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Viacom Yanks ‘Colbert’ and ‘Daily Show’ From Hulu
ADOTAS – Now you see it, now you don’t: Viacom is yanking “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” “The Colbert Report” and other Comedy Central programs from Internet TV resource Hulu after contract negotiations fell through. Viacom will still stream full-length episodes of the popular satirical shows on their respective [...] more...
MySpace and MTV: a dream match
ADOTAS — Though it might seem silly to sign co-founder Tom Anderson to a two-year, $500,000-a-year salary for just dropping by occasionally, you might wonder if it’s to keep other talent from straying, especially if News Corp plans to sell it. It’s no secret that Viacom missed out on buying the [...] more...
Paramount Pictures Snaps Up ScreenLife
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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