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BusinessWeek June 14, 2004 Lowry & Grover	Can Redstone Boost Growth? With the June 1 resignation of President Mel Karmazin, a cloud of uncertainty over Viacom Inc. has evaporated. CEO Sumner M. Redstonenow has an opportunity to get the media empire growing robustly again and, in so doing, deliver better returns to his shareholders.
BusinessWeek August 6, 2007 Maria Bartiromo	Redstone: "Legacies Are For Dead People" The chairman of Viacom and CBS on growth, succession, stock performance, his daughter Shari, and his plan to live forever.
BusinessWeek September 18, 2006 Lowry & Grover	Viacom: A Surprise Fall Replacement Redstone's ouster of Viacom's popular CEO could further divide the ''creatives'' and ''suits.''
The Motley Fool September 5, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Viacom Is on the Move There's plenty going on at the media giant, and not all of it is welcome. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 6, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Viacom Counts Sheep Details of the Viacom split are as boring as the split itself. No, things aren't going so well for the moribund media stocks lately, but at least some of them are trying.
BusinessWeek April 19, 2004 Tom Lowry	Juice For Viacom's Laggard Shares? Several analysts say the signals point to a strong first quarter for the media giant -- especially if the ad recovery continues
The Motley Fool June 3, 2004 Steven Mallas	Viacom Loses a Star Chief operating officer Mel Karmazin has decided to leave media conglomerate Viacom, but the company should be just fine. So far, the stock hasn't suffered too badly on the news.
BusinessWeek April 19, 2004 Lowry & Grover	Viacom: Too Addicted To Ads? They're highly volatile as an income source, and that makes investors nervous
BusinessWeek July 17, 2006 Gene G. Marcial	Carve-Up Ahead At CBS? With CBS stock up just slightly since the spin-off from Viacom on Jan. 3, some think the patience of Sumner Redstone, chairman of both Viacom and CBS, may wear thin.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2006 Steven Mallas	Redstone Wants Results Sumner Redstone sure is the whip-cracker these days, isn't he? He already went through a trying time with the old Viacom, which he patiently waited for Wall Street to appreciate and value accordingly. This time he's not waiting around.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2006 Steven Mallas	Moonves at the Movies? CBS to enter the movie business? CEO Leslie Moonves laid out his theoretical plans for such an operation. Um, what about the split? If I owned CBS, I'd be scratching my head right about now...
The Motley Fool October 1, 2004 Steven Mallas	Cheaper Movies Paramount for Viacom Management might favor lower-budget films. Shareholders should hope so.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2006 Anders Bylund	Viacom Going Digital Commenting on a fairly successful third quarter, Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone sees the importance of a digital strategy.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2004 Steven Mallas	Viacom Rakes in Ad Sales Viacom reports a great quarter, driven by strong advertising sales.
The Motley Fool September 26, 2006 Steven Mallas	Fool on the Street: Viacom's New Vector New Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman reveals his plans for growth. If he can leverage the main strengths of the company's cable-network division and brand portfolio, he should be able to create synergies between its departments. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek April 17, 2006	The Director's Cut Steven Spielberg discusses the breakup with Universal, his new pals at Paramount, and Indiana Jones 4.
The Motley Fool December 11, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Fool on the Street: Viacom Plants the Flag Viacom's new CEO shoots for the stars. Let's hope that shareholders enjoy the ride.
The Motley Fool August 8, 2005 Steven Mallas	Viacom: All About the Split Viacom had a highly rated second quarter, but it's the planned split that counts now. Investors, read on.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Viacom Getting Sirius? Viacom buying Sirius makes sense, but it doesn't make dollars.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2006 Steven Mallas	MTV Enters Hyperspace Are multiple new MTV-branded websites too much of a good thing? We'll have to wait and see whether this new Internet strategy will eventually help Viacom's shares.
BusinessWeek July 5, 2004 Robert Barker	What's Redstone's Game At Midway? The Viacom CEO is exploring a buyout of Midway Games' minority shareholders. The prospect inevitably raises the question: At what price?
BusinessWeek May 29, 2006 Ronald Grover	The Prime (Time) Of Nancy Tellem The president of the CBS Paramount Television Network Entertainment Group has come out of Les Moonves' shadow as a powerful player in her own right.
The Motley Fool November 19, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Mel's Sirius Decision Former Viacom Chief Operating Officer Mel Karmazin being named CEO at Sirius Satellite Radio shouldn't have come as much of a surprise. Just over a month ago we had written about that possibility when Howard Stern told his radio audience that some of his friends from Viacom might be joining him at the satellite radio upstart.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2004 Tim Beyers	Viacom's Dazzling Performance Couch potatoes watch more ads as the firm grows its cash pile. It's too early to tell if Viacom shares really are a bargain, but cash flow could continue to improve after Blockbuster is finally spun off this fall.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Steven Mallas	NBC's Universal Problem GE's NBC Universal asset needs to get back on the growth track. Is unscripted TV the answer?
