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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 October 17, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Is Quizilla the Answer for Viacom? Viacom adds the online teen magnet to its stable of recent purchases. Investors, sooner or later Wall Street will move in and take a bite.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Buy All Media Stocks If content is king, media stocks should be crowned. Spotting trends early -- even when they affect established companies -- can be a highly lucrative investing practice.
The Motley Fool July 8, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Social-Gaming Mergers and Acquisitions Heating Up Media companies are gobbling up social-gaming upstarts.
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 August 25, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Reality TV Gets in the Game Are we ready for reality television with a video-game twist? Activision, Best Buy, CNET, and Viacom team up to get the big game on television.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	EA Gets Massively Bigger Electronic Arts nabs online gaming pioneer Mythic. With EA's muscle, this could be a win-win for both parties. Investors, take note.
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 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.
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 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.
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 July 28, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Breaking Bread With Bonnie CNET CEO Shelby Bonnie talks about China, organic growth, and his company's independence.
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 2, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	A Fool Looks Back It was out with the old and in with the new in this week's Wall Street flick. I want my MTV.com... Yahoo! 1, Google 0...
The Motley Fool April 19, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Viacom's Almost Famous Music The media conglomerate's music publishing business is on the block. Investors, is it right to run?
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.
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.
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 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 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 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 September 2, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Stocks With Game Play to win ... and power up your portfolio. It's easy to underestimate the video game industry because of the stereotypes that surround it. But it's no longer a niche to be overlooked in favor of more "mainstream" entertainment like movies or television.
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 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 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 December 14, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Microsoft Wants Its MTV Is the competitive landscape of digital music services ready for another paired entry? Microsoft and Viacom's MTV will be joining forces to launch URGE next year. Investors, take note.
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.
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.
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 February 2, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Survivor of the Fittest Viacom gives its hit series a "Super" debut.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Games Retailers Play Electronics Boutique's game face is one big smile. Investors could have seen this strong report coming. Earlier this week, GameStop announced a good quarter on a 12% spike in same-store sales.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Steven Mallas	MTV Wants Mobility MTV solidifies its strategy for mobile content. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 18, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Viacom's Next Mistake Yes, it stinks that Viacom's shares are trading lower than they did one, three, and five years ago. But landing a billion bucks to shore up its finances would come at the expense of relinquishing some great assets.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	YouTube's Rival Kitchen Loses a Chef If Viacom is walking from a media venture to take on YouTube, there really is no point in going on. Viacom has too many properties that should be exploited the right way, and it had no reason to be digging into a chalk talk with its enemies.
The Motley Fool June 6, 2011 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Video Games: Software Wins, Retailers Lose This week's E3 could hasten GameStop's doom.
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 April 18, 2005 Seth Jayson	Less Competition for the Game GameStop swallows bigger rival Electronics Boutique. GameStop shareholders should see many happy returns.
The Motley Fool June 17, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	A Fool Looks Back Oh, no. Another splitting headache, thanks to MTV... Heavy books make for light summer reading... Fee the world -- let them know it's eBay time again...
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 17, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	GameStop Yields to Reality The video game retailer struggles during an industry lull. Investors, is it time to buy?
The Motley Fool May 5, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The Fool Looks Ahead Monday: We'll get our first glimpse into the company's success as a stand-alone public company... Tuesday: IMAX chimes in... Wednesday: Universal Display has a bright future... etc.