At Viacom, Profit Rises Primarily on Cutbacks - New York Times At Viacom, Profit Rises Primarily on Cutbacks New York Times Viacom, the media ... Paramount Pictures, said its profit rose in the third quarter, but it was a performance … Viacom posts 15% jump in profit in third quarterLos Angeles Times Box office results lift Viacom revenueBoston Globe Viacom Profit Rises 15% on Films, Easing Ad ...

... Despite facing an extremely challenging economic environment, Viacom has been able to increase its consolidated operating income by 14% ... motion pictures were the primary reasons for this strong performance. Viacom benefits from a well-balanced asset mix with entertainment ... video game offerings. An improving economic outlook, together with Viacom’s disciplined management, highly complementary mix ...

... media business. Probably best not to count too heavily on Viacom being a player. Viacom Chief Executive Philippe Dauman, ... Turtles for $60 million.” While Dauman said Viacom would also consider looking at some independent cable networks in the U.S. or overseas ... running the show, and is said to have recently looked at buying Viacom). To paraphrase Dauman, who put it more diplomatically, Sumner ...

... lot of DRM in the past was “really bad”. He said that Viacom is now more focused on “fair use” and making sure people ... users to make and upload parodies. Let’s hope that Viacom sticks with Fricklas’ theory. We’re happy ... like seeing big companies beating on the little guy. Out now | £free | Viacom (via Ars Technica) Related posts:Illegal downloaders spend ...

Viacom's general counsel says that suing people for file-sharing is "expensive, and it's painful, ... a college student for peer-to-peer file sharing. Viacom, which controls properties like Paramount and Comedy Central, saw ... and curate" might prove to be a big money-maker after all. And Viacom proved that you can tame the Web--or at least most of it. The problem with YouTube's ...

... close to Epix deal with Viacom Cox Communications, the third-biggest US cable system, is close to an agreement with Viacom to carry new movie channel Epix, according to reports. Epix was launched on October 30th as a joint venture of Viacom's Paramount Pictures, Lions Gate Entertainment and MGM, with just one distribution partner, Verizon’s ...

Michael Fricklas is Viacom’s general counsel, the company’s top lawyer. I can’t tell if he actually felt bad when he said the above at ... thinks this, why doesn’t he advise another course of action? Señor Fricklas, no comprendo. Read the original here: Viacom Top Lawyer on Obliterating Peer-to-Peer Users Share this on del.icio.usShare this on RedditBuzz up!Stumble ...

NEW YORK, Nov 30, 2009 /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 37th Annual UBS Global Media and Communications Conference on Monday, December 7, 2009, at approximately 12:30pm (EST). A live webcast of Mr. Dauman’s presentation

Someone once told me that Viacom's top lawyer, Michael Fricklas, has been known to read Techdirt on occasion. I have no idea if this is true, but it still is interesting to watch him give a lecture to some Yale law students where he offers a somewhat nuanced position on copyright issues (thanks to...

In an exclusive interview, Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman talked about the struggling advertising sector and economic recovery. He said the advertising market has stabilized over the course of the year. "We've seen over the last three quarters some improvement, we've went from -9% in the first quarter, to -6% in the second, to -4% in the

Viacom Lawyer Compares Suing File Sharers to Terrorism; general counsel Michael Fricklas admits that suing end users for online copyright infringement is “expensive, and it’s painful, and it feels like bullying.” (Ars Technica) Kyte Opens New Offices in UK, Germany; white-label video management company makes a big push with new hires and customers in Europe. (Kyte blog) Glasses ...

No one would be surprised to see Sumner Redstone, the 86-year-old head of Viacom (NYSE:VIA), and Jeff Bewkes, CEO of Time Warner (NYSE:TWX), wearing disguises to their private meetings in coffee shops around Manhattan. The “merger” of GE’s (NYSE:GE) NBCU with the content assets of Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) is likely to have investment bankers looking at the logical

... . I’ll be there throughout the crowded three days, as will paidContent senior correspondent David Kaplan. The CEOs scheduled to meet with investors and analysts include Bob Iger, Disney; (NYSE: DIS) Philippe Dauman, Viacom; (NYSE: VIA) Jeff Bewkes, Time Warner; (NYSE: TWX) Leslie Moonves, CBS; (NYSE: CBS) Carol Bartz, Yahoo; (NSDQ: YHOO) Don Graham, Washington Post Co.; (NYSE: WPO) Janet ...

... "Men of a Certain Age" hits too close to home. Viacom CEO takes swipe at big pay days. In an interview with Michael Eisner at the UBS Media Conference in New York, Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman griped about star salaries, saying, " ... at $23 million for 2008). Details from USA Today. Separately, Viacom parent National Amusements Inc., one of the largest theater operators in the U. ...

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