Viacom, Inc.
Type	Public (NYSE: VIAB, VNV)
Founded	2006[1]
Headquarters	New York, New York, USA
Key people	Sumner Redstone, Chairman (through National Amusements, owns a controlling amount of voting shares) Philippe Dauman, President & CEO
Industry	Cable TV, Motion Pictures
Products	MTV, Nickelodeon, BET, more...
Revenue	$9.609 Billion USD (2005)[1]
Net income	$1.256 Billion USD (2005)
Employees	9,500 (2006)
Parent	National Amusements; the company owns a controlling amount of voting share (through New Viacom Corp.)
Website	www.viacom.com

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The new Viacom is considered to be the "high-growth" side of the much larger former Viacom. The former Viacom was renamed CBS Corporation, from which this firm was split off on December 31, 2005. CBS, not Viacom, retains control of the over-the-air broadcasting, TV production, and publishing assets formerly owned by the larger company. However, National Amusements remains the common majority shareholder of both firms. CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) is an American media conglomerate focused on broadcasting, publishing, billboards, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

In March 2005, the prior Viacom (now known as CBS Corporation) announced plans of looking into splitting the company into two publicly traded companies. The company was not only dealing with a stagnating stock price, but also the rivalry between Leslie Moonves and Tom Freston, longtime heads of CBS and MTV Networks respectively. Viacom (pronounced with a long i as in eye) began life as CBS Films, the television syndication division of CBS. In 1971, the division was renamed VIACOM (VIdeo & Audio COMmunications), and in 1973 it was spun off, amid new FCC rules forbidding television networks from owning syndication companies (the rules... Leslie Moonves (born October 6, 1949 in New York City) is President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Corporation. ... Thomas E. Freston (born 22 November 1945) is an American television executive most recently serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of the newly-split Viacom, until his resignation on September 5, 2006. ... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... MTV Networks is a division of media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operation of many TV network and Internet brands, including the first MTV channel. ...

After the departure of Mel Karmazin in 2004, Redstone, who served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, decided to split the offices of President and Chief Operating Officer between Moonves and Freston. Redstone was set to retire in the near future, and a split would be a creative solution to the matter of replacing him. Melvin Alan Mel Karmazin, a native New Yorker, (born August 24, 1943)[1] is an executive who has held several top jobs in the broadcasting industry and is currently CEO of Sirius Satellite Radio. ... A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... A Chief Executive Officer (CEO), or Chief Executive, is the highest-ranking corporate officer, administrator, corporate administrator, executive, or executive officer, in charge of total management of a corporation, company, organization or agency. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. ... A Chief Operating Officer (COO) is a corporate officer responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the corporation. ...

The split was approved by Viacom's board June 14, 2005, approved December 31, 2005, and effectively undid the Viacom/CBS merger of 1999. The original Viacom changed its name to CBS Corporation and is headed by Moonves. It now includes Viacom's "slow growth businesses", namely CBS, The CW (formerly The WB and UPN), CBS Radio, Simon & Schuster, CBS Outdoor, Showtime, CBS Records, CBS Paramount Television and most television production assets. June 14 is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) is an American media conglomerate focused on broadcasting, publishing, billboards, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States. ... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... The Crimson White, known colloquially as The CW, is the student-run newspaper of the University of Alabama. ... The Warner Bros. ... UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) was a television network in over 200 markets in the United States. ... CBS Radio Inc. ... Jean-François Millet Le Semeur (The Sower) Simon & Schuster logo, circa 1961. ... CBS Outdoor is the outdoor advertising division of media conglomerate CBS Corporation. ... Showtime is a subscription television brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world, but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United States. ... Columbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. ... CBS Paramount Television (formerly Desilu Productions, Paramount Television, among other companies) is an American television production/distribution company. ...

These, according to some analysts, were suffocating the growth of the MTV Networks cable businesses (the split was structured such that CBS Corporation is actually the company previously known as Viacom). At the time of the split, CBS Corporation was also given control of Paramount Parks. CBS sold Paramount Parks to amusement parks management company Cedar Fair, L.P. on June 30, 2006. Paramount Parks is an operator of theme parks and attractions, which annually attract about 13 million patrons. ... Ferris wheel Amusement park is the more generic term for a collection of amusement rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a fairly large group of people. ... Cedar Fair, L.P. NYSE: FUN is a publicly-traded company that owns and operates amusement parks in North America. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A new company, the present Viacom, was also spun-off and was headed by Freston. It is comprised of MTV Networks, BET Networks, Paramount's movie studio, and Paramount Pictures' home entertainment operations. These businesses are categorized as the high-growth businesses (MTV Networks and BET Networks in particular), and if they were split into a separate company, it could infuse new capital to allow for future acquisitions and expansion.

Sumner Redstone still controls 71 percent of the voting stock of both companies and is the chairman of both companies.

