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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 CBS-Viacom merger is reportedly moving closer to finalization and it's got both VIA stock and CBS stock down on Monday.
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CBS-Viacom Merger: VIAB Stock Falls as Deal Nears Finalization

CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) and Viacom Inc (NASDAQ: VIAB) are close to a merger deal that would value Viacom below its most recent closing price, Reuters reported Monday.

Report: CBS-Viacom Deal Could Come Monday, CBS Shareholders Could See Slight Premium

CBS and Viacom are in the final stages of negotiating an all-stock merger that values Viacom at a discount to its closing price on Friday, two sources told Reuters. Shares of CBS rose 0.6 percent to $49.21 in early trading, while Viacom fell 2.9 percent to $29.14.

CBS and Viacom in final stages of all-stock merger

The negotiations for the CBS and Viacom merger could finish as soon as Monday, sources said.

CBS and Viacom negotiating share exchange ratio between 0.5960 and 0.5965

CBS Corp  and Viacom Inc  are in the final stages of negotiation of an all-stock merger that values the latter at a discount to its closing price on Friday, two sources told Reuters.

CBS shareholders to get slight premium from Viacom deal: sources

CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) reported strong second-quarter earnings on continued subscriber gains for its streaming platforms and good ad sales, but the growth remains overshadowed by the unsettled picture around the company’s possible merger with Viacom Inc.

CBS Has Strong Quarter, But Viacom Merger Uncertainty Keeps Analysts On Sidelines

CBS and Viacom reported earnings on Thursday — and refused to discuss what everyone wanted to know: the status of their merger plans. “We will not be responding to questions or comments regarding potential M&A,” reps from Viacom sternly noted at the top of their third-quarter earnings call.

What Shari Redstone won’t say about a Viacom deal

Viacom, Inc. (VIAB) CEO Bob Bakish on Q3 2019 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Viacom's (VIAB) third-quarter fiscal 2019 results benefit from growth in Media Networks and Filmed Entertainment revenues.

Viacom (VIAB) Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Up Y/Y

Viacom Inc , the owner of MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon cable networks, beat estimates for quarterly revenue and profit on Thursday, as it posted rare growth in domestic advertising revenue after five years of declines.

Viacom stages U.S. ad rebound as CBS talks continue

Viacom (VIAB) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 13.21% and -0.65%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2019. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Viacom (VIAB) Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates

Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA)  reported third-quarter earnings of $1.20 per share. This is a 1.69% increase over earnings of $1.18 per share from the same period last year.

Viacom Reports Q3 Earnings Beat

Shares of Viacom Inc. VIAB, +0.03% VIA, -0.64% were up 1.1% in premarket trading Thursday after the media company posted better-than-expected earnings and revenue.

Viacom stock rises after earnings top expectations

Viacom Inc , the owner of MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, beat estimates for quarterly revenue and profit on Thursday, as it posted rare growth in domestic advertising revenue after about five years of declines.

Viacom beats quarterly revenue, profit estimates as ad revenue rebounds

Viacom, the owner of MTV, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon, beat estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday, helped by a rare growth in domestic advertising revenue.

Viacom beats quarterly revenue estimates

CBS and Viacom likely won't reach a merger agreement in time for CBS's earnings release on Thursday. The companies originally planned to have a deal by August 8.

CBS, Viacom merger deal won't be announced Thursday as originally expected

Viacom (VIAB) is seeing favorable earnings estimate revision activity and has a positive Zacks Earnings ESP heading into earnings season.

Should You Buy Viacom (VIAB) Ahead of Earnings?

Garfield, the lasagna-loving, lazy comic-strip cat is getting adopted by Viacom. The company, which owns Nickelodeon, announced Tuesday that it has entered a deal to acquire Paws, a holding company which owns the rights to "Garfield.

Viacom buys lasagna-loving Garfield for Nickelodeon

Do you know who Bob Bakish is? Rumors are that he will head up whatever media giant might be created by the re-pairing of CBS and Viacom assets.

If CBS Merges With Viacom, This Person Looks To Be the New CEO

Viacom (VIAB) third-quarter fiscal 2019 results are expected to benefit from a resurgent MTV, a turnaround in Paramount, a strong content slate of Nickelodeon and growth in domestic ad sales.

Viacom (VIAB) to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in the Cards?

The Viacom-CBS marriage is essentially a done deal - inevitable amidst the current tide of media and entertainment mega-M&A (AT&T/Time Warner, Disney/Fox, Comcast/Sky). Both companies need scale now and need to accelerate their chances of survival in our tech-transformed media world.

Viacom & CBS - A Smart, Practical Marriage Of Necessity

Paramount Group, Inc (PGRE) CEO Albert Behler on Q2 2019 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

A merged CBS-Viacom would put Viacom CEO Bob Bakish at the head of the table, according to reports. CBS acting CEO Joe Ianniello would be offered a job overseeing all of the combined network’s branded assets, the Wall Street Journal reported.

CBS-Viacom merger would put Bob Bakish in charge: reports

CBS Corp  and sister company Viacom Inc  have reached a working agreement on the combined company's leadership team, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

CBS, Viacom reach working agreement on combined company's leadership team: WSJ

CBS Corp. CBS, -0.45% and Viacom Inc. VIAB, -0.47% have agreed on the executive team to lead a combined company if they merge, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal on Friday.

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