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The Motley Fool July 1, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Viacom Bids For SportsLine The global media company Viacom makes a play for the struggling website operator Sportsline.com.
The Motley Fool September 13, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Fake Football Follies Sportsline.com's managing editor offered a humbling correction after a blunder that sent fantasy football fans scrambling.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Ad Market Brightens British advertising giant WPP sees growth in ad spending.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2004 Steven Mallas	Viacom Rakes in Ad Sales Viacom reports a great quarter, driven by strong advertising sales.
BusinessWeek October 11, 2004 Robert Barker	A Blockbuster Offer with Little Star Power Should investors swap their Viacom stock for shares in Blockbuster? The simplest thing to do is nothing. But the relative values of the two stocks make Blockbuster seem enticing.
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 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.
The Motley Fool March 25, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Makin' March Madness Money The winners of March Madness may ultimately be the sponsors.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	SportsLine.com's Blocked Shot It may be SportsLine.com's season, but an SEC investigation puts a damper on team spirit.
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.
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 March 10, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Sports Matters The NBA TV channel helps Comcast compete with satellite.
The Motley Fool May 6, 2004 Alyce Lomax	News Corp.'s Foxy Quarter Profiting off American idolatry.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Sumner Loving for Yahoo! Sumner Redstone's media empire makes a deal with Yahoo! to cash in on its audience. It's a great move for both companies -- Yahoo! will be claiming some juicy online real estate on which to plaster its virtual billboards, and Viacom walks away with some welcome greenery.
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 February 10, 2004 W.D. Crotty	A Blockbuster Orphan Spun off by Viacom, will the movie renter be hobbled by debt?
The Motley Fool July 15, 2004 Steven Mallas	Fox Reaches Deeper Into Reality The company will launch a reality cable network next year.
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 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 September 10, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Were You Ready for Some Football? Disney kicks off another season of Monday Night Football -- on a Thursday. For ABC, football means big business.
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 14, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Is Midway Back? Yesterday, Midway Games said it would raise $82.3 million by selling 11.35 million shares at $7.25 apiece
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 August 11, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Viacom Revives Free from CBS, the media conglomerate is drawing investors' attention.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	CBS Calls an Online Audible Just before the football season kicks off, Sportsline becomes CBSSports.com. CBS, banking on the belief that the distinction is now clearer to advertisers, will make the most of the new site.
InternetNews July 1, 2004 Paul Shread	A Rough Day For Yahoo Yahoo slumped Thursday on an analyst downgrade and concern about a possible loss of business from Microsoft.
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.
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 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 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 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 December 24, 2003 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Football's End Around Monday Night Football puts an end to eight years of losing ground on the viewership front.
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 October 1, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Broken Political Promises Media stocks don't live up to election year promises.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Viacom Focuses In The media company will sell one piece of its business that doesn't quite fit into its goals. Given the fact that focus is often a strength, shareholders should be glad Viacom is willing to shed businesses that aren't part of its overall strategy.
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 June 22, 2004 Steven Mallas	Let the Advertising Games Begin Will advertising play a more important role in video game design in the future?
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 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 August 13, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Reuters' Offshore Story The news giant is shipping jobs to India -- and sending a message about white-collar jobs.
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 March 12, 2004 Brian Gorman	Indecent Proposal New indecency legislation may change the face of broadcasting.
The Motley Fool June 1, 2004 Steven Mallas	Nintendo Calls for Revolution The firm has a working title for its new game console. Will it be revolutionary? (Pardon the pun.)
The Motley Fool September 17, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Viacom vs. Blockbuster Viacom is looking to dump Blockbuster, but that doesn't mean that you should elect to do the same.
InternetNews December 19, 2007 Stuart J. Johnston	Microsoft, Viacom in $500 Million Ad Deal Microsoft and cable giant Viacom announced Wednesday they've inked a deal to help Microsoft expand its online advertising presence.
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 January 7, 2005 Steven Mallas	MTV Gets Real MTV renews its contract for "The Real World" franchise. With media conglomerates like Disney and Time Warner starting to cycle back to life, one has to wonder whether Viacom's depressed shares are attractive to long-term owners.
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 June 28, 2004	Teaching Kids How to Invest Your kids have time on their side, so give them a head start in investing.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2004 W.D. Crotty	AOL Plagues Time Warner Investigations, subscriber losses, and strong competitors are AOL Time Warner's Achilles' heel. Still, the stock trades at a lofty 25 times estimated 2004 earnings.