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Viacom Inc Graphic_rating_buy VIA
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Viacom, Inc. (Viacom) is a global entertainment content company. The Company engages audiences on television, motion picture, Internet, mobile and video game platforms, through entertainment brands.

The Company operates through two segments: Media Networks and Filmed Entertainment. In September 2008, MTV Networks (MTVN) acquired Social Project, Inc., its partner in building the Flux social media platform.

Media Networks

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By  supratrader   (+15.48%  risk: conservative)  06/28/09 Comment


Bearish on VIA ... Graphic_rating_sell VIA
Ace_of_spades
58%
 -6.84%
in 5 days
(closed on 11/04/08)
Large Caps are cutting capex spending in anticipation of recession fears. Most networks are gonna get pinched.
By  spader   (+5.45%  risk: conservative)  10/30/08 Comment




From the Blogosphere

Earnings highlights: CBS, Comcast, News Corp., Time Warner, UBS, Viacom ...

Filed under: Earnings reports, Time Warner (TWX), Viacom (VIA), CBS Corp 'B' (CBS), Clorox Co (CLX), Comcast Cl'A' (CMCSA), Dean Foods (DF), News Corp'B' (NWS), Garmin Ltd (GRMN), World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

Here are some highlights from last week's earnings coverage from BloggingStocks:

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  • CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) reported that Q3 revenue was flat while earnings and cash flow declined.
  • Clorox Co. (NYSE: CLX) reported better-than-expected Q1 earnings, helped by healthy gross margins.
    • <>Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ: CMCSA) posted better-than-expected Q3 earnings with modest revenue growth...
    By  Trey Thoelcke   (+0.00%)  11/07/09 Comment


    CBS’ last CFO still hanging around…

    CBS logoBack in June, CBS (CBS) announced that its CFO, Fred Reynolds, planned to retire in mid-August. That same day, the company announced that Joseph Ianniello would be taking over as CFO on July 20.

    <>Now Ianniello was no novice. He had been with CBS or Viacom (VIA) for the past 12 years and had been deputy CFO since November 2008. Indeed, in the press release that announced Ianniello’s promotion, CBS CEO Leslie Moonves said this:”“He’s been involved in every major financial decision of this company, from the time that the new CBS Corporation was formed to the present day, and he’s spent the last <><><><><><><><><>< /><><>< />< /><>< /><><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< />< />...
    By  footnoted   (+0.00%)  11/06/09 Comment


    Online Price War Spreads From Books To DVDs
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    Bargain hunters, rejoice.

    The price war that recently broke out over online pricing for best-selling books has now spread to DVDs. As the Wall Street Journal notes this morning, Wal-Mart (WMT) has cut the price for 10 highly anticipated new titles - including the most recent Harry Potter and Star Trek movies - to $10. Amazon.com (AMZN) and Target (TGT) have matched the move, prompting Wal-Mart to snip prices another penny to $9.99.

    <>As Pali Research analyst Richard Greenfield notes in a blog post this morning, the cut-rate DVD pricing for hot titles comes at a time when the movie business is s...
    By  Eric Savitz (Barron's)    11/06/09 Comment


    CBS Interactive Sales Sag

    les moonves talking

    CBS Interactive delivered a weak quarter, as the slumping ad market dragged down results.

    Third quarter Interactive revenues decreased 15% to $121.3 million from $142.3 million. A steeper decline from last quarter when Interactive sales dropped 8% (including CNET).

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    By  Henry Blodget   (+6.98%  risk: moderate)  11/05/09 Comment


    Beatles Music Digitally Available: Already A Lawsuit About It

    beatles tbi

    It won't be long until the Beatles albums digitally belong to you. But first there is a lawsuit about it. 

    The Wall Street Journal:  The Beatles catalog finally became available for paid digital downloading, but not the way the band's record label, EMI Group Ltd., intended.

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    By  Henry Blodget   (+6.98%  risk: moderate)  11/05/09 Comment



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