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Paramount Pictures Snaps Up ScreenLife

Written on: September 3rd 2008
Author: Kathleen

ADOTAS – Paramount Pictures is getting into the game game with the purchase of multi-platform game-maker ScreenLife. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed, but it was rumored to be for less than $100 million. The game developer created the popular “Scene It” DVD game (its sold more than 15 [...] more...

Comcast Buys DailyCandy for $125M

Written on: August 6th 2008
Author: Kathleen

ADOTAS – Comcast has reportedly gobbled up DailyCandy for $125 million — $50 million more than the amount industry sources previously speculated the company would pay. Montgomery & Co. ran the bidding process (Viacom was also reportedly wrangling for the bubbly, female-focused newsletter). DailyCandy was snapped up for about $3 million [...] more...

YouTube Goes to Hollywood

Written on: July 17th 2008
Author: Kathleen

ADOTAS – Is YouTube’s frosty relationship with Hollywood about to thaw? Perhaps: YouTube is kicking off its diplomatic push by bringing its game to TiVo beginning today. TiVo will offer (the roughly 20% of its 3.8 million subscribers with the right equipment) the option of streaming YouTube videos onto their TVs [...] more...

Viacom Won’t See Your YouTube Viewing Habits – Just Chad’s

Written on: July 15th 2008
Author: Kathleen

ADOTAS – Whoopsy-daisy: it turns out Viacom doesn’t need all of the dirt on your YouTube viewing habits. Judge Louis Stanton had ordered Google to fork over the details of millions of YouTube users to Viacom, which would theoretically help the company prepare its $1 billion case on copyright infringement. The [...] more...

Court Ruling Releases YouTube Users’ Private Data

Written on: July 3rd 2008
Author: Kathleen

ADOTAS – The ongoing YouTube copyright suit is rearing its ugly head again – and now YouTube users could be affected. Privacy advocates are aflutter. This week, Manhattan District Judge Louis Stanton handed Google two partial victories in the $1 billion suit. The judge is ordering Google to turn over user [...] more...

Viacom Slowing To Snail’s Pace

Written on: May 29th 2008
Author: Editor

ADOTAS - In a conference at Sanford Bernstein & Co. yesterday, Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman warned company investors that despite dodging the economic downturn and having a fortuitous first quarter, the firm may not see double for Q2. He acknowledged the decline in the advertising industry has been affecting business. [...] more...

Paramount To Launch Mobile Entertainment Group

Written on: February 11th 2008
Author: Editor

Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom Inc announced today that it plans on creating a department that will develop and distribute programming for mobile technology. Viacom is the latest in the sea of firms looking to dip into the mobile pool, reports Reuters. Many media firms have been looking to make [...] more...

South Park Creators Land Ad Deal

Written on: August 27th 2007
Author: Editor

On Friday, South Park creators and kings of Comedy Central, Trey Parker and Matt Stone signed a deal that would give the network and the show’s creators a 50/50 split in ad revenue and millions of dollars in up-front cash to create a platform that will provide South Park material [...] more...

MTV/MySpace ‘08

Written on: August 24th 2007
Author: Editor

YouTube has received many challengers after launching their campaign to host a presidential debate with partner CNN. Adding to that list of contenders is MySpace and MTV. The two brands have been set to co-host a series of personal discussions with the 2008 presidential candidates. The hour-long episodes will broadcast on [...] more...

Yahoo Gets the Nod from Viacom

Written on: August 23rd 2007
Author: Editor

Content continues to be king in the race to the top of online media. Video is the latest content darling and video portals owned by Google, AOL and Yahoo are aggressively working to lock up as many content deals as possible. Every once in awhile the underdog wins one. Yahoo recently announced that [...] more...