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   Nickelodeon Latin America Producing Tween Novela '11 11' (Exclusive)

   9:28 am 5/15/2012

   • by John Hecht

   Viacom-owned brands, including MTV Latin America and Tr3s, are producing two new novelas targeting Spanish-speaking youth.Read more

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   Samantha A. Maltin Tapped to Head Marketing at History Networks

   9:53 am 5/10/2012

   • by Marisa Guthrie

   The former Viacom exec will also focus particularly on the expansion of the H2 brand.Read more

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   Viacom International Networks Promotes Karin Arner to Northern Europe CFO Post

   7:19 am 5/8/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   It also puts Andrea Sahlgren in charge of content distribution and sales.Read more

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   MTV's O Music Awards Return, Will Attempt to Break Jay-Z's Guinness World Record

   11:00 am 5/4/2012

   • by Sophie Schillaci

   On June 27, the groundbreaking event will feature one band's journey as they aim to perform the most live concerts in multiple cities in 24 hours.Read more

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   Facebook Files IPO Details

   4:02 pm 5/3/2012

   • by Paul Bond

   The social-network behemoth should raise $6 billion and sell shares for about $35 per share beginning this month, with founder Mark Zuckerberg cashing in hundreds of millions of dollars worth of stock to pay his taxes.Read more

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   Viacom CEO Defends Nickelodeon's Netflix Deal Again

   7:22 am 5/3/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   Discussing the kids TV network's ratings declines, he tells analysts that the channel is "poised to become bigger and better than ever."Read more

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   Viacom Posts Higher Quarterly Financials, Exceeds Wall Street Expectations

   2:56 am 5/3/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   UPDATED: The entertainment conglomerate, led by CEO Philippe Dauman, faced ratings challenges in its fiscal second quarter, but higher film profits, TV carriage fees and digital licensing deals boosted its results.Read more

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   Milken Conference: Sumner Redstone Says He and Tom Cruise Are 'Best Friends' Now

   3:36 pm 5/2/2012

   • by Paul Bond

   "He was getting $10 million, on the lot, for doing nothing," the Viacom and CBS executive chairman said of once firing Cruise. He spoke during the annual Milken Institute Global Conference.Read more

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   TV Ratings, Ads in Focus as Entertainment Giants Gear up for Earnings Season

   1:40 am 5/1/2012

   • by Georg Szalai

   "The first quarter has seen an unusual confluence of healthy demand juxtaposed against weak and often surprising ratings,” says Sanford C. Bernstein analyst Todd Juenger.Read more

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    Dan Rather Stands By Bush Air National Guard Story, Slams CBS

    8:11 am 4/30/2012

    • by Jordan Zakarin

    The former anchor of the CBS Evening News strikes back at the network he says abandoned him after his 2004 story on then-President Bush came under scrutiny.Read more

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