The Motley Fool August 24, 2004 Tom Taulli	Redstone's Love of the Game Viacom's Sumner Redstone continues his fascination with Midway Games.
The Motley Fool September 23, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Give 'Em Mel, Disney Disney shouldn't be in a hurry to fill a vacancy that is 24 months away.
InternetNews October 14, 2005 Clint Boulton	MTV to Stream IFILM Into Its Broad Network The Viacom unit pads its array of Web-centric assets by purchasing the streaming video provider.
BusinessWeek February 5, 2007 Ronald Grover	Going Digital With A Billion Dollar Bankroll More than a year after leaving Walt Disney Co., former Chairman and CEO Michael D. Eisner is once again doing what he likes best: making deals.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Viacom Revives Free from CBS, the media conglomerate is drawing investors' attention.
The Motley Fool December 20, 2004 Lawrence Meyers	Redstone Likes to Play (Video) Games Will Viacom buy out Sumner Redstone's stake in Midway?
BusinessWeek April 17, 2006 Ronald Grover	Mission: Precarious Will Paramount's boss stay in the picture? A big fat hit movie wouldn't hurt.
The Motley Fool March 28, 2005 Steven Mallas	Synergy: It's So Not Jellin' With Viacom thinking of splitting, does this mean media combinations just don't work? Here's the takeaway for investors: When looking to get into big-cap media concerns, focus on free cash flow and not the promise of synergy, or the lack thereof.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2006 Steven Mallas	Paramount Is Right Paramount will be fine without Cruise -- in fact, shareholders should demand that their studio make movies where the deal structures favor them and not the stars.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Before You Buy a Viacom The media giant has a good quarter, but not necessarily a great one. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 2, 2005 Steven Mallas	Viacom's Next Stop: Splitsville The company reports much-improved earnings ahead of its split into one growth business and one cash-cow business. Other big media corporations and investors alike should be watching this one.
CFO August 1, 2006 Lori Calabro	CBS's Fred Reynolds Here, the once CEO of Viacom explains his return to CBS as the network's finance chief, his strategy of divestitures, and what Katie Couric means for profits.
The Motley Fool January 3, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Viacom Strikes Out on Its Own Viacom completes a split into two distinct media entities. Investors can buy the namesake media giant or CBS. Or, of course, they can buy both and duplicate last year's Viacom.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Viacom's Last Thrill Ride If Viacom puts its amusement park chain up for sale, it will also have lopped off a good chunk of common sense. Investors, take note.
InternetNews September 23, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	Moonves: How CBS Got Digital Religion Network boss talks up CBS' great digital awakening: content anywhere and everywhere.
The Motley Fool November 2, 2007 Anders Bylund	Viacom Rides Robots to Profits Transformers, the third-highest box-office draw of the year, transforms this media firm's quarterly fortunes.
BusinessWeek February 23, 2004 Lowry et al.	Mega Media Mergers: How Dangerous? If Comcast wins Disney, a few behemoths will dominate news, entertainment, and distribution
The Motley Fool September 27, 2007 Steven Mallas	Fool on the Street: Moonves Sees CBS as Content King CEO Les Moonves believes that CBS can successfully monetize its content in a digital age. Looking forward, management plans to continue focusing on expanding deals with retransmission content and keeping production costs down.
Inc. November 2006 Kasey Wehrum	Sumner and His Discontent Did Sumner Redstone cross the line by firing Tom Cruise with so much fanfare? Or did he demonstrate strong leadership?
BusinessWeek November 15, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	Set to Move on Midway? There's talk that billionaire Sumner Redstone may take Midway Games private or that Viacom or another company will acquire it. Although the Street is down on the stock, at just 4.52 in July, 2004, one insider sees it hitting 20 in two to three years -- just on fundamentals.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Fool on the Street: CBS For the last several months, investors have been rather sweet on CBS stock. What's the outlook for the company? CBS President and CEO Les Moonves took on questions earlier this week at a Goldman Sachs conference.
BusinessWeek September 25, 2006 Jon Fine	Distribution Is Queen The notion that the content you own will one day pay off massively is held dear by every media company.
The Motley Fool February 29, 2008 Anders Bylund	Viacom Rocks Out, Robot-Style Entertainment production powerhouse Viacom cites the writers strike as one of the three major reasons behind its fine performance in the fourth quarter.
The Motley Fool March 24, 2004 Brian Gorman	Viacom's China Push Viacom's new joint venture in Shanghai is a small step in the right direction.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2007 David Lee Smith	CBS Has the Analysts Confused Wall Street is convinced that June wrapped up a terrific and a terrible quarter at CBS. Given its mixed segment results and acquisitive appetite, investors should wait for the rebound first.