Read more Viacom stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/264/viacom.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:42:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48068/hollywood-reeling-from-dvd-slump.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHollywood studios are faced with huge losses because of a 21% slump in DVD sales and the fallout from the crisis on Wall Street, reports the Financial Times . Studio heads have been forced to cut back on the number of new movies in production and are preparing to trim the...http://www.newser.com/story/48068/hollywood-reeling-from-dvd-slump.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Jan 2009 6:40:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46790/time-warner-viacom-reach-zero-hour-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe countdown to the New Year was a frantic one for Viacom and Time Warner. The companies had set a midnight deadline in their tense negotiations to keep Viacom’s networks—which include MTV, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon—on the massive cable provider. As the ball dropped, Viacom granted a 1-hour...http://www.newser.com/story/46790/time-warner-viacom-reach-zero-hour-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Jan 2009 9:57:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46674/sobbing-spongebob-joins-viacom-fee-dispute.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagViacom is enlisting some of its best-known kid cartoon characters in a contract renewal battle with Time Warner, the Wall Street Journal reports. Viacom wants higher fees from the cable carrier for its channels, which could disappear from Time Warner's service at midnight tonight if no new deal is reached....http://www.newser.com/story/46674/sobbing-spongebob-joins-viacom-fee-dispute.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 31 Dec 2008 5:29:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44417/dow-loses-215-on-job-cuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe markets lost value today amid data that unemployment is growing, and poor sales reports from retailers, MarketWatch reports. Traders are bracing for the worst ahead of the November jobs report, due tomorrow. The Dow fell 215.45, closing at 8,376.24. The Nasdaq dropped 46.82 to settle...http://www.newser.com/story/44417/dow-loses-215-on-job-cuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Dec 2008 15:16:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43622/debt-laden-redstone-may-sell-theaters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith debts threatening to consume his media empire, Sumner Redstone is considering selling his family’s 1,500-screen movie theater chain, the New York Times reports. But even that may not be enough to satisfy his bankers, say people briefed on the negotiations. If things get bad enough, Redstone may be...http://www.newser.com/story/43622/debt-laden-redstone-may-sell-theaters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Nov 2008 9:11:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42195/youtube-to-offer-mgm-movies-tv-episodes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagYouTube and MGM are about to announce a partnership in which movies and TV shows will be offered on the video-sharing website, reports the New York Times . The deal is part of a strategy by YouTube owner Google to cozy up to Hollywood in a bid to compete with rival...http://www.newser.com/story/42195/youtube-to-offer-mgm-movies-tv-episodes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Nov 2008 2:43:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40633/redstone-to-divorce-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMedia magnate Sumner Redstone is calling it quits with his wife of 5 years, the Los Angeles Times reports, even as the Viacom and CBS chairman tries to maneuver his family company through a debt crisis. Though the 85-year-old cited irreconcilable differences in ending his marriage to Paula Fortunato, the...http://www.newser.com/story/40633/redstone-to-divorce-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Oct 2008 14:41:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39225/spielberg-paramount-split-dreamworks-projects.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt may be one of the most amicable Hollywood divorces in history. Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks announced a division of 200 movie projects in development as golden-touch producer Steven Spielberg leaves to launch a new company, according to the Hollywood Reporter . The unexpectedly easy split comes in defiance of Hollywood...http://www.newser.com/story/39225/spielberg-paramount-split-dreamworks-projects.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Oct 2008 2:25:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38286/yahoo-board-oks-new-round-of-aol-talks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Yahoo board of directors now stocked with allies of activist investor Carl Icahn cleared the way yesterday for reigniting talks on combining with AOL, the Financial Times reports. Time Warner’s chief is eager to decide AOL’s future “fairly soon,” but is hoping Microsoft will join any deal. Icahn says...http://www.newser.com/story/38286/yahoo-board-oks-new-round-of-aol-talks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Sep 2008 13:13:20 CDT