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The Motley Fool June 15, 2007 Steven Mallas	Kellogg Pours a Healthier Bowl Realizing that the marketing of sugary cereals to children is becoming increasingly unpopular, Kellogg is taking action.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Hasbro Dons Square Pants The country's second-largest toy company looks to play for keeps by hooking up with Viacom's Nick properties.
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 2, 2008 Anders Bylund	Viacom Can Rock Without MTV Games, robots, and kiddie shows fuel Viacom's future.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2006 Steven Mallas	THQ: Yes Wii Can! Four titles for Nintendo's new console should power up the publisher. With its valuable portfolio of properties, both original and licensed, the company's definitely not one to bet against.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2004 Steven Mallas	Will THQ Be Nicked? According to a report from Dow Jones, it is possible that Viacom's Nickelodeon division may not grant the video game license for its stable of crazy characters to THQ this time around.
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 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.
Fast Company John Paul Titlow	Nickelodeon Turns Its Archives Into A Mobile Distraction For Your Kids Next month, Nickelodeon will launch Noggin, a mobile video subscription aimed at pre-kindergarten kids.
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.
CRM August 2014 Maria Minsker	Is Kid-Targeted Marketing Unethical? With children going online more often, Internet advertising comes under scrutiny.
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 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.
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 August 24, 2004 Tom Taulli	Redstone's Love of the Game Viacom's Sumner Redstone continues his fascination with Midway Games.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Kraft's Forbidden Fruit Kraft sells its fruit snacks business to Kellogg on the cheap.
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 November 2, 2007 Anders Bylund	Viacom Rides Robots to Profits Transformers, the third-highest box-office draw of the year, transforms this media firm's quarterly fortunes.
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 June 11, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Attack of the Killer Tweens Licensing for tween merchandising is saving the day for Disney and Viacom.
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 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 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 23, 2004 Steven Mallas	SpongeBob Green Pants The cartoon favorite was an unqualified the box office for Viacom.
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 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 March 10, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Sports Matters The NBA TV channel helps Comcast compete with satellite.
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 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 June 13, 2005 Steven Mallas	THQ Game Plan: Double Play The video game publisher sees dollar signs in double-pack marketing strategy. Value-hungry shoppers will appreciate the gesture. And, by the way, so will shareholders.
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 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 October 17, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Disney's Healthy Decision Sending a powerful message that it won't condone the epidemic of childhood obesity under its watch, Disney has announced strict dietary guidelines for licensed food products and promotions that bear the Disney name.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	SpongeBob Strikes Back Viacom narrows the release window again. As media networks push more of their televised content online, audiences expect instant gratification.
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 August 18, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	What's Inside Comcast's Shopping Bag? Comcast has the money, but it doesn't mean it has a plan.
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.
The Motley Fool September 5, 2007 Steven Mallas	Back to School: Gaming Through School Kids love video games after a long day at school. Investors should love video games because the companies that publish them, and the companies that manufacture the equipment, might be good additions to their portfolios.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Steven Mallas	MTV Wants Mobility MTV solidifies its strategy for mobile content. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2005 Steven Mallas	Midway Turns to 'Toons Midway Games issued a couple of press releases the other day touting a deal it signed for a license to make games based on animated properties featured on Time Warner's Cartoon Network.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Disney Runs Circles Around Marvel Disney is the complete company.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Viacom Getting Sirius? Viacom buying Sirius makes sense, but it doesn't make dollars.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2004 Steven Mallas	Let the Advertising Games Begin Will advertising play a more important role in video game design in the future?
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 December 31, 2004 Steven Mallas	Lemony's a Lemon for Viacom Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events is having an unfortunate time at the box office. Viacom shareholders were certainly hoping for something more.
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 August 12, 2005 Steven Mallas	Nice Net for News Corp. News Corp.'s annual earnings report is worthy of sweeps month. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Viacom Revives Free from CBS, the media conglomerate is drawing investors' attention.
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 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.