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Viacom Raises Dividend 10% to 27.5 Cents, Short of Estimates

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Bloomberg -
Viacom Inc. (VIAB), the media company that owns Paramount film studio, MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, raised its quarterly dividend 10 percent to 27.5 cents a share, less than some analysts had estimated.
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Oracle gambit is dashed by failure

DailyTech -
A note to Google Inc.'s (GOOG) legal enemies (and there are many) -- Google may seem soft-hearted and overly idealistic in its public persona, but in the court room it has more in common with Jason Statham than frosted pastries and cutesy robots.

Paramount Delays 'G.I. Joe' Sequel for 3-D Conversion

Bloomberg -
Viacom Inc. (VIAB)'s Paramount Pictures delayed the release of its summer action-adventure film “GI Joe: Retaliation” by nine months to convert the sequel to 3-D.

YouTube's Spring Cleaning, Social TV Viewer Trends & More [Reel Web #40]

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ReelSEO Online Video News -
In this week's Reel Web, we discuss several online video trends and updates from the past week including: more updates and changes at YouTube, Comscore's most recent stats around online video consumption, Viacom's interest in social tv, ...

The Secret to Mark Zuckerberg's Success

International Business Times -
So did Google. In 2005, Viacom offered $75 million. Zuckerberg alone would have pocketed nearly half that amount. He told Sumner Redstone no, gracias.
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Viacom Settles With Time Warner Cable Over Viewing on IPads

Bloomberg -
Viacom Inc. (VIAB), the owner of MTV, Comedy Central and the Paramount film studio, agreed to resolve a legal dispute with Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC), allowing cable customers to see Viacom shows on devices such as Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s iPad.

Lilly, Jaguar Land Rover, Viacom: Intellectual Property

Bloomberg -
“All of Viacom's programming will now be available to Time Warner Cable subscribers for in-home viewing via Internet protocol-enabled devices such as iPads,” the companies said yesterday in a joint statement posted on Viacom's website.

Record 9.5 Billion Video Ads Were Viewed in April 2012

Search Engine Watch -
The Tremor Media Video Network ranked second overall with 603.2 million ad views, followed by Adap.tv with 601 million, the BrightRoll Video Network with 460 million, and Viacom Digital with 303 million. So year over year, Google sites and the ...

TCO Hedge Fund Sold Entire Viacom Stake in First Quarter

Bloomberg -
Children's Investment Fund Management UK LLP, the London-based hedge fund run by Christopher Cooper- Hohn, sold its entire stake in Viacom (VIAB) Inc. in the first quarter. TCI sold 4.3 million shares valued at $194.5 million as of March 31, ...
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Viacom Earnings Exceed Estimates on MTV, Nickelodeon Fees

Bloomberg -
Play Viacom Earnings Beat on Higher Pay-TV Fees Viacom Inc. (VIAB), owner of the Paramount film studio and MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central cable channels, reported fiscal second-quarter earnings that exceeded analysts' estimates on higher fees from ...
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Buffett discloses new stake in GM, Viacom

CNNMoney -
By Maureen Farrell @CNNMoneyInvest May 15, 2012: 6:22 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway built new positions in General Motors and Viacom during the first three months of 2012. Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA, Fortune 500) holds ...

Savvy New Talent Enhances In-House Capabilities at 97 Degrees West

Broadcast Newsroom -
She has worked across digital and broadcast campaigns for clients such as MTV/Viacom (Nick Jr., NOGGIN and The N), PBS, Frog Design, TED Talks, Harley-Davidson, SONY Entertainment, ANIMAX, WNBCs Weekend Today Show, NYC TV and MoveOn.

Yahoo seen shifting to content, ads

London Free Press -
... who spirited it away from the outstretched arms of rival media baron Sumner Redstone's Viacom. Though the $580 million price was derided as exorbitant, Levinsohn soon negotiated an advertising pact with Google that guaranteed News Corp a minimum of ...

Spike TV to Air "Band of Brothers" Marathon on Memorial Day

U.S. Politics Today -
Spike TV is available in 98.7 million homes and is a division of Viacom Media Networks. A unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.

A Debate: Should You Jump In On Facebook Debut?

NPR -
As it is, Facebook has more than 900 million users and will have an initial market value of $104 billion - more than twice the combined value of two former suitors, Yahoo and Viacom. Zuckerberg, who turned 28 on Monday, pulled off the initial public ...

SpikeTV to Present Live Coverage from 2012 E3 Expo, 6/4

Broadway World -
Spike's 2011 live E3 multi-platform special was the number one destination for E3 coverage last year*, garnering more than 10 million combined online and on-air viewers, and was also the largest live streaming event in Viacom history.

Viacom's Lucas: Focus On All Fronts, Not NewFronts Or Upfronts

MediaPost Communications -
Digital media companies entered the field this year -- Google, Yahoo, AOL, and Microsoft, among others -- holding their own upfront-like presentations last week in New York that showcased online video content.

Paramount Hotels & Resorts Plans 50 Hollywood-Themed Properties

Bloomberg -
Viacom Inc. (VIA)'s Paramount Pictures is lending its name to a group of investors building as many as 50 Hollywood- and California-themed luxury hotels worldwide.

April Video Rankings: Video Ad Views Shoot Up Over 1B

StreamingMedia.com -
Coming in after Google and Yahoo were Vevo (49.4 million), Facebook (44.3 million), and Microsoft sites (42.8 million). Rounding out the top ten were Viacom Digital, AOL, Amazon sites, Hulu, and News Distribution Network. Turner Digital and Comcast ...

Happy to be a bit more 'un-Googley'

Financial Times -
The problem, he suggests, was not that Google pushed the envelope recklessly (it still faces landmark lawsuits from Viacom and the book industry), but that it came to be blamed, unfairly, for all the evils of the web.
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