Viacom Inc.
Viacom, YouTube air dirty laundry in legal battle
Mar 19, 2010 09:40 EDT
Once-private records depict YouTube founder as video pirate, show Viacom wanted to buy YouTube. Viacom Inc. and Google Inc.'s YouTube site began airing each other's dirty laundry Thursday, providing a tantalizing peek at the wheeling and dealing that triggered a bitter battle over the copyright laws governing the Internet.
Viacom, Google accuse other of YouTube hypocrisy
Mar 18, 2010 19:41 EDT
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Viacom Inc accused Google Inc of turning a blind eye to illegal video clips on its YouTube site in a bid to attract viewers, according to court documents released on Thursday.
Viacom, Google accuse other of YouTube hypocrisy
Mar 18, 2010 19:41 EDT
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Viacom Inc accused Google Inc of turning a blind eye to illegal video clips on its YouTube site in a bid to attract viewers, according to court documents released on Thursday.
Nasty Google-Viacom billion-dollar battle goes public
Mar 18, 2010 19:27 EDT
Court documents made public Thursday in a billion-dollar copyright battle between Viacom and Google accuse YouTube executives of posting stolen videos to rocket the startup to stardom.
Google-Viacom lawsuit deal cloaks YouTube user identities
Mar 18, 2010 19:00 EDT
Court documents made public Thursday in a billion-dollar court battle between Viacom and Google accuse YouTube executives of posting stolen videos to rocket the startup to stardom.
Business Highlights
Mar 18, 2010 17:51 EDT
Business Highlights. Economic mixed bag: No inflation but little hiring
Summary Box: Records illuminate copyright dispute
Mar 18, 2010 17:09 EDT
Summary Box: Court records show YouTube founders views on copyright. THE REVELATIONS: YouTube co-founder Steve Chen once warned a fellow co-founder to stop posting pirated videos on their Web site. And Viacom Inc. wanted to buy YouTube before getting beat out by Google Inc.
Court records illuminate Viacom-YouTube battle
Mar 18, 2010 14:49 EDT
Court records show YouTube founders views on copyright, reveal Viacom wanted to buy YouTube. YouTube co-founder Steve Chen once warned fellow co-founder Jawed Karim to stop posting pirated videos on their Web site, according to court documents unsealed Thursday as part of a 3-year-old copyright lawsuit.
Madrid lands 2010 MTV European music awards
Mar 16, 2010 16:10 EDT
Madrid will host the host the 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards ceremony on November 7, organisers said Tuesday.
Betty White set for full season of TV Land sitcom
Mar 16, 2010 07:28 EDT
Hotter than ever, Betty White signs for full season of TV Land's new sitcom 'Hot in Cleveland'. Betty White's dance card continues to fill.
'Alice in Wonderland' keeps hopping with $62.7M
Mar 15, 2010 17:21 EDT
'Alice in Wonderland' keeps hopping with $62.7M; 'Green Zone' leads weak newcomers. Johnny Depp and Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" still reigns at the box office, pulling in $62.7 million in its second weekend and becoming the first film released in 2010 to top the $200 million mark.
`Alice' extends her No. 1 stay with $62 million
Mar 14, 2010 18:25 EDT
`Alice in Wonderland' extends No. 1 box-office stay with $62M, tops $200 million total. Alice is still ruling the movie palace.
'Alice' extends her No. 1 stay with $62 million
Mar 14, 2010 15:16 EDT
'Alice in Wonderland' extends No. 1 box-office stay with $62M, tops $200 million total. Alice is still ruling the movie palace.
"Alice" leads box office, as "Green Zone" flops
Mar 14, 2010 14:29 EDT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Alice in Wonderland" raced to a $430 million haul at the worldwide box office on Sunday, while Matt Damon's new Iraq war conspiracy thriller "Green Zone" was one of the year's first big flops.
Showtime signs deal to air DreamWorks films
Mar 12, 2010 09:04 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CBS Corp's Showtime Networks Inc said on Thursday it has signed a deal to air movies from DreamWorks Studios, in a long-term agreement that could help restore content Showtime lost when three top studios started their own channel.
3D technology delivers heart images quickly and on the cheap
Mar 11, 2010 12:00 EST
Medical devices company has years of research, managerial expertise backing it. . In developed countries, heart disease is the leading cause of death, affecting even the very young, as seen from with congenital heart defects like Tetralogy of Fallot, which can often cause a "blue baby" at birth. The human heart is a mechanical organ, an instrument. It has two divisions, a left pump that circulates oxygen blood through the heart into the rest of the body and a right that sends blood through the lungs for gas exchange. Until recently in the 1970s, it was not believed that the right ventricle/chamber influenced life span and well-being to quite the extent of the left ventricle/chamber. However, the advancements in our understanding of hemodynamics have uncovered an increased clinical importance upon the shape, function, and volume ejection metrics of the right ventricle/chamber, especially in relation to congenital heart defects as the majority of congenital heart anomalies primarily affe
MySpace readies site overhaul to rekindle growth
Mar 09, 2010 22:26 EST
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - With shrinking audiences, deep layoffs and two management shake-ups, MySpace, the one-time leader in Internet social networking, has had a rocky year.
'Alice' opens with $116.3 million, a 3-D record
Mar 07, 2010 17:27 EST
Tim Burton's 'Alice' surprises with huge $116.3 million during opening weekend, a 3-D record. Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's trip down the rabbit hole drew huge crowds, as "Alice in Wonderland" earned a whopping $116.3 million in its opening weekend ? a record for a 3-D film.
"Alice in Wonderland" stands very tall in theaters
Mar 07, 2010 14:22 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Alice in Wonderland" held the golden key to box office receipts, smashing multiple records during its first weekend of worldwide, and easily surpassed the opening stand of all-time champ "Avatar" in North America, distributor Walt Disney Co said on Sunday.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Type | Public (NYSE: VIA NYSE: VIAB NYSE: VNV) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006[1] |
| Headquarters | |
| Key people | Sumner M. Redstone (Chairman of the Board) Philippe P. Dauman (President), (CEO) & (Director) |
| Industry | Cable TV, Motion Pictures |
| Products | MTV, BET, Paramount Pictures, more... |
| Revenue | ▲ $ 14.625 billion (2008) |
| Operating income | ▼ $ 2.496 billion (2008) |
| Net income | ▼ $ 1.251 billion (2008) |
| Total assets | ▼ $ 22.487 billion (2008) |
| Total equity | ▼ $ 7.033 billion (2008) |
| Owner(s) | National Amusements, Inc. |
| Employees | 11,500 - March 2009 |
| Website | Viacom.com |