Viacom short for "Video & Audio Communications", 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 and DreamWorks movie studios)
In 2005, Viacom had announced plans of splitting the company into 2 publicly traded companies. This had been made possible due to the company was struggling and dealing with stagnating stock price and also rivalry between Leslie Moonves and Tom Freston, longtime heads of CBS and MTV Networks respectively.
What Viacom Own:
Film Production and Distribution: Viacom International, Paramount Pictures DreamWorks, Republic Pictures, MTV Films, Nickelodeon Movies, Go Fish Pictures
Television Networks: Comedy Centra lLogo, BET, Spike, TV Land, Nick at Nite, Nickelodeon, Noggin, The N, Nick Jr., TEENick, MTV, VH1, MTV2, CMT, Palladia
Video Gaming: Xfire, Harmonix, GameTrailers, Neopets
Television Production and Television Distribution: DreamWorks Television
Paramount Pictures Corporation:-Paramount Pictures-Dreamworks Studio-Paramount Vantage-MTV Films-Nickelodeon Movies-Home Entertainment
Thursday, 23 October 2008
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