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Viacom stories: 35 news summaries

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The Internet Didn't Kill the TV Show

Economist argues online viewers more likely to tune in the old fashioned way

Nov 9, 07 4:19 PM CST
(Newser) - With Viacom's lawsuit against YouTube, and widespread speculation that the dearth of material created by a long TV writers' strike will send more viewers online, there are still some economists who think Internet video could stimulate rather than stifle TV viewing. The key is not to think of the online/on-air... More »

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television • Viacom • YouTube • online media • copyright

Viacom Puts Daily Show Online

Free site archives every episode since 1999 launch

Oct 18, 07 12:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Taking a page from YouTube's playbook, Viacom is putting every minute, ever, of "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" online, the Los Angeles Times reports. The parent of Comedy Central has long been stung by the unauthorized appearance of clips on YouTube; the massive archive is Viacom's attempt—sure... More »

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Viacom • YouTube • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show

Piracy Lawsuit Against YouTube Continues

Viacom spokesman: "The new technology obviously has no bearing on the past"

Oct 17, 07 5:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google's new anti-piracy software on YouTube may do great things from now on, says Viacom, but it still plans to go ahead with a lawsuit over the its products showing up on the Google-owned site without permission. "The new technology obviously has no bearing on the past," a... More »

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Google • Viacom • YouTube • copyright

Google Bares Tool to Hunt & Zap Copyrighted Videos

Technique designed to dodge Viacom lawsuit

Oct 16, 07 6:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google yesterday unveiled new technology to seek out copyright-protected material on its YouTube site, which the company hopes will head off Viacom's $1 billion lawsuit. The software scans videos, breaks them down into data points and analyzes them so that any matching versions can be flagged and removed "in... More »

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Google • Viacom • YouTube • copyright law • intellectual property • software • copyright

Speilberg & Paramount Head for Divorce

Unhappy DreamWorks director will likely seek new backer

Sep 21, 07 3:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - A split between the DreamWorks braintrust and Paramount appears inevitable amid reports that director Steven Spielberg and partner David Geffen will seek new backers as soon as they're free to do so. The duo have been upset almost from the moment they sold Dreamworks to Paramount two years ago, complaining... More »

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David Geffen • Hollywood • Viacom • Steven Spielberg • film • Paramount Pictures • DreamWorks • Stacey Snider • movies

Rather Sues
CBS for $70M

Anchor alleges fraud
in Guard report aftermath, says contract violated

Sep 19, 07 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dan Rather has filed a $70 million lawsuit against CBS and its corporate parent, claiming bias and fraud in the investigation of the broadcast that brought him down—and then violated his subsequent contract with “60 Minutes.” The filing says Rather was made “a scapegoat” in order... More »

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television • Viacom • CBS • White House • Dan Rather • National Guard • lawsuit • reporter • 60 Minutes • George W. Bush

Advertisers Will Soon Be Facebooking You, Too

Social-networking site to allow targeted ads based on user profiles

Aug 23, 07 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Facebook is at work on a way to sell ads based on information users and their friends post on the site, the Wall Street Journal reports. A basic version of the service could launch this fall, and the social-networking titan eventually might allow marketers to predict products and services users... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Internet • Viacom • Microsoft • Silicon Valley • advertising • Facebook • Mark Zuckerberg • online ads • AdWords

MySpace, MTV Team Up to
Grill Candidates

Rivals unite to offer individual chats with presidential contenders

Aug 23, 07 8:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - MySpace and MTV will team up to host a series of live discussions with individual presidential contenders, Reuters reports. Held on college campuses, the hour-long sessions will offer questions from the audience as well as those submitted during the event by IM or text message. John Edwards will be the... More »

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John Edwards • Viacom • YouTube • Rupert Murdoch • MySpace • MTV • presidential debate • Sumner Redstone • News Corp

Music Publishers
Add Vocals to
YouTube Suit

Join sports leagues and other aggrieved parties in class-action suit

Aug 7, 07 9:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apparently YouTube forgot to make a deal for the music and lyrics played on its website, or so claims a music publishers’ association that has joined a growing copyright lawsuit aimed at Google, the site's owner, ars technica reports. YouTube, which did agree to share ad revenue with four major... More »

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music • Google • Internet • Viacom • YouTube • copyright • lawsuit • music label

Spielberg May Split From Paramount

Angry director could pack up DreamWorks
and leave studio

Jul 20, 07 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Steven Spielberg is so disillusioned with Paramount Pictures that he may bail on the studio, which less than 2 years ago bought the director's DreamWorks for $1.53 billion. The legend behind Jaws, E.T.,  and Transformers is furious that Paramount takes credit for his movies and... More »

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David Geffen • Viacom • Steven Spielberg • film • Jeffrey Katzenberg • Brad Grey • Paramount Pictures • Tom Hanks • Jaws • E.T. • DreamWorks • celluloid • movies • Oscars

Shari Redstone Weighs Bolting From Viacom

Angry with her father, heir apparent looks to leave family business

Jul 19, 07 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone is involved in a bitter spat with his daughter and heir apparent, Shari Redstone, that may lead to her splitting from the Viacom board. Negotiations for her separation from the media empire that counts CBS, MTV, and Paramount among its many holdings are under way, the... More »

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media • Viacom • CBS • Sumner Redstone • Shari Redstone • Brent Redstone

Apple Shoots Down Report of Trouble With Universal

iTunes talks with major label said to be ongoing

Jul 3, 07 11:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - iTunes and the Universal Music group are still at the bargaining table, and reports that the online retainer and the megalabel have changed the terms of their agreement are "just not true," Apple says. The tech giant contradicted a report in yesterday's New York Times, saying through... More »

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Viacom • iTunes • Apple • Universal Music Group • music label

TV Moguls Blast Web Rivals

Parsons: 'They are
the Custer of the modern world. We
are the Sioux Nation.'

May 9, 07 8:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - A panel of top television executives at a Vegas conference yesterday went on the offensive against their digital rivals, blasting the perception that cell phones, the Web, and other digital formats are killing their business. Quite the contrary, pronounced Time Warner CEO Richard Parsons: "The Googles, they are the... More »

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television • media • Google • Internet • Viacom • YouTube • online media • Richard Parsons • News Corp

Google Stares Down Viacom, Copyright

How do the boys keep YouTube from turning into  Napster?

Apr 2, 07 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - With Viacom incubating "the biggest copyright lawsuit in history" against YouTube, the video-sharing site is beginning to smell a bit like Napster. Which leads Clive Thompson to ponder in New York why the Google boys decided to acquire YouTube—and its looming crisis—last year. And why, once they... More »

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media • Google • Internet • Viacom • YouTube • Web 2.0 • intellectual property • copyright • Sumner Redstone

Viacom Sues Google

Mar 14, 07 8:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Viacom filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Google yesterday for what it says is gross copyright infringement on YouTube, the company's newest acquisition. Google has promised to work with companies to remove copyrighted material, but Viacom complains that illegally posted clips of its programs like "The Daily Show" have... More »

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media • Google • Internet • Viacom • YouTube • copyright • lawsuit • acquisition

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