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		<title><![CDATA[UBS Media Week Kicks Off With Comcast, NBCU, Viacom, WaPo And More]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Just in case you haven&#8217;t heard enough about Comcast&#8217;s deal with GE to buy control of NBC Universal (NYSE: GE), the sell job continues bright and early Monday morning in New York at the 37th Annual UBS Global Media and Communications Conference. I&#8217;ll be there throughout the crowded three...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Viacom Initiated with Outperform Rating]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zacks.com submits:   We initiate coverage for Viacom Inc. VIA with an Outperform recommendation. Viacom is a leading entertainment content company that operates primarily in the U.S. and Europe. The company&#8217;s third quarter 2009 financial results were significantly above the Zacks Consensus Estimate.  Effective cost control measures have...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:51:01 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[P2P Lawsuits "Felt Like Terrorism," Says Viacom Lawyer]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[    Viacom's general counsel says that suing people for file-sharing is "expensive, and it's painful, and it feels like bullying."     Speaking  to a group of Yale law students, Michael Fricklas admitted that "it felt like terrorism" when his company and the Recording...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[MGM seeks buyer to relieve debt burden]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Movie studio MGM could be seeking a potential buyer as it struggles to cope with debts of up to USD4bn. Potential bidders include Time Warner, Lions Gate Entertainment and Viacom, all rumoured to have shown interest in MGM&#8217;s 4,000-title film library and rights to the James Bond franchise. The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:33:12 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BSkyB scoops up ad sales for MTV channels]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ BSkyB is taking control of ad sales for Viacom&#8217;s MTV channels in a contract that is expected to yield USD625m in revenue for Sky over five years. Sky Media will take over from Viacom&#8217;s internal team, Viacom Brand Solutions, to sell ad space between programmes on MTV international channels,...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Viacom Posts Q3 Profit Gains]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Viacom's release: in the quarter ended Sept. 30, revenue dropped to $3.32 billion from $3.41 billion a year ago, primarily reflecting lower home entertainment and advertising sales, which more than offset increases in affiliate sales and theatrical revenues. The gain in operating income in the quarter was driven primarily...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:17:13 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Viacom's Profits Up As Recovery Sets In]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Viacom (NYSE: VIA) reported its Q309 earnings this morning, and its profits rose to $463 million from $401 million a year earlier, beating analysts expectations, while revenues declined to $3.32 billion from $3.41 billion. Release. by Rafat Ali]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:59:25 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Viacom Q3: Encouraging Results]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zacks.com submits:   Viacom Inc. VIA Tuesday declared encouraging results for the third quarter. Quarterly net income from continuing operation was $443 million or 73 cents per share, compared to $385 million or 62 cents per share in the prior-year quarter. However, third-quarter adjusted (excluding one-time discrete tax benefit)...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:26:23 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Viacom Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Imran Khan &#8211; JPMorgan Imran Khan &#8211; JPMorgan Good quarter, two questions about the sustainability of a couple of line items, so in terms of the programming costs you talked about. Programming costs grew 4% on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:35:17 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Earnings Preview: Viacom]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:41:23 -0800</pubDate>
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