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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 April 23, 2004 Steven Mallas	Viacom Rakes in Ad Sales Viacom reports a great quarter, driven by strong advertising sales.
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.
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
BusinessWeek January 17, 2005 Ronald Grover	Sumner Redstone's CEO Sweepstakes Chief Executive Sumner M. Redstone has his two top talents racing against each other to fix Viacom's problems.
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 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 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 Lowry & Grover	Viacom: Too Addicted To Ads? They're highly volatile as an income source, and that makes investors nervous
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 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 March 24, 2004 Brian Gorman	Viacom's China Push Viacom's new joint venture in Shanghai is a small step in the right direction.
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.''
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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.
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 April 14, 2004 Bill Mann	Did Buffett Say "I Don't Sell"? A reader picks up a seeming contradiction from the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffet.
The Motley Fool July 15, 2004 Steven Mallas	Fox Reaches Deeper Into Reality The company will launch a reality cable network next year.
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The Motley Fool May 14, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	CBS Milks a Dud Survivor closes out its All-Star season with more sizzle than steak.
The Motley Fool April 15, 2004 Mark Whistler	Coca-Cola: Minor Burps? Contentious shareholder relations and management issues plague the soft-drink giant.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Disney Learns to Crawl Disney hasn't shaken the dissidents off its mouse tail just yet.
The Motley Fool October 1, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Broken Political Promises Media stocks don't live up to election year promises.
The Motley Fool April 8, 2004 Steven Mallas	Disney's Empty Home The recent lackluster response to its new animated offering puts the studio division in the spotlight.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Disney's Dividend Beleaguered Walt Disney CEO Michael Eisner hinted that shareholders may hear about an increased dividend before the year is out.
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.
The Motley Fool September 2, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	MGM Stays in the Picture A very large and valuable pile of assets now stands to change hands, possibly quite soon.
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.
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The Motley Fool April 29, 2004 Steven Mallas	Time Warner Still in AOHell Time Warner reports a doubling of its net profits for the first quarter.
The Motley Fool August 12, 2004 Steven Mallas	Disney's Miramax Morass Disney's latest earnings report may have indeed been refreshing, but it still needs to diligently mine all the gold that the Hollywood Hills have to offer in as efficient a manner as possible. Uncertainty like this is never productive.
The Motley Fool January 8, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Get Real, ABC ABC struggles to distinguish sitcom from reality.
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The Motley Fool August 11, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Viacom Revives Free from CBS, the media conglomerate is drawing investors' attention.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2005 Steven Mallas	Cable's Been Good to Viacom Viacom's revenue is up and free cash flow is down, all while its cable unit thrives. Is the split imminent?
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 December 31, 2004 Steven Mallas	Lemony's a Lemon for Viacom Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events is having an unfortunate time at the box office. Viacom shareholders were certainly hoping for something more.
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 May 27, 2004	Why Companies Split Stock Don't get excited when a stock of yours splits -- it's no big deal.
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The Motley Fool February 2, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Survivor of the Fittest Viacom gives its hit series a "Super" debut.
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.
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The Motley Fool August 2, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	SportsLine Catches Viacom's Pitch With online advertising on the rebound and SportsLine.com trading at a market capitalization far less than last year's revenues, Viacom made a timely purchase of a popular and growing Internet property.
The Motley Fool July 2, 2004 Steven Mallas	MGM Waiting for Final Cut MGM has yet to be sold to some deep-pocketed conglomerate. Shareholders won't mind a tug of war for its library.
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