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Comedy Central is an American pay television channel owned by Viacom Global Entertainment Group, a unit of the Viacom Media Networks division of Viacom. The channel is geared for mature audiences and carries comedy programming in the form of both original, licensed, and syndicated series and stand-up comedy specials, as well as feature films.

Comedy Central

Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television channel launched on December 1, 1977 as the first cable channel for children. It is owned by Viacom through its Viacom Media Networks division's Nickelodeon Group unit and is based in New York City. It is primarily aimed at children and adolescents aged 2–17.

Nickelodeon

Paramount Pictures Corporation (also known simply as Paramount) is an American film studio based in Hollywood, California, that has been a subsidiary of the American media conglomerate Viacom since 1994. Paramount is the fifth oldest surviving film studio in the world, the second oldest in the United States, and the sole member of the "Big Six" film studios still located in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood.

Paramount Pictures

CMT, originally launched as CMTV, is an American pay television channel that is owned by Viacom. Its name is an initialism for "Country Music Television", which has since been de-emphasized. It was the first nationally available channel devoted to country music and country music videos. Programming on the channel originally focused on country music; including music videos, taped concerts and biographies of country music stars. CMT's current programming now mainly consists of original reality programs and scripted series,[1] off-network syndicated shows, and theatrically-released movies.

Country Music Television

MTV (originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American pay television channel owned by Viacom Media Networks (a division of Viacom) and headquartered in New York City. Launched on August 1, 1981, the channel originally aired music videos as guided by television personalities known as "video jockeys" (VJs).[3] At first, MTV's main target demographic was young adults, but today, it is primarily teenagers, particularly high school and college students.

VH1 (originally an initialism of Video Hits One) is an American pay television network based in New York City owned by Viacom. It was originally created by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and the original owner of MTV, and launched on January 1, 1985, in the former space of Turner Broadcasting System's short-lived Cable Music Channel.

Black Entertainment Television (BET) is an American pay television channel that is owned by the BET Networks division of Viacom. It is the most prominent television network targeting African American audiences, with approximately 88,255,000 American households (75.8% of households with television) receiving the channel. The channel has offices in Washington, D.C., New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago.

Viacom NEXT explores, prototypes and develops novel projects with Viacom brands (which include MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Paramount Pictures and BET), external partners including startups, academics (e.g., MIT, CMU, and major NYC universities via the NYC Media Lab), as well as creators, artists, and musicians. With a focus on Virtual Reality, Viacom NEXT is making room-scale interactive music experiences, narrative worlds, games, and exploring live-action capture techniques.

The Viacom CBS merger closes today after markets close, in a marriage of necessity of two "traditional" media giants looking to survive in an increasingly digitally-driven world increasingly led by new tech-driven media giants Apple, Amazon, Google, AT&T and Verizon.

Viacom-CBS Merger Closes Today (A Smart, Practical Marriage of Necessity)

Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA) has seen its revenue decrease by 0.8% in FY 2019 (fiscal year ends on September 30 for Viacom), from $10.01 billion in FY 2018 to $9.88 billion in FY 2019.

Understanding The Key Factors Driving Viacom’s Revenue Trend

Now that CBS’s merger Viacom is slated to close December 4, it seemed to be as good of a time to review the screwy history where the corporate siblings were joined together then split apart only to be reunited once again.

Here is Everything You Need To Know about the Viacom-CBS Merger

A Delaware judge on Monday ordered broadcaster CBS Corp to turn over records regarding its plan to reunite with Viacom Inc to a shareholder who wants to investigate if the deal unfairly benefits Shari Redstone, who controls both companies.

CBS ordered to disclose internal records on Viacom deal

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Viacom’s most recent partnership signals a muddy growth strategy.

Netflix-Nickelodeon Deal Shows Viacom May Lack Direction

The all-stock merger of CBS Corp  and Viacom Inc  is expected to close on Dec. 4, the companies said on Monday.

CBS and Viacom to close merger on Dec. 4

After years of stops and starts on the way to the altar, Viacom and CBS finally have a date for their corporate nuptials. The companies said they expect to close the all-stock transaction after the close of trading on December 4. On the next day, December 5, the companies will become a single entitiy, ViacomCBS

Viacom And CBS Announce Expected Closing Date Of Merger

Believe it or not, ViacomCBS is looking like a great buy today.

