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   Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Hit Voting Record Driven by International Markets

   6:30 pm 3/19/2013

   • by Georg Szalai

   The Viacom network has focused on globalizing and localizing, or "glocalizing," the show by adding an international pre-show and more regional honors.Read more

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   Vevo Launches 24-Hour Music Network for Web, Pay TV

   3:01 am 3/13/2013

   • by Georg Szalai

   Vevo TV will target similar audiences as Viacom's MTV and VH1 and MSG's Fuse, with CEO Rio Caraeff targeting TV carriage deals by year's end.Read more

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   Viacom Raising $550 Million in Debt Offering

   3:22 pm 3/11/2013

   • by Paul Bond

   The conglomerate will use some of the funds to pay off existing debt and repurchase stock.Read more

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   Cablevision Suit Claims $1 Billion-Plus Threat From Viacom

   2:00 pm 3/7/2013

   • by Eriq Gardner

   The cable distributor releases a complaint alleging the threat of a "10-figure penalty" and says Viacom's alleged coercive tactics left no choice but to "surrender," then sue.Read more

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5. Media Stocks Soaring Along With Record-Setting Dow

   1:49 pm 3/5/2013

   • by Paul Bond

   The combined worth of the seven big media conglomerates was nearly identical to that of Apple on Tuesday.Read more

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   Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman Slams Cablevision's Lawsuit as 'Frivolous'

   9:46 am 3/4/2013

   • by Eriq Gardner

   The exec says Cablevision would be better off saving tens of millions of dollars on lawyers and instead spending it on making cable customers happy.Read more

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   Walt Disney, Viacom and CBS Join Friend-of-the-Court Brief Opposing DOMA

   2:10 pm 2/28/2013

   • by Andy Lewis

   The entertainment companies, along with Apple, Facebook and Google, signed a petition asking the Supreme Court to overturn the federal ban on same-sex marriages. Read more

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   Cablevision Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Viacom

   8:49 am 2/26/2013

   • by Eriq Gardner

   The cable company accuses Viacom of coercion and is seeking to void a carriage agreement. Read more

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   5 of 6 Studios Post Profit Declines in 2012

   5:00 am 2/21/2013

   • by Georg Szalai

   Despite strong box office and home entertainment stabilizing, the studio divisions of sector giants recorded lower profitability - except for NBCUniversal.Read more

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    Viacom Shares Hit 52-Week High on Strong Quarterly Earnings Report

    4:05 pm 1/31/2013

    • by Paul Bond

    The news draws a slew of positive comments from analysts as Nickelodeon's ratings improve and MTV does well after "Jersey Shore"Read more

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