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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.

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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.

Viacom (VIAB) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

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Viacom (VIAB) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

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Paramount Group (PGRE) delivered FFO and revenue surprises of 4.55% and -1.52%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2019. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

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The on-again-off-again reports of CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) acquiring its sister company Viacom, Inc.

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Both companies report earnings on Aug. 8, so the CBS and Viacom boards have set that as a natural deadline to agree to a merger.

CBS and Viacom set August deadline for merger talks, after mulling for more than a year

Viacom is a cheap and profitable equity that is also paying down debt and likely to get acquired by CBS.

Viacom Is Ready To Outperform In The Second Half Of 2019

An increasingly likely merger could shake up the streaming world.

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Two big media companies seem to be getting closer to a remarriage.

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Viacom remains an undervalued stock that has continued to perform well above targets. Aggressive cost cuts helped to boost the company's EPS above consensus in Q2.

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CBS and Viacom are expected to begin seriously discussing a merger after tomorrow's board meeting. The companies must agree on a number of leadership questions to get a deal done.

CBS-Viacom merger talks are about to get serious, but CBS board has concerns about leadership

A combined CBS-Viacom would be a force to be reckoned with in the streaming world.

Could a CBS-Viacom Merger Create a New Streaming Giant?

The CBS Corporation board could talk about the Viacom deal this week, according to a tweet by Charles Gasparino of Fox Business Network.

Report: CBS Board Could Talk About Viacom Deal This Week

Viacom, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) could be the latest company to enter the streaming war space, sources close to the matter told The Wall Street Journal.

Report: Viacom Will Stream BET Network

Viacom (VIAB) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

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A possible CBS and Viacom merger will provide for substantial synergies.

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Major film and media companies from Disney to Netflix are no longer remaining silent about what will happen if Georgia passes its anti-abortion bill.

Hollywood threatens to pull productions in Georgia over proposed anti-abortion bill

It looks like CBS-Viacom merger talk is heating up as the two companies prepare for possible negotiations to start next month.

CBS-Viacom Merger Talk Sends CBS Stock, VIA Stock Higher

CBS Corporation shares were trading higher Thursday on word that the company's board may be preparing for merger talks with Viacom, Inc.

CBS Reportedly Prepping For Talks With Viacom: What's Different Now?

CBS Corp's board is preparing for merger talks with Viacom Inc, CNBC reported https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/30/the-board-of-cbs-is-preparing-for-deal-talks-with-viacom-sources.html on Thursday, citing sources.

CBS board plans merger talks with Viacom: CNBC

The board of CBS is preparing for talks with Viacom, people familiar with situation said.

The board of CBS is preparing for deal talks with Viacom: Sources

To stay competitive, CBS is making bids for Lions Gate-owned Starz and is still in merger talks with Viacom.

Why CBS Is Playing "Let's Make a Deal"

On Friday, director Jeff Fowler tweeted that "Sonic the Hedgehog" would not be released until February 14, 2020. The film was previously set to be released in November of this year.

'Sonic the Hedgehog' release date pushed to February 2020 as Paramount scrambles to redesign Sonic

Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and…Pluto TV? Viacom boss Bob Bakish is betting big on a little-known startup to compete among a fast-growing crop of video-streaming titans — but media insiders wonder whether the millennial viewers he’s targeting will have any time for it.

Viacom betting big that Pluto TV will rival Netflix, Amazon

Viacom, Inc. shares were down on Monday after a mixed earnings report that also kept analysts lukewarm on the stock, though hopeful for a stronger second half of the year.

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