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Philippe Dauman is the CEO of Viacom Inc..

Viacom (NYSE: VIA) is one of the largest media conglomerates in the world. The company has major holdings in cable television, movie production, retailing and publishing.

Viacom is a major player in cable television programming, owning MTV, Comedy Central and VH1 among other cable networks. In movie production and distribution, Viacom owns Paramount Pictures and the Blockbuster Video chain of video rental stores.

National Amusements, a movie theater company, owns a controlling interest in Viacom. Chairman Sumner Redstone and his family maintain 71% voting control of the company through National Amusements' holdings of Viacom class A stock. National Amusements was founded by Sumner Redstone's father, Michael Redstone.

Viacom was originally the television syndication division of CBS, called CBS Films. In 1971 the division was renamed 'Viacom' -- an acronym of "video & audio communications." Viacom was spun off as an independent company in 1973.

In 1985 Viacom bought Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, the owner of MTV and Nickelodeon, renaming the company MTV Networks. Showtime Networks, Inc. (which included Showtime and The Movie Channel) was also acquired at that time. In 1986, Viacom was bought by National Amusements, a movie theater company controlled by Sumner Redstone. Redstone proceeded to make major acquisitions including the purchase of Paramount Pictures in 1993 and Blockbuster Video in 1994.

In 2000, Viacom bought its original parent company, CBS. The acquisition gave Viacom the CBS television network, a number of broadcast television stations, cable channels TNN and Country Music Television (CMT) and the King World television company. The buying continued in 2001 as Viacom acquired Black Entertainment Television (BET).

At the end of 2005, Viacom split into two independent companies: New Viacom and CBS Corporation. CBS now owns the radio and television broadcasting properties of the old Viacom. Sumner Redstone remains the chairman and majority shareholder of both companies.

Viacom had total revenue of $17.5 billion in 2004.

Contact Information

Web Site:www.viacom.com
Telephone:212.258.6000
Fax:212.285.6100
Address:1515 Broadway
New York NY 10036
USA

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Famous Players Theater
Paramound Home Entertainment
Paramount Parks
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Comments about Viacom Inc.

Comments to date: 13. The most recent comments are below.

Char    Cleveland

Posted at 10:55pm on Friday, January 16th, 2009

For all you Bush Haters Maybe you need to learn the Truth about how things work. It takes 6years to see what the last President has done. Bill Clinton is the start of why we are in the mess we are in,look in the U.S. Arcrives if you don't belive me. He was happy about NAFTA he said in 1998 we will be in a better place in the Economy 10 years from now. Well the joke is on him.
Bush has had the worst things happen to him during his presidenciey. At least we were not attacked for the Second time. The war well some things we don't know about the government only tells us what they want
us to know. So before you say anything about Bush read the Arcrives. Blame is some on him yes but not all. Dem's are all about raising taxes and making laws and big lawsuits. They take more rights away everday. So when you have no rights left thank a Democrate. If you think they will keep our country safe ask the Service men and women who they would rather have a Democrate who lowerd their Hazard pay from $600 a month Extra to $200 i guess they feel their lives are only worth $200.
The news never reports any of that stuff they just report what they want to. Maybe if they told the truth about things people
would not be divided. Now we will see what the Obama is about I hope he does not have to go through all that Bush Did. What would you done, people got mad and said he was to slow to react well that is what his cabinet members are for, He was bashed for not acting fast enough on 9-11 When he did now he is a bad person well you can't have your cake and eat it too. I ask What would you have done. The media plays on people who don't read the Arcives and don't research things that are said, Well that is why we have the mess we have.


S Jerome    Norfolk USA

Posted at 6:47pm on Sunday, January 11th, 2009

I was just watching "The Empire Strikes Back" when a commercial advertising an upcoming show with a "sexpert" who was exhibiting a sex toy was broadcasted.

You have the audacity to show this commerical while broadcasting "The Empire Strikes Back." A show in which you know will be watched by many families and children. This is simply shameful.

This is a bridge too far and I would request that you you remove this immediately.


Arthur J. Goodman    Beachwood, Ohio U.S.

Posted at 7:43am on Monday, June 30th, 2008

Why has the mainstream news media been so
darned soft on George W.Bush these past 8
years?


