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The Motley Fool May 31, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Disney's Download Deal CinemaNow and Disney team up to digitally distribute more movies.
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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 May 31, 2007 Steven Mallas	Lions Gate's Annual Roar The movie studio posts a bad quarter, but a good year. With a great library and some high-profile franchises, Lions Gate should hopefully continue to grow its cash flow over time, delivering value to patient shareholders.
The Motley Fool October 2, 2007 Steven Mallas	Disney and The Rock: A Great Tag Team The new Disney family film The Game Plan offers further proof that Disney's branding strategy works. Disney wants to focus on family fare and keep its movie slate to a minimum number of releases that yield a maximum return.
The Motley Fool March 8, 2005 Steven Mallas	Disney High on Diesel The Pacifier, starring Vin Diesel, brings success for Disney's studio division despite large production costs.
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 June 30, 2005 Steven Mallas	Lions Gate's Kingly Success The movie studio had a great fiscal 2005. Where does it go from here? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 18, 2005 Steven Mallas	Disney Films Go Portable Disney will release some of its movies for the Sony PSP device. There's a big consideration here, though: Will buyers of the PSP be as interested in watching movies as they will be in playing games?
The Motley Fool August 11, 2004 Tom Taulli	Movies Heat up Earnings at Lions Gate Lions Gate is a rare species in the entertainment world. It has a solid backlog of movies, record revenue in its latest quarter, and a stock price at a high.
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 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 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 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 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 November 15, 2005 Steven Mallas	News Corp.'s Nifty New Year The media giant starts out its new fiscal year on sound footing. Shareholders should look on these results with a positive mindset and consider Murdoch's vision a potentially rewarding long-term bet.
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 September 16, 2005 Steven Mallas	Disney Studios Need Some Magic The Mouse's studios are set to lose as much as $300 million in the fourth quarter. Disney really is a frustrating stock at times.
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 May 9, 2007 Steven Mallas	Stocks for Mom: Lions Gate Entertainment With movies like Saw, Hostel, Cabin Fever, and the upcoming Captivity, Lions Gate is building shareholder value via franchises that trade on the darker side of the human mind. What could be better for your sweet, loving mother?
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 April 23, 2004 Steven Mallas	Viacom Rakes in Ad Sales Viacom reports a great quarter, driven by strong advertising sales.
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 5, 2007 Steven Mallas	Lions Gate Loves Jigsaw's Puzzles "Saw III" hacks its way to the top spot in home video. Investors, take note.
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 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 November 19, 2008 Tim Beyers	Christmas Comes Early for Marvel Investors Why is Marvel Entertainment priced as if its movie studio were a permanent cost center, incapable of ever producing a dime of profit?
InternetNews October 3, 2005 Clint Boulton	Battle For DVD Format Unfolds Film studio Paramount Home Entertainment said it would embrace the Blu-ray format backed by a group led by Sony.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2010 Rick Steier	Call My Movie Bookie! The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved an exchange for the trading of securities tied to movie box office results.
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 17, 2007 Steven Mallas	Lions Gate Gets Religion Lions Gate to exploit the faith-based marketplace to augment growth. Tapping this particular demographic should lead to good business opportunities for the studio. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 18, 2006 Steven Mallas	DVD: Devalued Disc? Even though many of the free movies British newspapers are giving away might be antiquated, there's no question that such a marketing move does corrupt the image of the disc as a premium commodity. Why do studios allow this to go on?
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 4, 2011 Anders Bylund	Has Hollywood Seen the Digital Light? A consortium of big-name movie studios has come up with a bold, new digital distribution plan for new movies.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Viacom Revives Free from CBS, the media conglomerate is drawing investors' attention.
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 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 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 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 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 September 21, 2006 Steven Mallas	News Corp. Has Faith Fox looks to the heavens for shareholder value. The company's Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment unit revealed plans to target the faith-based marketplace.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2007 Steven Mallas	The Lion Thrives in "Captivity" Ads for an upcoming Lions Gate horror picture are pulled. Does this help or hurt the film's chances at the box office?
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 31, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Disney Doesn't Hit It Out of the Theme Park The family entertainment giant barely tops Wall Street's quarterly expectations.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2006 Steven Mallas	Paramount Is Right Paramount will be fine without Cruise -- in fact, shareholders should demand that their studio make movies where the deal structures favor them and not the stars.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2011 Anders Bylund	Apple's Secret Marketing Machine How does Apple get tons of big-screen product placement while claiming not to pay for any of it?
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 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.
Home Theater January 15, 2010 Mark Fleischmann	Here Come First 3D BDs Sony and Disney will have 3D-compatible movies on Blu-ray out by year end.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2007 Tim Beyers	Apple at the Lions Gate More movies are coming to iTunes. Lions Gate joins Disney and Paramount in offering films via the increasingly popular downloading site.