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The Motley Fool February 2, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Viacom Wants Its MTV Back The cable giant wants its videos off Google's YouTube site. You've got a big stick here, Viacom. Make sure you don't club the same people you will need later on.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Viacom Revives Free from CBS, the media conglomerate is drawing investors' attention.
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 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 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 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.
InternetNews March 13, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	Viacom Takes Google, YouTube Fight to Court Viacom is suing Google and its video-sharing platform YouTube for "massive intentional copyright infringement" of Viacom's entertainment properties.
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 February 21, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Hating on YouTube More networks are getting jittery over Google's YouTube site. But networks may be leaving money on the table by sidestepping YouTube.
InternetNews March 16, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	March Madness Strikes YouTube Two years divorced from Viacom, CBS suits up on YouTube's side of the court. The basketball court that is.
InternetNews April 13, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	Joost Adds Shows, Crosses Fingers The soon-to-be-launched Internet video portal Joost is determined to go head to head with the likes of YouTube and NBC/News Corp.
InternetNews February 13, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	Viacom to Lay Off 250 at MTV Networks Viacom's MTV Networks will lay off 250 employees this week as the entertainment property reallocates resources toward interactive properties and new networks.
Home Theater March 9, 2004	Echostar Deletes CBS Satellite broadcaster makes good on threat, drops CBS from 16 cities in ongoing dispute with Viacom.
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.
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 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.
The Motley Fool March 28, 2007 Steven Mallas	Viacom Revisited: Buying Its Way to Success Viacom had an interesting year as a stand-alone entity. The big risk going forward is that management suddenly loses its ability to keep on top of cultural trends -- its brands must never lose their edgy appeal. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Bring On the Cacophony The band pushers are possibly starting their own band. Oh no!
InternetNews February 2, 2007 Ed Sutherland	Viacom: Start Yanking, YouTube Viacom's demand for YouTube to remove videos 'holds a hammer over Google's head,' says analyst.
InternetNews February 20, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	Viacom Partners with Joost Viacom and Joost, a new Internet television service started by the founders of Kazaa and Skype, today announced that Viacom will contribute free content from its MTV Networks, BET Networks and Paramount Pictures division to the Joost platform.
The Motley Fool March 19, 2010 Eric Jhonsa	Too Crazy to Be Made Up New court documents make the media giant look like a digital dinosaur.
The Motley Fool May 2, 2008 Anders Bylund	Viacom Can Rock Without MTV Games, robots, and kiddie shows fuel Viacom's future.
The Motley Fool March 14, 2007 Tim Beyers	Fool on the Street: Viacom Commands Content Who rules the realm if content is the king of all media? No wonder the broadcaster sued Google and YouTube Tuesday for $1 billion. Content is Viacom's entire business.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	YouTube's Rival Kitchen Loses a Chef If Viacom is walking from a media venture to take on YouTube, there really is no point in going on. Viacom has too many properties that should be exploited the right way, and it had no reason to be digging into a chalk talk with its enemies.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Survivor of the Fittest Viacom gives its hit series a "Super" debut.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Viacom's Game Face MTV and Midway hook up to marry music with the latest wave of video games. As video games continue to evolve, developers have a greater ability to adapt in-game advertising to make it current. Despite its depressed shares, Viacom is about to plug into yet another promising outlet.
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 7, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Google Wants Its MTV Viacom is dreaming of streaming through Google for profit. What makes this deal so intriguing, is that Google will be turning to its growing community of AdSense third-party publishers to help spread the streams in exchange for a piece of the action.
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.
InternetNews March 15, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	Viacom's $1B Exaggeration? A studio rival says Viacom's suit against Google for its alleged YouTube misdeeds is a bit much.
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 February 23, 2006 Steven Mallas	Viacom Goes It Alone Newly split from CBS, Viacom delivers its first earnings report. Investors, take note.
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 March 17, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	A Fool Looks Back Online revivals and Eastern recitals won bit parts in this week's Wall Street flick. Let's all go sue YouTube... Brother, can you spare a subprime?...
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.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2007 Steven Mallas	March Madness Spreads to YouTube CBS is bringing college-hoops clips to Google's video purveyor. How will CBS monetize this initiative? Pretty much the only way possible in this case -- advertising.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2007 Steven Mallas	Growth on CBS' Schedule? CBS generated good growth in the adjusted bottom line. At present, this media company offers an eyeful of long-term potential.
The Motley Fool July 14, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Television Isn't Dead Comcast makes your cable subscription even stickier.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Viacom Goes From Jousting to Joost After its tiff with YouTube, Viacom finds a new online-video buddy.
The Motley Fool September 25, 2006 Steven Mallas	MTV's Newest Guitar Hero Viacom snaps up a popular guitar game's maker on MTV's behalf. The company's investment in video games seems like a logical complement to its overall strategy.
BusinessWeek April 19, 2004 Lowry & Grover	Viacom: Too Addicted To Ads? They're highly volatile as an income source, and that makes investors nervous
The Motley Fool April 23, 2004 Steven Mallas	Viacom Rakes in Ad Sales Viacom reports a great quarter, driven by strong advertising sales.
Home Theater June 25, 2010 Mark Fleischmann	YouTube Dodges Copyright Bullet Viacom's $1 billion infringement suit thrown out of court.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Steven Mallas	MTV Wants Mobility MTV solidifies its strategy for mobile content. Investors, take note.
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 August 10, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Viacom Splits the Atom Viacom snags the keys to some attractive dot-com real estate. The company has a tempting assortment of the virtual candy that will help its offline and online worlds come together in perfect harmony. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 2, 2009 Rich Smith	Time Warner Killed Kenny! Some 16 million Time Warner Cable subscribers just breathed a sigh of relief, after learning that they can still watch The Daily Show, South Park, and Spongebob Squarepants, now that Viacom has settled its feud with TWC.
The Motley Fool December 11, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Good Luck Killing YouTube The major networks don't stand a chance in fighting Google's video site. We've already seen what happens when big companies try to get small without checking their egos at the door.
The Motley Fool March 3, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	No Colbert for You, Hulu Comedy Central pulls its programming from the popular streaming site.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Bangers and Mashups for Google Google hooks up with the BBC in a content distribution deal.