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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."
BusinessWeek September 24, 2007 Burt Helm	Cable Takes A Ratings Hit Cable companies will suffer under Nielsen's new system, which counts who's watching the ads.
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 December 21, 2006 Steven Mallas	MTV Wants Mobility MTV solidifies its strategy for mobile content. Investors, take note.
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 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.
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.
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 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?
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.
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 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.
BusinessWeek November 14, 2005 Tom Lowry	TV's New Parallel Universe Top players like Disney and CBS are launching online channels to reach young viewers and big spenders.
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 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 June 23, 2005 Steven Mallas	MTV's Pet Project The NeoPets acquisition could be one savvy investment. This is an issue that investors might want to watch, considering that MTV Networks will soon be on its own (along with Paramount Studios) when Viacom splits.
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 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 20, 2007 Anders Bylund	Fool on the Street: News Corp. Still Doesn't Get It Is a la carte cable television programming, where the consumer can pick and choose which channels to pay for, an idea whose time has come?
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 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 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.
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 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.
PC Magazine July 13, 2005 David Murphy	MTV in Overdrive The free counterpart to MTV is like television on the Internet. Here's how Overdrive works.
The Motley Fool March 9, 2004 Alyce Lomax	EchoStar, Viacom Go for the Jugular Disputes over rate hikes have the two companies in a very public battle.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2004 Rich Smith	FCC: Friend to Cable Companies Commissioner Powell and friends side against "a la carte" cable service.
The Motley Fool September 13, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Yahoo! Wants Its MTV It's not easy to compete in the music space, but Yahoo! Music is trying to turn its live music show into a TV star. Nissan Live Sets will be shown on Viacom's MTV this season.
InternetNews February 13, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	Viacom to Lay Off 250 at MTV Networks Viacom's MTV Networks will lay off 250 employees this week as the entertainment property reallocates resources toward interactive properties and new networks.
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.''
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 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 20, 2006 Steven Mallas	Do You Hate Cliffhangers? Shareholders of large media conglomerates should ensure that these companies are continuing to look for new strategies to increase subscribers, as well as maintain the stickiness of their shows.
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.
Salon.com May 31, 2000 Sharon Goldman Edry	The boob tube MTV used to show music videos: Now it offers kids an almost constant stream of torrid teens, hot sex and whipped-cream bikinis.
The Motley Fool May 15, 2006 Alyce Lomax	MTV Wants a Bite of Apple Should Apple fear MTV's new URGE music service?
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The Motley Fool May 10, 2004 Steven Mallas	Yo, MTV's Downloading! MTV and MusicNet plan to offer tunes for the downloading masses.
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.
Fast Company September 2006 Ryan Underwood	Just Two Good Ole Boys... How MTV Networks' country-music station, CMT, is making cowboy boots, pickup trucks, and woeful ballads cool. But not too cool.
The Motley Fool August 22, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Rhapsodic Urges RealNetworks teams up with MTV and Verizon Wireless to rock harder. As long as its ambitions are realistic -- you know, thinking in terms of just nibbling away at market share instead of niche domination -- the trio might harmonize just fine after all.
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 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 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 August 7, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Google Wants Its MTV Viacom is dreaming of streaming through Google for profit. What makes this deal so intriguing, is that Google will be turning to its growing community of AdSense third-party publishers to help spread the streams in exchange for a piece of the action.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2005 Steven Mallas	Murdoch Must Outfox Costs News Corp. has a great asset in Fox Broadcasting -- if it can rein in the programming expenses. Investors, take note.
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 August 14, 2006 Jon Fine	Growing Up Is Hard To Do Cable growth is slowing just a bit, but angst is in the air.
CFO September 15, 2003 Peter Krass	Behind the Music MTV's explosive growth prompts a substantial financial reengineering effort, one that even the most buttoned-down companies can learn from.