Forget Netflix and Disney+ -- This Media Stock Is the Better Buy

A rush of powerful new competitors has drawn attention to Netflix's weak points.

Netflix Needs Viacom and Nickelodeon to Compete With Disney+

Christina Spade, the CFO of CBS who will retain that title when the company merges with Viacom, has set key appointments to her team of finance executives. The executives and titles were named in an internal memo, which was also reported in an SEC filing Friday. The long-awaited merger of CBS and Viacom, which reunites

Viacom And CBS Name Finance Execs For Merging Company, Confirm Nasdaq Plan

The streaming giant is feeling the heat from the launch of the Disney+ service.

Netflix's Deal With Nickelodeon Looks Desperate

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The former 20th Century Fox domestic distribution boss returns to work with his former 20th Century boss Jim Gianopulos and former marketing colleague Marc Weinstock, effective Dec. 2. Chris Aronson has been named President of Domestic Theatrical Distribution for the Melrose lot and will will report to Weinstock, Paramount’s President of Worldwide Marketing & Distribution

Chris Aronson Taking Over Domestic Film Distribution At Paramount As President

Viacom and CBS have set four more executive appointments to the corporate suite of the soon-to-merge entity. The execs, three of whom are currently Viacom employees, will begin their new roles after the close of the merger, which is expected in early December. The company said the announcement makes its executive leadership roster complete. Alex

Viacom, CBS Appoint Four More Corporate Executives Of Merging Company

Shari Redstone, the billionaire media heiress whose family owns CBS and Viacom, thinks the media industry has a poor “track record” when it comes to paying its executives. “I believe that it should be performance-based,” Redstone told a crowd at a media conference in Midtown Manhattan Friday.

Shari Redstone vows fresh era at ViacomCBS despite CEO pay

Viacom has renewed its cable license deals for NBCUniversal’s Parks and Recreation and The Office through 2024 and 2025, respectively. Comedy Central will keep exclusive cable rights to The Office through 2021. Parks will on Comedy Central through 2024. The pacts come two months after Viacom secured cable rights to Seinfeld. The news is the latest

‘The Office’ And ‘Parks And Recreation’ Extend Cable Runs On Viacom Networks

In an energetic appearance at the Paley Center’s International Council Summit, National Amusements chief Shari Redstone made the case for ViacomCBS, saying “we absolutely have enough scale.” The stocks of Viacom and CBS, which are controlled by National Amusements, have slumped since the long-awaited merger was announced in August. Asked by moderator Aryeh Bourkoff of

Shari Redstone Says ViacomCBS “Absolutely” Has Enough Scale; “Super-Psyched” To Re-Up NFL

Viacom, Inc. (VIAB) CEO Bob Bakish on Q4 2019 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Streaming will be front and center as the combined ViacomCBS is about to enter the media fray.

Viacom CEO Describes Streaming Strategy Ahead Of CBS Merger

Viacom's (VIAB) fourth-quarter fiscal 2019 results reflect growth in Media Networks revenues, offset by lower Filmed Entertainment revenues.

Viacom (VIAB) Q4 Earnings Top Estimates, Revenues Flat Y/Y

Viacom (VIAB) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 3.95% and 0.43%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2019. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Viacom (VIAB) Tops Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Viacom reported fourth-quarter profit of 79 cents a share that beat Wall Street forecasts and Paramount Pictures returned to full-year profitability, though revenue slipped 1% to barely undershoot estimates. Revenue came in at $3.4 billion for the quarter, down from $3.5 billion in the year-earlier quarter. Earnings of 79 cents declined from 99 cents in

Viacom Q4 Net Beats Wall Street Estimates, With Paramount Back In Black For Year

Shares of Viacom Inc. VIAB, -2.24% rallied 3.6% in premarket trading Thursday, after the media network and filmed entertainment company reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit and revenue that beat expectations.

Viacom's stock jumps after profit, revenue fall less than expected

Children of the 1990s will be happy to hear Nickelodeon is teaming up with Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) to reboot the cartoon and several other classics, according to Variety.

Nickelodeon Original Content Is Coming To Netflix

Just a day after CBS chief Joe Ianniello noted the addition of children’s programming to CBS All Access, Viacom has gone the other strategic direction, setting a multi-year licensing deal for Nickelodeon kids fare with Netflix.

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