospect of having its subscribers deprived of popular networks such as Comedy Central, MTV and Nickelodeon.Viacom had publicly threatened to pull its networks off Time Warner Cable's system on New Year's Eve in a bid to win higher payments from the cable giant in its negotiation over carriage fees.
Viacom Enlists Wailing Cartoons in Battle Over Fees
Wall Street Journal, The | 8 days 6 hours 53 minutes ago
Tapping emotional images such as a weeping Dora the Explorer and a distraught SpongeBob, Viacom Inc. is launching a marketing blitz Wednesday aimed at demonizing Time Warner Cable over a television-programming contract dispute.Barring a last-minute settlement over fees, Viacom's cable channels -- including Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central -- will disappear from Time Warner Cable's service at midnight Wednesday.
COMEDY CENTRAL(R) to Rip More Than Flannel Sleeves - Network to Roast Larry the Cable Guy [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 9 hours 58 minutes ago
"COMEDY CENTRAL Roast Of Larry The Cable Guy" To Tape In LA On March 1, 2009
Viacom, cable firm agree on payments
Boston Globe, The | 1 day 9 hours 40 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES - There's no need to cry, Dora.
SanDisk Extends Gaming Experience With 2GB Rock Band 2 SD Card [Press Release]
Business Wire | 19 hours 50 minutes ago
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today announced a 2-gigabyte (GB)2 Rock Band 2 SD™ gaming card, significantly increasing the storage capacity available to gamers using the Nintendo® Wii™ console. This memory boost enables users to conveniently store additional content without worrying about running out of space.
Blackout looms in Time Warner Cable-Viacom fight
International Herald Tribune | 7 days 6 hours 42 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES: A spat between Time Warner Cable Inc. and Viacom Inc. over how much the cable company pays to carry channels such as MTV and Comedy Central headed down to the wire on New Year's Eve with little sign of movement as a blackout looked likely at a minute past the stroke of midnight.
Viacom President and Chief Executive Officer Philippe Dauman to Speak at the UBS 36th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 33 days 12 hours 24 minutes ago
NEW YORK, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Viacom Inc.
Viacom Announces Cost-Saving Initiatives [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 33 days 12 hours 1 minute ago
NEW YORK, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Viacom Inc.
Viacom, Time Warner dispute over fees
CNNMoney.com | 7 days 11 hours 12 minutes ago
Viacom Inc. and Time Warner Cable remained at a standoff on Wednesday, but were hopeful that top executives would step in to resolve a dispute that threatens to prevent more than 13 million U.S. subscribers from seeing "Dora the Explorer" and Jon Stewart.
Kick Off the New Year With Lots of Laughs! January is 'Stand-Up Month' on COMEDY CENTRAL(R) [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 2 days 8 hours 12 minutes ago
Stand-Up Specials From Dane Cook, D.L. Hughley, Katt Williams And Kevin Hart Premiere Every Sunday Night Beginning January 11
Time Warner Cable and Viacom reach deal
International Herald Tribune | 7 days 2 hours 1 minute ago
LOS ANGELES: Time Warner Cable Inc. said it reached a deal Thursday with Viacom Inc. on carriage fees, avoiding a blackout of 19 cable channels including MTV and Comedy Central.
Time Warner Cable, Viacom reach deal, avoid blackout
USA TODAY | 7 days 1 hour 35 minutes ago
Time Warner Cable Inc. said Wednesday it reached a deal with Viacom Inc. on carriage fees, avoiding a blackout of 19 cable channels including MTV and Comedy Central.
Time Warner Cable and Viacom Reach Deal - NYTimes.com
New York Times, The | 7 days 1 hour 45 minutes ago
Filed at 1:00 a.m. ET LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Time Warner Cable Inc. said Wednesday it reached a deal with Viacom Inc. on carriage fees, avoiding a blackout of 19 cable channels including MTV and Comedy Central.
Wolverine and X-Men Join Forces to Prevent World Destruction In New Animated Series Wolverine and the X-Men Premiering Jan. 23 on Nicktoons Network [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 2 days 8 hours 59 minutes ago
NEW YORK, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Nicktoons Network, the fastest growing kids' network, introduces
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Company Overview
| Company: | Viacom Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Media |
| Website: | http://www.viacom.com |
Viacom might not be a household name, but its famous entertainment brands are welcomed into most living rooms on a daily basis. The company is a leading media conglomerate with an extensive portfolio of cable TV and film production assets. Its MTV Networks unit runs such cable networks as Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, and the family of MTV channels (MTV, MTV2, VH1). Viacom also owns Black Entertainment Television, which airs programming on BET, BET Gospel, and BET Hip Hop. In the film business, Viacom operates through Paramount Pictures, which includes imprints Paramount Pictures and Paramount Vantage. Chairman Sumner Redstone controls a majority of Viacom through his National Amusements movie theater chain.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 13,423.1 (2007) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 17.1 (2007) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 1,838.1 (2007) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 15.5 (2007) |
| Number of Employees | 13,100 (2007) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 2.3 (2007) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |