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Viacom Inc. says it has won exclusive rights in the U.S. to air "Michael Jackson's This Is It" on its MTV and BET cable networks starting in 2011. The Sony Pictures film, featuring rehearsal footage from the London concerts Jackson was planning when he...
Tags: Michael Jackson, MTV Network, BET, Viacom Inc., Los Angeles, Palladia, VH1, MTV Networks, MTV, Viacom, Entertainment Culture, Black Entertainment Television, CBS Corporation, Viacom International, Sumner Redstone
Viacom says its third-quarter profit jumped a better-than-expected 15 percent as a stronger movie slate offset continuing declines in advertising and DVD sales. The media conglomerate controlled by billionaire Sumner Redstone owns a wide range of media...
Tags: Viacom Inc., Paramount Pictures, MTV, rock band
A year after it looked like Sumner Redstone's media empire might collapse under a mountain of debt, the 86-year-old mogul found a way to keep his grip on Viacom Inc., CBS Corp. and other prized assets. On Wednesday, Redstone's privately held National...
Tags: Sumner Redstone, CBS Corp., Viacom Inc., National Amusements Inc., Viacom Dios
Although the 86-year-old media mogul faces a $500-million debt payment in the next two weeks, substantial gains recently in the value of his family's shares in Viacom Inc. and CBS Corp. have given Redstone some badly needed leverage with his lenders.
Tags: CBS Corp., Viacom Inc., Redstone Pares CBS, National Amusements Inc., Sumner Redstone, Summer Redstone, media mogul, holding companies, sell nearly, movie theater
Viacom Inc. and the video game industry are hoping they'll get more than a little help from the Beatles. ¶ When The Beatles: Rock Band hits stores Sept. 9, Viacom is betting that the new title from its MTV unit will end a slump in the market and vindicate...
Tags: Viacom Inc., rock band
The owner of MTV Networks and Paramount film studios reported second quarter profit of $277 million, or 46 cents a share, down from $406 million, or 64 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. Excluding 3 cents a share in severance charges, adjusted...
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Sumner Redstone's family holding company, National Amusements Inc., has reached an agreement with its lenders, according to people familiar with the situation, ending months of uncertainty over the fate of the family's troublesome debt pile. National...
Tags: Sumner Redstone, National Amusements Inc., CBS Corp., Viacom Inc., theater chain
Viacom, the big media company that is part of Sumner Redstone's empire, reported a 69 percent drop in its fourth-quarter profit on Thursday, even as revenue held steady. The company, which includes MTV Networks and the Paramount film studio, reported...
Tags: Billionaire Sumner Redstone, MTV Networks, Viacom Inc.
Viacom Inc., the media conglomerate controlled by Sumner Redstone and which owns MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and Paramount Pictures, reports its fourth-quarter earnings Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion...
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A new movie channel will appear in May on the Internet, the studio venture behind the channel said, as the consortium continues its effort to seek distribution via cable and satellite television networks. The upstart joint venture of Viacom Inc., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...
Tags: Viacom Inc., movie channel