Markets
Business
Investing
Tech
Politics
CNBC TV
Watchlist
Investing Club
PRO

stocks Viacom Inc

  • Miramax's Battsek is Out: More Contraction in Specialty Films

    Here's yet another piece of news in the ongoing decline of the movie studios' "specialty" film business: the head of Disney's Miramax Films is being pushed out of the company.

  • epix-logo_200.jpg
    Epix Launches With Big Content But Little Distribution

    Viacom and its Paramount studio, Lionsgate and MGM broke off from CBS' Showtime last spring when they couldn't strike new distribution deals, so they decided to launch their own premium movie channel.

  • Dreamworks Animation Shows Its 'Monster' Strength

    DreamWorks Animation showed some "Monster" strength in the third quarter, beating Wall Street projections with better than expected DVD sales and the ongoing performance of "Monsters vs. Aliens."

  • Activision Blizzard's Bobby Kotick on DJ Hero

    Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, tells me that "DJ Hero" won't just change his company's business, but will change the world.

  • beatles-rock-band.jpg
    Consumers Buried Paul: 'Beatles Rock Band' a Sales Dud

    Despite an extensive marketing campaign, positive reviews and some of the most widespread media attention ever given to a video game, “The Beatles: Rock Band” had a relatively lackluster first month on store shelves.

  • TV Obituaries? They're Trying It in Michigan

    In hard-hit Michigan, a creative way to fill the void as newspapers cut back: Running the obits on TV.

  • Analyst Upgrades Push Media Stocks Higher

    It's been a major media Monday -- Wall Street analysts have been upgrading media conglomerates left and right. The stocks have been benefiting, gaining more today than the major indices.

  • Vivendi logo
    Media Giant Wrestles With a Shifting Identity

    Of the world’s biggest media companies, the one that might seem in the best position to ride out the recession is Vivendi, whose headquarters in the shadow of the Arc de Triomphe oversees a sprawling empire of music, pay television, video game and mobile phone businesses.

  • Games vs. Toys: The Box Office Battle

    While the demographic for video games and action movies is basically the same, the track record for films based on games has been a pretty dismal one. For every “Tomb Raider”-sized hit, there are a handful of flops like “BloodRayne.”

  • redstone_sumner2.jpg
    National Amusements to Sell Shares of Viacom, CBS

    Media mogul Sumner Redstone's holding company, National Amusements, said Wednesday it is selling a portion of its stake in CBS and Viacom to pay off its debts.

  • Could This Be the Future of Film Marketing?

    Sky-high marketing costs, usually half the budget of a movie, weigh heavily on studios balance sheets preventing them from taking more risks on releasing more movies. That's precisely why Hollywood is so carefully watching a little tiny movie called "Paranormal Activity" from Paramount, which may prove that a new model, hinging on the power of social media, really works.

  • Toys
    Toymakers Stress Value for the Holidays

    You can tell it's getting close to Christmas by the frequency of the "hot toy" lists.

  • What are Media Conglomerates Worth?

    As David Faber reported, General Electric and Comcast are in talks to spin off GE's NBC Universal, parent of CNBC, into a new company that will be merged with the content assets of Comcast.  What might this deal be worth?  Start by looking at comparable valuations.

  • YouTube and Warner Music Finally Overcome Their Differences

    YouTube and Warner Music Group have been stuck in a stand-off since December, when Warner pulled all of its artists' clips - both professional music videos and user-generated content using its songs - from the site.

  • Lightning Round: Microsoft, Viacom, Banco Santander and More

    Cramer makes the call on viewers' favorite stocks.

  • New Highs Abound, Small Caps Rally

    The markets continued to inch up yesterday, posting gains for the seventh time in 8 days and are looking up again this morning on the open.  While the Dow and S&P have mostly been up fractionally on those days over the past couple of weeks – string together those smaller gains, and notice they have rallied a notable 4% and 6%, respectively, since September 2.

  • Movie Theater Chains Trade Higher on 3-D Expansion News

    At long last 3-D is finally rolling out to more theaters, which means great news for movie theater chains and studios who, with the technology, can charge more for tickets and pack theaters.

  • British Invasion: 60's Hits Spark Video Game Craze?

    Once again giddy teens are glued to their TV sets swooning over The Beatles – but this Fab 4 phenomenon has a modern twist.

  • beatles-rock-band.jpg
    Can the Beatles Rock Viacom and the Game World?

    The video game business needs "Help!" It's been "A Hard Day's Night" as game sales dropped 14 percent this year; sales of music video games, the biggest game category last year with nearly $2 billion in revenue, have fallen by nearly half. Now Viacom is hoping to "Get Back" with a little help from its friends, The Beatles.

  • The Crisis: 1 Year Later - A CNBC Special Report - See Complete Coverage
    Pros Say: Use Coming Pullback as Buying Opportunity

    Stocks were mostly flat at the open as investors paused ahead of fresh signals on how strong the economic recovery will prove itself. Major averages were little changed though trending higher, as rising commodity prices drove the market. Read and listen to what the pros had to say ...