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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 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 December 12, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Viacom Cuts Both Ways Just as Viacom is gearing up to split its shares in two, it's showing that it isn't afraid to take on a little extra weight. On Sunday, the media giant struck a $1.6 billion deal to acquire DreamWorks SKG. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek July 30, 2007 Ronald Grover	Paramount & DreamWorks: Splitsville? Could Paramount Pictures lose Steven Spielberg and the DreamWorks studio it bought just 20 months ago for $1.53 billion? Bad blood between the studio and Spielberg could end this Hollywood marriage.
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 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, 2011 Elizabeth Moran	How Smart is Viacom's New Venture? A fledgling animation division could help Paramount recruit a new generation of loyal moviegoers.
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 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.
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 July 7, 2011 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Tinseltown Draws Closer DreamWorks Animation can't be too happy about Paramount's new animation studio.
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 August 24, 2007 Steven Mallas	Viacom, Blu-ray, and Michael Bay The format wars continue. Backlash from Viacom's recent decision to produce its Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation movies only in HD-DVD format.
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.
BusinessWeek November 1, 2004 Robert Barker	A Hollywood Play For Dreamers Only Why does anyone put money into Hollywood stocks?
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).
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 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 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 2, 2008 Anders Bylund	Viacom Can Rock Without MTV Games, robots, and kiddie shows fuel Viacom's future.
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 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 October 5, 2004 Steven Mallas	Disney Studio Climbs Ladder "Ladder 49" finally brings the company's movie segment some relief.
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.
BusinessWeek December 26, 2005 Ronald Grover	DreamWorks: Enter The Tough Guy DreamWorks brought in board member Lewis W. Coleman as president to provide more adult supervision over a studio that has bungled its early days as a public company.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	DreamWorks Animation Outdraws Analysts Wall Street's crystal ball couldn't contain the toon studio's performance. When will analysts stop underestimating DreamWorks Animation?
BusinessWeek April 17, 2006	The Director's Cut Steven Spielberg discusses the breakup with Universal, his new pals at Paramount, and Indiana Jones 4.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Viacom: It's Twins! Viacom board approved the company's split into two. With its high quality assets and low earnings multiple, the twin stocks are poised to reward patient investors.
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 January 19, 2007 Steven Mallas	CBS Digs DVDs Investors are still waiting to see whether CBS will benefit from its recent split with Viacom.
Home Theater February 28, 2008	HD DVD Throws Spanner in DreamWorks DreamWorks Animation can't release anything on Blu-ray yet, because of an exclusivity agreement signed with Toshiba.
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 November 9, 2006 Anders Bylund	The W0RD -- Viacom: Fool by Numbers The media maven released third-quarter 2006 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool September 28, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	No Hollywood Ending ... Yet GE and DreamWorks SKG won't wed after all, but there are plenty of potential suitors waiting in the wings. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 1, 2004 Steven Mallas	Cheaper Movies Paramount for Viacom Management might favor lower-budget films. Shareholders should hope so.
BusinessWeek June 20, 2005 Ronald Grover	How DreamWorks Lost (Wall) Street Cred The movie "Madagascar" isn't as hot as promised; one more thing to make DreamWorks' investors howl.
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 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 October 13, 2010 Anders Bylund	DreamWorks Squeezes Cash From Dragons DreamWorks Animation SKG is sitting down to milk a few plump cash cows. Well, technically, a cash ogre, panda, and dragon.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Ogre and Under DreamWorks Animation sets a reasonable price range for its animated IPO.
BusinessWeek May 20, 2010 June Thomas	The History of DreamWorks Nicole LaPorte explores why movie men Spielberg, Katzenberg, and Geffen tried to become emperors in a new book, "The Men Who Would be King"
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 December 4, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Throw This Stock Away Viacom may be a force in free on-demand video streaming, but once the playing field has been completely leveled, there will be too much content chasing too few eyeballs.
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?
The Motley Fool November 15, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	DreamWorks Gets a Courtesy Flush Bad movie? Flush. Secondary offering? Secondary flush. Right now, individual investors have the opportunity to buy into a company for less than the $28 a pop that fat-cat institutions and brokerage clients paid in the fall of 2004.
The Motley Fool March 21, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Disney Digging DreamWorks? Rumors of Disney making a play for DreamWorks Animation seem ludicrous, though stranger things have happened.
The Motley Fool November 11, 2004 Steven Mallas	Trolling for DVD Sales DreamWorks announces huge numbers for Shrek 2's video debut. The animation studio is off to a great start as a company now beholden to the demands of Wall Street.
The Motley Fool February 25, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Jack Black Sinks DreamWorks Animation DreamWorks Animation stumbles in its latest quarter.
CIO July 18, 2012 Lauren Brousell	Viacom Feeds Your SpongeBob Fix on Any Device These days people expect the latest episodes of Jersey Shore and The Daily Show anytime, anywhere and on any device. Companies like Viacom are centralizing and digitizing their content to keep up.