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   MTV Networks Exec Explains How MovieTracker Quantifies Social Buzz Around Films (Q&A)

   2:17 pm 10/31/2011

   • by John Gaudiosi

   New addition to NextMovie.com tracks and quantifies social buzz on Hollywood films in production and in theaters.Read more

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   Viacom, Google Face Off in Appeals Court Over YouTube Copyright Issues

   12:51 pm 10/18/2011

   • by Eriq Gardner

   The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals case will shape the future of the Internet by determining the standard for copyright liability.Read more

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   Viacom Replaces Superstar Lawyer on Eve of YouTube Appeal

   10:20 am 10/18/2011

   • by Eriq Gardner

   Former solicitor general Ted Olson doesn't attend a key appeal court hearing after Viacom chooses Paul Smith to handle oral arguments. Read more

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4. Analyst Recommends Hollywood Conglomerate Stocks to Longer-Term Investors



   6:23 am 10/5/2011

   • by Georg Szalai

   "The risk/reward for investors with a one-year time frame favors buying many of these names at current levels," Nomura's Michael Nathanson says after declines in the third quarter.

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   'Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness' TV Series Sells Worldwide

   11:11 am 10/4/2011

   • by Scott Roxborough

   Channels in Spain, Brazil and Sweden among buyers for series based on hit CGI films. Read more

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   How 'Girls Gone Wild' Founder Exposed Direct Response Scandal

   12:07 pm 10/3/2011

   • by Daniel Miller

   An alleged scam involving a Viacom ad exec and the Joe Francis brand has opened a window into a little-known segment of the advertising world.Read more

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   Media Stocks Underperform Sinking Indexes

   1:56 pm 9/22/2011

   • by Paul Bond

   After a two-day beating the Dow has sunk 7.6 percent this month, but among the conglomerates only Comcast has done better. Read more

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   Michael Bloomberg Is America's Wealthiest Media Mogul

   10:43 am 9/21/2011

   • by Paul Bond

   Bill Gates tops the list as the nation's richest person; other people on the list include Warren Buffett, Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, Ted Turner and Mark Cuban.Read more

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   Viacom Demands to Be Repaid $131 Million From Shareholders of 'Rock Band' Maker

   7:56 am 9/19/2011

   • by Eriq Gardner

   Viacom, Harmonix shareholders engage in high-stakes litigation over big merger that went awry. Read more

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    Top Viacom Ad Exec Out Over Alleged Kickbacks (Exclusive)

    5:12 pm 9/13/2011

    • by Kim Masters

    Brian Fays departs the company amid talk of cash in briefcases.Read more

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