Me    Connecticut

Posted at 1:26pm on Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Hey Sumner Redstone you New World Order NAZI!! LEAVE YOU TUBE ALONE!!! You can't stop the REVOLUTION!!


Raoul Morgan    houston, Texas

Posted at 3:06pm on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Please help us Sumner Redstone. We beleive in you!!! I just don't want to fail my children, please help us save our home, we our 12,500 dollars behind on our mortgage on Tuesday June 3, 2008 chase home finance mortgage will auction off our home, and we will be homeless we have no family or friends that's in any position to help us so we our asking our team the Houston Texans please help a family keep our home and our dreams, The American Dream and that's just to have a home for your children. We have five children ranging from the ages of 8yrs old Rya Morgan, 6, yrs old Raoul London Morgan, 4yrs old Ryan Morgan, 3yrs old Keevonne Morgan, 7 month yr old Ramiah Bey-Morgan. Please I just don't want to let my family down help us to maitain our home, My wife an I Fatimah have been out of work, for the last few months I just got hired as a courier for Ridgeway fulltime also my wife will be running her on daycare service so we each have jobs now but we will need more time to come up with this money so we need
help whatever you feel in your heart to donate please call us 281.528.8516 or 713.854.6120. Please help us keep a dream, if GOD says the same and you generous guys help us keep this home you will also be helping us hold on to our 50k equity that we have in our home. Please help us, please search your hearts and help us. I am not ashame to beg or ask for help for I have no pride in my heart just LOVE! Our address is 25718 Alp Springs ln, spring, Texas. Please help us as soon as you can because the clock is clicking for us!!


joop    

Posted at 9:56pm on Friday, February 29th, 2008

all CBS STATIONS ARE A F--KING MESS> KYW TV in PHILLY (BEVERLY WILLIAMS< ALYCIA LANE< THEY HATE MINORTITIES THERE)


Jesha Miller    Evansville In. 47713

Posted at 12:53pm on Saturday, February 9th, 2008

2-9-2008 Re: Demand Coverage ( Press conference) Attn: Leslie Moonves & Sumner Redstone
I, Jesha Miller have Faxed Katie Couric & Sumner Redstone for coverage of my Petition to Impeach President Bush which is on Capital Hill awaiting to be taken to the Floor by Speaker-Nancy Pelosi. This is media bias & you have a responsibility to inform the public of corruption, a federal crime & the denial to the right of freedom by the U.S. Surpeme Court. I have executed my constitutional right # 925 to get this coverage but have been ignored. If I'm not contacted by 2-12-2008 I will file suit for refusing my constitutional right & aiding & abetting a criminal from justice.
contact me at:
Jesha Miller
503 E. Gum St.
Evansville In. 47713
(812) 484-9049
yesha750@hotmail.com


Becky    Loveland CO

Posted at 5:44pm on Friday, November 16th, 2007

Please put Backstreet Boys om VH1 Top 20 Count down or there will be a big boycott of all the fans! The fans are not just little girls, tweenies, or colledge age girls. I am a member if the Maturefanclub.com and am 44.


Anne    Boston

Posted at 2:35pm on Thursday, April 12th, 2007

FIRE IMUS! If Imus is not fired it can only get worse for women and blacks. Radio and television will only step up attacks on women and African Americans. Followed by gays, jews, democrats, arabs, American Indians, India Indians, the French, the fat, the poor, the handicapped, the retarded and and the genius see: Kurt Vonnegut! God rest his soul…

All those white men defending IMUS: DISGUSTING!

Americans black and white are sick to death of this garbage on radio and television.

Fire IMUS, MCGUIRK ROSENBERG, & CO!!

Find someone like Kurt Vonnegut for your radio stations. That would really be COOL!


Brian Haag    Chicago, Il.

Posted at 8:28am on Thursday, April 12th, 2007

Imus being fired is beyond obvious - He is a boorish multimillionaire who now has made the jobs of all american educators,teachers, principals, superintendents, and professors that much more difficult. It is a very hard job they have trying to get young people to respect each other. They need more resources not "sand in their eyes" from idiots like DON IMUS !


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