2005

In June, Viacom announced its purchase of Neopets, a virtual pet website. That December, Paramount announced it would acquire DreamWorks. All indications are that the whole of DreamWorks - both live-action film and TV studios, albeit not the DreamWorks archive - which was sold to a group led by George Soros in March 2006 - (nor the animated unit, which was not part of the deal) will remain owned by Viacom, even though CBS acquired Paramount's own TV studio. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article is about the film studio. ... George Soros (pronounced ) [Shorosh] (born August 12, 1930, in Budapest, Hungary, as György Schwartz) is an American financial speculator, stock investor, philanthropist, and political activist. ... DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. ...

2006

On February 1, Paramount completed its long-awaited acquisition of DreamWorks. As of April 24, Viacom has obtained Xfire. In August, just hours before announcing its most recent quarterly earnings, Viacom announced that it had acquired Atom Entertainment for $200 million. In September, Viacom acquired game developer Harmonix for $175 million dollars. is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Xfire is a freeware instant messaging service targeted toward gamers, that also serves as a game server browser. ... Atom Entertainment is owned by Viacoms MTV branch. ... Harmonix is a game developer for the PlayStation 2. ...

2007

In February, Viacom ordered leaked copyrighted video clips be taken off of the videosharing service YouTube due to claims of noncompensation for the violation of their own copyright. On February 21, Viacom publicly announced they would be offering free online access to their own material through Silicon Valley's distributor Joost thanks to a thorough content licensing deal. YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ... is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Joost (IPA pronunciation: [1] jew-st) is a system for distributing TV shows and other forms of video over the Web using peer-to-peer TV technology, created by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis (founders of Skype and Kazaa). ...

On May 21, Viacom entered into a 50-50 joint venture with Indian media company Global Broadcast News to form Viacom-18 which will house Viacom's existing channels in India - MTV, VH1 and Nick as well as Network 18's Bollywood movie business. All future Viacom content for India and new ventures such as a Hindi entertainment channel and a Hindi movie channel would be housed in this JV. May 21 is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Global Broadcast News (GBN) is an India media corporation under the Network 18 umbrella. ... Network 18 India Ltd is the holding company for several listed and unlisted media entities in India such as Television Eighteen India Ltd (TV18), Global Broadcast News (GBN), Web 18 and Studio 18 among others. ... Bollywood (Hindi: , Urdu: ) is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi-language film industry in India. ... Hindi ( , Devanagari: or , IAST: , IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is the official language of the Union along with English. ... Hindi ( , Devanagari: or , IAST: , IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is the official language of the Union along with English. ...

Copyright complaints against YouTube

In February 2007, Viacom sent upwards of 100,000 DMCA takedown notices to the video-sharing site YouTube, alleging large-scale copyright infringement. Of the 100,000, approximately 60-70 non-infringing videos were erroneously removed under the auspices of copyright infringement.^[2]. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a controversial United States copyright law which criminalizes production and dissemination of technology that can circumvent measures taken to protect copyright, not merely infringement of copyright itself, and heightens the penalties for copyright infringement on the Internet. ... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ...

On March 13, 2007, Viacom filed a US $1 billion lawsuit against Google and YouTube alleging massive copyright infringement, alleging that users frequently uploaded copyrighted material to YouTube - enough to cause a hit in revenue for Viacom and a gain in advertisement revenue for YouTube.^[3] is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... It has been suggested that civil trial be merged into this article or section. ... Not to be confused with googol. ... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ... The Cathach of St. ... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ...

The complaint contends that almost 160,000 unauthorized clips of Viacom’s programming have been available on YouTube and that these clips had been viewed more than 1.5 billion times.

Viacom International

Main article: Viacom International

As with the old Viacom, the current company owns Viacom International, which is the formal owner of copyrights associated with Viacom's corporate website and its cable networks. This division now owns the rights to a majority of Elvis Presley films made for Paramount Pictures, such as Blue Hawaii and King Creole. Viacom (NYSE: VIA) (NYSE: VIAb) is an American media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable and satellite television networks (MTV Networks and BET), and movie production and distribution (the Paramount Pictures movie studio and DreamWorks). ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ... Blue Hawaii is a 1961 musical film set in the state of Hawaii and starring Elvis Presley. ... King Creole is a 1958 Elvis Presley film and soundtrack based on the 1952 Harold Robbins novel, A Stone for Danny Fisher. ...

It also continues to focus on its own in-house productions made for its various networks (MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, etc.) – these programs include Dora the Explorer, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, LazyTown, SpongeBob SquarePants, Catscratch, The Hills and Behind The Music. Dora the Explorer is an animated television series that is broadcast on Nickelodeon in the United States. ... Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! is an animated childrens television series created by Bob Boyle (who also created Yin Yang Yo!), produced by Bolder Media (a joint-venture between Frederator Studios and the Mixed Media Group) and Film Roman/Starz. ... LazyTown is a childrens television program that originated in Iceland (where it is known as Latibær) that features a cast and crew from both the United States and Iceland. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... The Hills is an MTV reality drama spinoff of Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County. ... For the album by The Soundtrack of Our Lives, see Behind the Music (album). ...

