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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.
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 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 July 25, 2006 Steven Mallas	MTV Wants Its Own Space In order to grow, MTV needs to continue creating channels in an economically sound manner. Flux is definitely something up their alley, and it should work out for Viacom as a whole -- so long as the fad of social networking turns into a long-term trend.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Steven Mallas	Britney Spears Can't Save MTV Viacom's flagship channels MTV and Nickelodeon need attention. Viewership is down; management has a slate full of new and returning shows it hopes will fill in the "soft spots."
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Steven Mallas	MTV Wants Mobility MTV solidifies its strategy for mobile content. Investors, take note.
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.
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 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 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 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 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.
InternetNews January 8, 2008	Viacom Makes Videos Available Online Seeking to find Web-savvy watchers, MTV Networks' brands strikes distribution deals with Comcast and Internet video services.
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 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 June 19, 2007 Tim Beyers	Fool on the Street: Viacom Snubs Web TV The business of channel surfing is as good as ever. What's the allure for Viacom? Advertising.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2007 Steven Mallas	Viacom's Casual Investment The media firm earmarks $100 million for kid-friendly online gaming sites. Investors, the great thing about Viacom's intentions is that it can make a big splash without draining its corporate coffers.
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 July 22, 2011 Elizabeth Moran	How Smart is Viacom's New Venture? A fledgling animation division could help Paramount recruit a new generation of loyal moviegoers.
InternetNews December 12, 2007 Kenneth Corbin	New MTV Unit Seeks More Online Ad Dollars Viacom's property looks to consolidate digital advertising campaigns across its sprawling global properties.
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 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 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?
Fast Company November 2008 Robert Levine	MTV's Digital Makeover MTV famously missed its chance to buy MySpace. Now the network's president, Van Toffler, is investing in dozens of digital media projects -- and one might soon be a billion-dollar business.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2005 Steven Mallas	MTV Discovers the Caribbean Viacom's MTV Networks unit targets the Caribbean lifestyle with a new channel. Viacom investors should welcome a new asset such as this.
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 August 10, 2006 Ed Sutherland	MTV Buys a Bigger Online Presence Just days after making a deal with Google to syndicate video content, MTV Networks announced its $200 million acquisition of content company Atom Entertainment.
Wall Street & Technology August 22, 2006 Greg MacSweeney	Changing the Game Financial services continues to hope that its number of online users will grow. Online still is the cheapest and, sometimes, the most efficient service channel.
BusinessWeek February 20, 2006 Tom Lowry	MTV for Life Snagging and holding on to the 35- to 50-year-old crowd is John Sykes's job at MTV Networks. Here's what he does to snag and hold this segment.
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.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2005 Steven Mallas	MTV Rushes to Market MTV and Midway Games' first joint video-game venture debuts. The MTV connection gives the company an ideal chance to increase its profile and impact. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2005 Steven Mallas	Ni Hao, SpongeBob! For now, Viacom's SpongeBob continues his quest to conquer the world. China has a lot of viewers, so even if the conversion rate is small, the Nickelodeon brand still stands to gain a lot of luster. Investors, take note.
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 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 September 27, 2005 Steven Mallas	Warner Music Wants Its MTV The two companies partner for music videos on mobile phones. These devices have become bona fide little entertainment centers. What will it mean to investors?
BusinessWeek February 20, 2006 Tom Lowry	Can MTV Stay Cool? How the network's CEO Judy McGrath must remake her TV empire for a digital world.
The Motley Fool May 15, 2006 Alyce Lomax	MTV Wants a Bite of Apple Should Apple fear MTV's new URGE music service?
The Motley Fool August 11, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Viacom Revives Free from CBS, the media conglomerate is drawing investors' attention.
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 January 25, 2007 Steven Mallas	Networks and the 'Net Looks like porting shows over to the 'net constitutes a viable paradigm. While Internet platforms might not be in the same ratings league as networks, the fact that they seem to garner an attractive audience indicates that the search for incremental revenue in this arena is justified.
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.
BusinessWeek October 22, 2007	MTV Presses Play in the Middle East MTV's Bhavneet Singh talks about the challenges of launching MTV Arabia on Nov. 16 and the iconic music channel's global strategy.
CRM April 11, 2014 Leonard Klie	Viacom and Mass Relevance Partner to Launch EchoGraph Social media platform will track and analyze social activity for advertisers.
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.
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 February 16, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Date DreamWorks, Marry Disney, Kill Viacom Investors, here are recommendations for a short-term trade (date), a long-term investment (marry), and a stock to short (kill).
BusinessWeek October 22, 2007 Kerry Capell	The Arab World Wants Its MTV U.S. media giant Viacom aims to deliver MTV to the Arab world, as well as Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and more.
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.
Wired December 2005 David Kushner	The Neopets Addiction 20 million kids can't get enough - and neither can advertisers. How a virtual animal kingdom became a product placement paradise.
InternetNews December 5, 2005 Tim Gray	AOL's Video Search Continues With MTV AOL announced today it has expanded its video search engine capabilities with an agreement to feature RSS feeds from MTV Networks' programming services.