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- Not-so-secret sharer. (Blockbuster Video's revenue-sharing arrangements with several major studios)(Column)
- Late last month, in a conference call with securities analysts, Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone formally acknowledged what most people in the video industry already knew: Blockbuster Video is engaged in conversations with several major studios about Late last month, in a conference call with securities...
- Research articles 1997-11-10
- Indies stumble at the start: plaintiffs can't pin down studio execs on the stand.(independent video stores sue Blockbuster Entertainment Group)(Brief Article)
- SAN ANTONIO--The independent retailers suing Blockbuster Entertainment and the studios finally got their day in court last week. After the first two days of testimony, they might wish they hadn't. Attorneys for the independent retailers failed SAN ANTONIO--The independent...
- Research articles 2002-06-17
- Viacom taps retailer for Blockbuster, again; brings in Taco Bell president/CEO to replace Fields as head of video chain. (John Antioco named chairman and chief executive officer of Blockbuster Entertainment)
- Brings in Taco Bell president/CEO to replace Fields as head of video chain For the second time, Viacom Inc. is bringing in a retailing veteran in an effort to revive Blockbuster Entertainment, its ailing video rental chain. ...
- Research articles 1997-06-09
- Why some see Viacom play for Midway Games; Redstone controls both and has stated hunger for video game assets.(Markets)
- Byline: JEREMY MULLMAN The spinoff of the CBS broadcast network from Viacom Inc. makes it more likely that Viacom will make its long-rumored play for Chicago-based Midway Games Inc., already 80% owned by Viacom's CEO, chairman and controlling shar Byline: JEREMY MULLMAN ...
- Research articles 2005-06-20
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- Redstone's $1Billion Sell-Off
- Viacom and CBS chairman Sumner Redstone broke a year-old promise to investors last week when his National Amusements Inc. said it would sell nearly $1 billion of its Viacom and CBS shares, but at the same time removed an albatross that has been hanging on both stocks for some time....
- News items 2009-10-18
- CBS Call: Redstone: Light At The End Of The Tunnel
- [In progress] Before turning the call over to CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) president and CEO Les Moonves, Sumner Redstone, the company’s executive chairman, CBS Corp. heaped praise on the company’s efforts to manage the downturn and sounded relieved to say “there is finally light at the end of the...
- External links 2009-11-05
- Walt Disney Co - and Viacom joint video on demand movies venture - Brief Article
- Walt Disney Co. and Viacom are exploring a joint venture to deliver video-on-demand movies over the Internet. Disney chairman Michael Eisner and Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone confirmed long-standing rumors about the two companies teaming up during a media conference in New York City in May. The plan would be to...
- Research articles 2001-06-04
- Viacom and CBS Make It a Blockbuster Night - Viacom and CBS to merge - Brief Article
- Faced with fragmented audiences in the Internet and cable-TV era, media companies are cobbling together a broad swath of platforms to draw audiences, attract advertisers and keep earnings growing. Sumner Redstone's Viacom is ahead of the curve. The company owns such cableTV staples as MTV, Nickelodeon, Showtime and VH1; the...
- Research articles 1999-11-01
- Blockbuster, studios extend agreements.(Blockbuster Entertainment Corp.)
- Anticipating the growing clout of Blockbuster Video, most major studios have entered into multiyear revenue-sharing agreements with the chain, Sumner Redstone, chairman and CEO of Blockbuster parent company Viacom, said last week. Redstone to Anticipating the growing clout...
- Research articles 1998-11-09
- Disney, Viacom link up.(Brief Article)
- Walt Disney Co. chairman Michael Eisner and Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone confirmed last week that their companies are working together on an Internet-based video-on-demand service. Walt Disney Co. chairman Michael Eisner and Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone confirmed last week that their companies...
- Research articles 2001-05-07
- One giant leap.(FREEZE FRAME)(Sun Jiazheng awarded)(Brief Article)
- Viacom chairman and CEO Sumner Redstone presents Sun Jiazheng, China's minister of culture, with an MTV Video Music ... Viacom chairman and CEO Sumner Redstone presents Sun Jiazheng, China's minister of culture, with an MTV Video Music Awards "moon-man" statue during the Chinese Festival...
- Research articles 2005-10-17
- B'buster stirs up stagnant market. (Blockbuster Entertainment Corp.)
- NEW YORK Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone has high hopes that his troubled video rental unit Blockbuster is on the mend. But shaking up Blockbuster may be only half the battle. The big question, analysts and industry execs say, is whether Blockbuster's recovery can...
- Research articles 1998-02-09
- Need to know: Burberry sales up ... Diageo shares down ... Fresnillo output rises ...
- View video and Need to Know interactive heatmap Economics Unemployment: Official figures showed that the number of young people out of work has fallen from 947,000 to 946,000 in the three months to August, from 947,000 last time, as overall unemployment rose by a less than expected 88,000 to 2.47...
- News items 2009-10-14
- Earnings Preview: Viacom
- Viacom VIA is expected to report Q3 earnings before the market open on Tuesday, November 4 with a conference call scheduled for 8:30 am ET. Guidance Analysts are looking for a profit of 57c on revenue of $3.3B. The consensus range is 52c-61c for EPS, and...
- External links 2009-11-02
- Viacom - to divest Blockbuster unit - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included
- Viacom intends to split off its Blockbuster unit sometime after the first of the year if the company can get a fair price for the video-rental chain, Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone recently told analysts. Viacom sold a 17.7% stake in Blockbuster to the public in August and has said it...
- Research articles 1999-11-08
- Flurry of new deals changes the mood
- Media acquisitions once came with fringe benefits: Coldplay or Robbie Williams tickets if you were Guy Hands buying EMI, or the status of saving the local paper in the case of Sam Zell when he led a takeover of the Chicago Tribune's publisher. The bitter experience of those who, like...
- News items 2009-09-03
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