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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.
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.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Viacom Caught in the Xfire Old-school media companies keep snapping up new-economy upstarts as trophy wives. Yesterday, Viacom announced that it would acquire Xfire.com in a $102 million deal. 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.
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 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 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 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 11, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Let's Laugh at the Bellwethers Viacom's deal with Yahoo! has its shortcomings.
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 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 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.
InternetNews March 13, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	Viacom Takes Google, YouTube Fight to Court Viacom is suing Google and its video-sharing platform YouTube for "massive intentional copyright infringement" of Viacom's entertainment properties.
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 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.
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 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 February 20, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Viacom Goes From Jousting to Joost After its tiff with YouTube, Viacom finds a new online-video buddy.
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 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 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.
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 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 May 30, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	New Superheroes at MySpace MySpace lands two new sites while Viacom counts its pennies.
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 May 16, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	MySpace Befriends More Video Content Improved content protection helps the social-networking site nab sweet video partners.
InternetNews February 2, 2007 Ed Sutherland	Viacom: Start Yanking, YouTube Viacom's demand for YouTube to remove videos 'holds a hammer over Google's head,' says analyst.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	A Fool Looks Back Online revivals and Eastern recitals won bit parts in this week's Wall Street flick. Let's all go sue YouTube... Brother, can you spare a subprime?...
The Motley Fool March 19, 2010 Eric Jhonsa	Too Crazy to Be Made Up New court documents make the media giant look like a digital dinosaur.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Steven Mallas	MTV Wants Mobility MTV solidifies its strategy for mobile content. 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 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?
BusinessWeek April 26, 2004 Gene Marcial	Viacom: An Ad Revival? Ads account for 50% of revenues, so when they are weak, Viacom suffers. A "tidal wave" of political ads in 2004 will be a big plus.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Can YouTube Me Now? Verizon Wireless is in advanced talks with YouTube to have the popular video-sharing site offer streaming video content for Verizon Wireless customers. YouTube would be a great catch for Verizon.
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 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 May 2, 2008 Anders Bylund	Viacom Can Rock Without MTV Games, robots, and kiddie shows fuel Viacom's future.
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.
BusinessWeek October 23, 2006 Lowry & Hof	Smart Money Or Silly Money 2.0? If YouTube ends up being a $1.65 billion mistake, Google can afford it. That's why Old Media is wondering how to play this new game.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2007 Steven Mallas	March Madness Spreads to YouTube CBS is bringing college-hoops clips to Google's video purveyor. How will CBS monetize this initiative? Pretty much the only way possible in this case -- advertising.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	China Wants Its MTV Viacom teams with Baidu to stream online in China.
InternetNews March 15, 2007 Nicholas Carlson	Viacom's $1B Exaggeration? A studio rival says Viacom's suit against Google for its alleged YouTube misdeeds is a bit much.
The Motley Fool March 14, 2007 Tim Beyers	Fool on the Street: Viacom Commands Content Who rules the realm if content is the king of all media? No wonder the broadcaster sued Google and YouTube Tuesday for $1 billion. Content is Viacom's entire business.
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.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Viacom's Moving Pictures The economics of video monetization may not be as sweet as the frill-free perfection of paid search on text content, but it's all about growing an audience these days. There are clearly investing opportunities here.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Saying Goodbye to $18 Billion Viacom takes a massive write-off on "goodwill" assets.
BusinessWeek May 21, 2007 Tom Lowry	The YouTube Police Big Media is spending millions to scan someone else's site for its own content.
BusinessWeek April 19, 2004 Tom Lowry	Juice For Viacom's Laggard Shares? Several analysts say the signals point to a strong first quarter for the media giant -- especially if the ad recovery continues