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There Are No Winners (or Losers) in the Amazon-Netflix War

blog.wired.com | Jul 18, 2008

Amazon dropped a bomb yesterday that must have sent chills up the spines of Netflix execs. It certainly scared the bejesus out of Netflix investors, who sold off the stock.

http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/07/netflix-amazon.html

Google: Weathering the Economy?

www.businessweek.com | Jul 18, 2008

The search giant's second-quarter results disappointed investors, but CEO Schmidt believes on-target sales indicate it is shrugging off the broader malaise.

http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jul2008/tc20080717_091172.htm?campaign_id=rss_tech

Rumored Google target Blinkx teams with Microsoft, others

www.betanews.com | Jul 16, 2008

Video search provider Blinkx sharpened its defense and offense against a possible buyout from Google or Yahoo today, announcing new pacts with several major online partners, one of which happens to be owned by Microsoft.

http://www.betanews.com/article/Rumored_Google_target_Blinkx_teams_with_Microsoft_others/1216237477

YouTube, Viacom agree to mask viewer data

www.techspot.com | Jul 16, 2008

In a compromise that should calm the fears of those who seek online anonymity, YouTube will be allowed to mask the identities of individual users when it provides viewership records to Viacom in its ongoing $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit.<a

http://www.techspot.com/news/30892-YouTube-Viacom-agree-to-mask-viewer-data.html

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Viacom announces new mobile partnerships, programming developments at CTIA WIRELESS 2007 | WDD Asia

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Viacom Inc. has unveiled several new partnerships and programming developments across its mobile media offerings, as announced by Philippe Dauman, President and CEO, during his keynote address at the CTIA WIRELESS 2007 Conference.

http://www.wirelessdesignasia.com/article-5273-viacomannouncesnewmobilepartnershipsprogrammingdevelopmentsatctiawireless2007-Asia.html

Welcome to Viacom

For information about CBS Corporation, formerly named Viacom Inc. prior to its separation into two publicly traded companies on December 31, 2005, click here: www.cbscorporation.com

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InformationWeek writers blog on a range of business technology topics: digital life, personal tech, enterprise mobility, Windows/Microsoft, Google, outsourcing, security, IT careers, IT salaries, leadership/management strategy and more.

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Viacom (VIA) NewsBite - Zibb.com

Jul 01, 2008 (Fresh Brewed Media via COMTEX) --

Viacom (NYSE: VIA) closed yesterday at $30.61. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $30.15 and 52-week high of $44.95. Viacom stock has been showing support around 29.89 and resistance in the 31.19 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bearish. VIA appears on the Investors Observer Volume Leaders list. For a hedged play on this stock, look at a Nov '08 30 covered call (VIA KF) for a net debit in the $27.96 area. That is also the break even stock price for this trade. This covered call has a 144 day duration, provides 8.66% downside protection and a 7.30% assigned return rate for an 18.49% annualized return rate (comparison purposes only). Viacom does not pay dividends at this time.

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Viacom President and Chief Executive Officer Philippe Dauman to Speak at the Sanford Bernstein 24th

NEW YORK, May 21, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ --

Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) today announced that Philippe Dauman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Viacom, will speak at the Sanford Bernstein 24th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference on Wednesday, May 28, 2008. His question-and-answer session, which is scheduled to begin at approximately 2:00 p.m. (ET), will be open to the general public through a live webcast on Viacom's website at www.viacom.com. A replay of the audio webcast will be available in the "Events-Webcasts" section of the site.

About Viacom

Viacom, consisting of BET Networks, MTV Networks and Paramount Pictures, is the world's leading entertainment content company. It engages audiences on television, motion picture and digital platforms through many of the world's best known entertainment brands, including MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Harmonix, Nickelodeon, Noggin, Nick at Nite, AddictingGames, Neopets, COMEDY CENTRAL, Spike TV, TV Land, AtomFilms, Gametrailers, BET, Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Vantage. Viacom's global reach includes approximately 160 channels and 325 online properties in 160 countries and territories.

For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com.

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Colours to splash on small screen from July 21 - Zibb.com

Mumbai, Jul 02, 2008 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) --

Viacom 18 Media's general entertainment channel 'Colours', which was launched in Bangkok in May, is all set to hit the small screen in India and will go on air on July 21.

Viacom 18 Media is a 50-50 joint venture company between Viacom Inc and Network 18 group.

Addressing a press conference here today, Colours CEO Rajesh Kamat and Head of Programming Ashwini Yardi said at present the line-up of programming will be restricted to four hours in the prime time slot (7 PM to 11 PM).

Kamat said lines between television and Bollywood are blurring. "Our line up of programming includes fiction and non-fiction. The shows have a repeat value and extending the programming hours will be done after a couple of months," he added.

He admitted that the announcement of action reality show 'Khatron ke khiladi' with Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar helped the channel to "create a buzz" and "get noticed".

Kamat also said that the channel aims to be among the top three entertainment channels in the coming months. "We will be a force to reckon with. We have differentiated content, good distribution network and aggressive marketing strategies to be noticed by the audiences," he added.

He said initially the channel will be free-to-air. "We would like to encourage sampling of our content across cable and DTH network. We are in talks with all DTH providers," he added.

Viacom Inc has brought channels like MTv and Nick to India. Network 18 runs channels including CNBC, CNN-IBN.

Google: Viacom Suit Against YouTube Challenges Internet Freedom - Zibb.com

May 27, 2008 (financialwire.net via COMTEX) --

May 27, 2008 (FinancialWire) A $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit by Viacom (NYSE: VIA) challenging Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (Current Market Cap: US$171.06 Bil.) YouTube video sharing site threatens how hundreds of millions of people exchange information on the Internet, according to the search engine.

Google's lawyers filed papers in the US District Court in Manhattan as the company responded to the suit, in which Viacom claims YouTube copyright infringement has led to an explosion of disregard for ownership. The back-and-forth between the companies has intensified since Viacom brought the suit last year and said it was owed damages for the unauthorized viewing of its programming from MTV, Comedy Central and other networks on YouTube.

Google said YouTube was faithful to the requirements of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and claimed that the federal law was intended to protect companies as long as they responded properly to content owners' claims of infringement.

Viacom said it had identified more than 150,000 unauthorized clips of copyrighted programming -- including "SpongeBob SquarePants," "South Park" and "MTV Unplugged" episodes and the documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" -- that had been viewed around 1.5 billion times.

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