Corporate governance

The previous board of directors of Viacom were George Abrams, Vincent Erazo, David Andelman, Joseph Califano, Jr., William Cohen, Philippe Dauman, Alan Greenberg, Charles Phillips, Shari Redstone, Sumner Redstone, Frederic Salerno, William Schwartz, and Robert D. Walter. In relation to a company, a director is an officer (that is, someone who works for the company) charged with the conduct and management of its affairs. ... George Abrams is a corporate director of the Viacom Corporation. ... Vincent Erazo was a previous director of the Viacom Company. ... David A. Andelman is an executive editor at Forbes. ... Joseph A. Califano, Jr. ... William Sebastian Cohen (1940- ) is an author and American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. ... Philippe Dauman is a corporate director of the Viacom and CBS Corporations. ... Viacom is a high-growth media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable and satellite television networks (MTV Networks and BET), video gaming (part of Sega of America), and movie production and distribution (the Paramount Pictures movie studio and DreamWorks). ... Charles Phillips is President of Oracle Corporation and a member of the companys Board of Directors. ... Shari Redstone is a corporate director of the CBS and Viacom companies. ... Sumner Murray Redstone (born Sumner Murray Rothstein on May 27, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts) is Chairman of the Board and controlling shareholder of the Viacom and CBS Corporation media conglomerates. ... Frederic Salerno is a corporate director of the Viacom Corporation. ... William Schwartz is a corporate director of the Viacom Corporation. ... In 1971 an ambitious 26-year-old Harvard MBA named Robert D. Walter purchased Cardinal Foods, a small Ohio food wholesaler, in a leveraged buyout. ...

Following the Viacom/CBS split, the Viacom board consisted of George Abrams, Philippe Dauman, Thomas E. Dooley, Tom Freston, Ellen V. Futter, Robert Kraft, Alan Greenberg, Charles Phillips, Sumner Redstone (Chairman), Shari Redstone (non-executive Vice-Chair), Frederic Salerno, and William Schwartz. George Abrams is a corporate director of the Viacom Corporation. ... Philippe Dauman is a corporate director of the Viacom and CBS Corporations. ... Thomas E. Freston (born 22 November 1945) is an American television executive most recently serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of the newly-split Viacom, until his resignation on September 5, 2006. ... Ellen V. Futter is President of the American Museum of Natural History. ... Robert Kraft Robert K. Kraft, (born June 5, 1941 in Brookline, Massachusetts) is the owner of National Football Leagues New England Patriots and Major League Soccers New England Revolution, as well as the stadium where they play, Gillette Stadium. ... Viacom is a high-growth media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable and satellite television networks (MTV Networks and BET), video gaming (part of Sega of America), and movie production and distribution (the Paramount Pictures movie studio and DreamWorks). ... Charles Phillips is President of Oracle Corporation and a member of the companys Board of Directors. ... Sumner Murray Redstone (born Sumner Murray Rothstein on May 27, 1923 in Boston, Massachusetts) is Chairman of the Board and controlling shareholder of the Viacom and CBS Corporation media conglomerates. ... Shari Redstone is a corporate director of the CBS and Viacom companies. ... Frederic Salerno is a corporate director of the Viacom Corporation. ... William Schwartz is a corporate director of the Viacom Corporation. ...

As of September 5, 2006 Tom Freston has resigned from the company. He is replaced by Philippe P. Dauman. is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Thomas E. Freston (born 22 November 1945) is an American television executive most recently serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of the newly-split Viacom, until his resignation on September 5, 2006. ...

Assets

This is a summary of the main Viacom divisions. For detailed assets see List of assets owned by Viacom. The following is a list of major assets owned by Viacom. ...

• Film Production and Distribution: Viacom International, Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks, Republic Pictures, MTV Films, Nickelodeon Movies, Go Fish Pictures
• Television Networks: Entertainment: Comedy Central, Logo, BET, Spike TV, The N, TV Land, Nick at Nite Children's Entertainment: Nickelodeon, Noggin Music: MTV, VH1, MTV2, CMT, MHD
• Television Production and Television Distribution: DreamWorks Television
• Video Gaming: Xfire, Harmonix, GameTrailers

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Footnote

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See also

• List of conglomerates
• Viacom (1971-2005)

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External links

• Viacom website
• Ketupa.net - Viacom
• Viacom information by Hoover's
• Viacom profile by Yahoo!
• Split documentation - SEC filing on Form S-4 from October 5, 2005 describing the split.

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