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The Motley Fool April 19, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Farewell, Happy Meal Shares of McDonald's hit a seven-year high this week in part because folks are going upscale, despite the buck temptations. March comps soared an astronomical 8.2% at Mickey D's.
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The Motley Fool October 19, 2005 Steven Mallas	Ni Hao, SpongeBob! For now, Viacom's SpongeBob continues his quest to conquer the world. China has a lot of viewers, so even if the conversion rate is small, the Nickelodeon brand still stands to gain a lot of luster. Investors, take note.
InternetNews January 4, 2008	Game Over? Warner Bros To Back Blu-ray Exclusively The latest development in the DVD format war is a big win for Blu-ray over rival HD DVD technology.
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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 November 23, 2004 Steven Mallas	SpongeBob Green Pants The cartoon favorite was an unqualified the box office for Viacom.
The Motley Fool December 27, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Burger King Overthrown in Europe For a company that just went public earlier this year and is just starting to turn things around, the timing couldn't be much worse for a little overseas tension.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	In the Nick of Time The media giant gets into the theme-park business. Again. Viacom blew it by letting so many lucrative opportunities slip through its clumsy fingers in the past. Now is the time to right its wrongs -- in the Nick of time.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2007 Steven Mallas	SpongeBob Says No to Junk Food Viacom responds to the demand for healthier food products for children by keeping a close eye on its licensing deals with food companies, to ensure that its characters aren't associated with unhealthy eats.
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The Motley Fool October 12, 2011 Patrick Martin	Hollywood Still Doesn't Get It UltraViolet falls just short of bringing movie studios into the cloud era.
The Motley Fool January 2, 2009 Rich Smith	Time Warner Killed Kenny! Some 16 million Time Warner Cable subscribers just breathed a sigh of relief, after learning that they can still watch The Daily Show, South Park, and Spongebob Squarepants, now that Viacom has settled its feud with TWC.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2005 Nathan Alderman	You're Watching the iTunes Network Apple's new video iPod could change TV forever. Even if downloading video does catch on, Apple may not ultimately be the biggest beneficiary; the company has a history of pioneering great technologies, only to watch rivals capitalize on them.
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 September 26, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Jet Li, I'm Sorry Movie theaters are having a hard enough time filling their seats, and now the studios are using their ads in the newspaper movie listings to promote upcoming DVD releases?
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.
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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.
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The Motley Fool April 3, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Want Movie Downloads? Pay Up! Digital movie downloads? Good. Paying $30 a pop? Not so good. Given the fees and the limitations involved, it seems that this development mostly pays lip service to the nascent digital downloading industry.
The Motley Fool November 6, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	3 Stocks That Blew the Market Away Beat the market and the world will beat a path to your door. Here's a look at a few of these beaters that humbled the prognosticators this past week: THQ... Burger King... SINA...
InternetNews August 7, 2006 Nicholas Carlson	Google to Peddle MTV Content In a deal with Viacom, Google will pipe clips from MTV Networks over its AdSense network.
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 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 11, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Attack of the Killer Tweens Licensing for tween merchandising is saving the day for Disney and Viacom.
BusinessWeek November 1, 2004 Ronald Grover	Mini-Crowds At The Multiplex Although Hollywood is loath to talk about it, the movie industry is in a funk. This year, just 14 films have grossed more than $100 million at the box office, vs. 21 a year ago. The task of creating box-office hype ahead of opening day is more crucial than ever.
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.
InternetNews January 8, 2008	Viacom Makes Videos Available Online Seeking to find Web-savvy watchers, MTV Networks' brands strikes distribution deals with Comcast and Internet video services.
The Motley Fool November 5, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	You Can't Always Have It Your Way Burger King has another strong quarter, but weighs itself down with a secondary offering.
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 December 15, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Let's Play Nice With Redbox Coinstar's DVD kiosks and Paramount are extending their revenue-sharing deal.
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InternetNews December 19, 2007 Stuart J. Johnston	Microsoft, Viacom in $500 Million Ad Deal Microsoft and cable giant Viacom announced Wednesday they've inked a deal to help Microsoft expand its online advertising presence.
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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.
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The Motley Fool September 1, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Video Killed the Studio Star Now that instant gratification has spoiled the consumption process, how can television shows on DVD not have a dramatic impact on the entertainment industry's other appendages?
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Reason January 2004 Jeff A. Taylor	The Impossible Stream: The war on DVD users You won't see digital video headed down a consumer-friendly path. In contrast to digital audio, which music fans can rip-mix-burn at will, digital video is fast becoming trapped in a set of proprietary boxes that make it almost impossible for the paying customer to manipulate the content at all.
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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.