Viacom

10-K Watch: RealNetwork’s Call/Put Rights With Rhapsody America JV With MTVN - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 02 Mar 2008 02:55 PM PST

RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) filed its 10-K annual report last week with SEC, and some numbers on the layoffs it did in relation to its WiderThan acquisitions, and some layoffs in…

10-K Watch: Viacom: Harmonix’s Possible Rock Band Earnout Bounty: $208.7 Million In ‘07 - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 29 Feb 2008 06:22 PM PST

Buried within Viacom’s (NYSE: VIA) 10-K annual report filed yesterday with SEC is an interesting and elusive number: the earnout that the developers of Guitar Hero and Rock Band will…

Earnings: Viacom Q4 Revs Up 19 Percent; Net Income Up 14 Percent; No Ad Slowdown Seen - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 28 Feb 2008 02:14 PM PST

Viacom (NYSE: VIA) has reported Q4 revenue of $4.24 billion, up 19 percent from $3.56 billion in the year-ago quarter. Net income on a continuing basis grew 14 percent to…

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Google Response Time To Viacom Copyright Lawsuit Extended Two Months - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Sun 24 Feb 2008 07:55 PM PST

The timeline for Viacom’s (NYSE: VIA) megabucks copyright lawsuit against Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and YouTube has been extended, well past the March 13 anniversary of the filing. A March 7…

‘Jackass’ Makes Its Return--Online - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Thu 21 Feb 2008 04:49 PM PST

Jackass, the MTV show where its stars willingly, even eagerly, place mousetraps on their extremities, endure charges from electrodes placed on various body parts and take paint ball blows in…

MTVN Acquires Site Network Babunga To Build Parenting-based Ad Net Around Nickelodeon - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Sun 17 Feb 2008 10:14 PM PST

MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA) has acquired Babunga, a company which owns a network of family-focused websites, Mediaweek reported. Babunga’s sites, which include BabyNamesWorld, 3D Pregnancy, WikiParenting and PetNamesWorld, will be…

More Changes At MTVN: MTV President Christina Norman Leaving - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 07 Feb 2008 05:22 PM PST

Christina Norman, president of MTV since 2005 and an MTVN vet of 17 years, is leaving the Viacom unit at the end of the month. Van Toffler, president of MTV…

In Other News: RealNetworks Lays Off About 10 Employees In Music Division: Confirmed - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 01 Feb 2008 12:30 PM PST

Updated: Has been confirmed by RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK) music PR...offices affected are Seattle, New York and San Francisco. These layoffs happened two weeks ago, and affects about 10 people, not…

Broadband Content Bits: AppleTV; mtvU; Break Media - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Wed 30 Jan 2008 09:46 PM PST

-- AppleTV rental software postponed: Apple announced the software upgrade that will allow AppleTV to handle movie rentals, along with built-in music store, access to Flickr photostreams and .Mac Web…

NATPE Interview: Greg Clayman, EVP Of Digital, MTVN: What’s Working In Mobile This Year - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 30 Jan 2008 01:45 PM PST

At NATPE yesterday, I spoke to Greg Clayman, EVP, Digital Distribution & Business Development, MTV, who overlooks all of MTVN’s mobile businesses. He moderated a panel on what’s working in…

Broadband Content Bits: CBS Interactive; Disney Channel-Taiwan; MySpace, MTV And AP - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Mon 28 Jan 2008 03:09 PM PST

-- *CBS Interactive* gets official Grammy role: The digital arm of CBS (NYSE: CBS) has been named the official online partner of The Recording Academy to distribute Grammy-related assets from…

Broadband Content Bits: MTVN; YouNewsTV; Reuters-Newscom; YouTube - 2 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Fri 25 Jan 2008 02:23 PM PST

-- MTVN’s LogoOnline unveils vlogs: MTVN’s (NYSE: VIA) LogoOnline has created 15 video blogs that the MTVN unit plans to run on its federated sites and distribution network, which includes…

MTV Networks Closes Flux User-Gen TV Channel in UK After 16 Months - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 22 Jan 2008 04:21 PM PST

MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA) is closing down its Flux TV channel in UK, about 16 months after it launched there...it will be replaced by a one-hour timeshift of MTV One…

MTVN’s Rock Band Is A Hit With 2.5 Million Song Downloads - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Fri 18 Jan 2008 10:42 AM PST

With the pared-down Grammys providing another downer for an already beleaguered industry, this dose of optimism may help: After just eight weeks since its release, MTV’s video game Rock Band…

Viacom’s $1 Billion Lawsuit Of YouTube: Google Replaces Attorneys On The Case - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 17 Jan 2008 04:05 PM PST

Yes, the Viacom-Google (NSDQ: GOOG) lawsuit on YouTube is kicking up again and, well, “progressing”: Google has replaced the high-profile attorney leading its defense against the $1 billion lawsuit, reports…

Updated: Hirschorn Leaves Viacom, VH1 To Launch Own Production House; First Looks To MTV Music, Logo - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Thu 17 Jan 2008 12:35 PM PST

Who knew when Inside.com’s bubble popped it would lead to a hot cable career for co-founder Michael Hirschorn? (Rafat and I worked for Hirschorn at Inside.) He joined VH1 in…

Paramount Denies Plans To Quit Toshiba’s HD DVD For Blu-ray - 4 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 08 Jan 2008 02:12 PM PST

So now it turns out that the DVD format wars aren’t completely over after all. Viacom’s (NYSE: VIA) Paramount Pictures is denying earlier reports (see our post here) that the…

BET Gets Into The Vertical Ad Network Game - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 08 Jan 2008 11:38 AM PST

BET Network is the latest media company to form its own vertical ad network. The Viacom (NYSE: VIA) unit’s digital media group will run the ad network, which will mirror…

MTVN Expands Online Syndication; Deals With Online Video Sites - 2 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 08 Jan 2008 06:35 AM PST

MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA) continues to expand its online syndication by adding five online video sites to its portal and social network partners: Dailymotion, GoFish (OTCBB: GOFH), iMeem, MeeVee and…

Paramount Ready To Defect From HD DVD To Blu-ray: Report - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Tue 08 Jan 2008 05:56 AM PST

It looks like Toshiba’s booth at CES is going to look a little lonelier: Paramount is ready to switch its allegiance from HD DVD in light of Warner Bros. Entertainment’s…

Interview: MTVN Ad Group’s Nada Stirratt, Jason Witt: Pushing Ad And Screen Agnosticism - 1 Comment
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 20 Dec 2007 09:00 PM PST

Bottles of champagne were popping outside Nada Stirratt’s 15th floor office at MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA) Thursday afternoon as staffers prepared for the Viacom company’s Christmas party. Stirratt, EVP for…

AP And MTV Collaborate With Student Journalists On Local Election Coverage - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 20 Dec 2007 08:57 AM PST

The Associated Press is expanding its citizen journalism reach, and attempting to build its brand among college students, by working with MTV on its Choose Or Lose campaign coverage. Earlier…

Microsoft Signs Online Ad, Content Deal With Viacom; Value Of Agreement Pegged At $500 Million - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Wed 19 Dec 2007 06:06 AM PST

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has signed a five-year deal with Viacom (NYSE: VIA) covering on ad serving, content distribution, event promotions and games. The agreement marks the software company’s latest effort…

Interview: Jerry Bruckheimer, MTVN’s Jeff Yapp About New Games Incubation Studio - 3 Comments
Posted By James Quintana Pearce - Tue 18 Dec 2007 10:01 PM PST

MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA) has announced an exclusive business deal with movie and TV producer Jerry Bruckheimer—a game incubation studio. The announcement is long on vision—creating story-based games and integrating…

MTV Networks Takes Stake In Online Video Site GoFish, In Return For Distribution - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sat 15 Dec 2007 08:36 AM PST

GoFish, the online video entertainment site which unsuccessfully tried to buy Bolt.com earlier this year, has now done a couple of strategic tie-ups, both resulting in the company allotting its…