Tag: Viacom
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Viacom Inc is trying a new tactic in its multi-front effort to win back younger U.S. viewers ditching expensive cable TV packages: seeking deals directly with mobile phone networks. Media companies and mobile networks are increasingly dependent on each other for content and distribution. AT&T Inc’s pending $85.4 billion purchase of […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Viacom Inc could gain a leg up in negotiations with distributors and ward off declines in U.S. ad revenue and sales by finding a merger partner, analysts said on Friday. Shares of Viacom, which owns MTV and Comedy Central, plunged as much as 13 percent on Friday, a day after it […]
News highlights for 10 November Twitter adds to its woes as COO explores other opportunities SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Twitter Inc said on Wednesday that Chief Operating Officer Adam Bain, widely credited with building a robust advertising business at the company even as it struggled with user growth, is leaving to explore other opportunities. Read […]
News highlights for 21 September Trump against plans to cede technical control of internet WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump opposes a long-planned transition of oversight of the internet’s technical management from the U.S. government to a global community of stakeholders, his campaign said in a statement on Wednesday. Read more… Brake! […]
(Reuters) – Google and Viacom on Monday defeated an appeal in a nationwide class action lawsuit by parents who claimed the companies illegally tracked the online activity of children under the age of 13 who watched videos and played video games on Nickelodeon’s website. By a 3-0 vote, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]
AT&T U-Verse and Viacom announced that they now have a TV Everywhere agreement in place that will give U-Verse Pay TV customers access to Viacom’s online digital content. On the surface, progress in the direction of such multi-screen experiences is exciting for consumers. In reality, however, multiple hurdles remain on the road to achieving a […]
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