This may seem surprising, given that roughly half of Viacom's revenue is dependent on advertising.
Some commentators have heralded the recent decision in Viacom International, Inc. v.
Viacom 18 Media on Monday filed an appeal of that decision with the high court.
Its shares may be overpriced, but many believe Viacom is simply better managed than its peers.
For the rest of the summer at Viacom, wherever I went, I had friends.
Viacom's main class of stock briefly hit an all-time high after the results came out.
Under the DMCA, Viacom is going after YouTube in a New York federal court.
It is understood that Viacom wants a new one agreed within a couple of months.
Johnson sees Viacom's ownership as an opportunity to enhance program quality and the entire company.
Still, as Johnson goes about blending his BET into Viacom, he grapples with a delicate process.
Nickelodeon, another Viacom property, "has a whole network of these old shows, " he observes.
Viacom sought to revise the ruling, insisting that YouTube was "willfully blind" of the activity.
Owned by US media giant Viacom, it is also behind VH1, VH1 Classic and VH2.
Viacom gets the option to repurchase the copyright from MPP at the end of the term.
Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).
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Some of the new Viacom's aim of growing on the internet can be realised organically.
Viacom will provide operational support, including marketing and affiliate services through its MTV Networks division.
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His recent deal to carry programming from Viacom should help attract more viewers.
Viacom competitor, Time Warner, recently released earnings that indicated improving ad trends for cable channels.
Redstone has been chairman of CBS since it and Viacom split apart in 2005.
Cablevision said it's asking the court to void its December 2012 deal with New York-based Viacom.
Viacom had acquired Harmonix in 2006, but sold it back to its founders in 2010.
Others, including 3M, Best Buy and cable television companies like Viacom, take this tack.
Viacom owns Paramount Pictures, but is controlled by Sumner Redstone's closely held National Amusements Inc.
Media giant Viacom, which owns Paramount studios, CBS and MTV, is continuing negotiations on this basis.
Currently, RealNetworks owns 51% of the music listening service, while Viacom owns the remaining 49%.
The graying of Comedy Central's most important shows comes at a bad time for parent company Viacom.
Similarly, Viacom recently signed a deal with Hulu to make Nickelodeon programming available to Hulu Plus subscribers.
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