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Nada Stirratt Defects From MTV To MySpace As Chief Revenue Officer
Nada Stirratt is leaving her post as EVP, Digital Advertising for MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA) to take on the role of chief revenue officer at MySpace, MediaMemo’s Peter Kafka reports. Her hiring comes about two months after Jeff Berman exited MySpace as sales and marketing head, after the company...
Tags: Revenue, MySpace, MTV, Nada Stirratt, Operational Accounting, Sales Strategy, Finance, Sales, Advertising, Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, Social Media, Companies, News Corp., Fox, Fox Interactive Media, Viacom, David Kaplan
External links 2009-10-09
Industry Moves: MTV Exec Courtney Holt Named As Head Of MySpace Music,Finally
One of the most over-rated and over-hyped jobs in the digital music industry has finally been filled: After months of drib-drab leaks you would have thought negotiating the contract of the MySpace Music head was more complex and important than renewing the contract for Peter Chernin, MTV executive Courtney...
Tags: Companies, Entertainment, Industry Moves, MTV, MTVN, Music, MySpace, News Corp., Rafat Ali, VIA Technologies Inc., Viacom, Viacom Inc.
External links 2008-11-26
Industry Moves: MTV Exec Courtney Holt Named As Head Of MySpace Music,Finally
One of the most over-rated and over-hyped jobs in the digital music industry has finally been filled: After months of drib-drab leaks you would have thought negotiating the contract of the MySpace Music head was more complex and important than renewing the contract for Peter Chernin, MTV executive Courtney...
Tags: Companies, Entertainment, Industry Moves, MTV, MTVN, Music, MySpace, News Corp., Rafat Ali, VIA Technologies Inc., Viacom, Viacom Inc.
External links 2008-11-26
Making Action Sports Pay: NBC, MTV Try Yet Another Variation With 'Alli'
Six months after announcing an action sports joint venture built on the Action Sports Tour, divisions of NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) and Viacom (NYSE: VIA) are already revamping the concept—name and all. Meet Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports, a combo of former AST events like The Dew Tour...
Tags: Action, Alli, Alliance, Allisports.com, Companies, Entertainment, General Electric Co., Management, MTV, MTVN, NBC Universal, NBC Universal Inc., Sports, Staci D. Kramer, Strategy, VIA Technologies Inc., Viacom, Viacom Inc.
External links 2008-12-02
Don't Laugh, But The Revamped Jokes.com Has Arrived
Back in the early dot-com days, Jokes.com was basically a site with a bunch of laugh lines—and perhaps not surprisingly, it failed to gain much traction. Now, with comedy a much bigger fixture on the Web, Comedy Central (a division of Viacom's MTVN (NYSE: VIA) Entertainment Group) is relaunching...
Tags: Talent, AtomFilms, Dot-com, Viacom Inc., Workforce Management, Human Resources, Advertising, Companies, Viacom, Entertainment, Media, TV, Tameka Kee, VIA Technologies Inc.
External links 2008-12-03
Viacom Slashing Staff By 7 Percent; Will Take Charge Of At Least $400 Million In Q4
In another sign of the times, Viacom (NYSE: VIA) will cut roughly 850 jobs, approximately 7 percent of the company's workforce across all divisions during yet another overhaul of the company's structure. The company also will write down assets and programming. Viacom estimates that the combination of write downs...
Tags: Viacom Inc., Recruitment & Selection, Asset Management, Workforce Management, Payroll Solutions, Development Tools, Human Resources, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Staci D. Kramer, VIA Technologies Inc.
External links 2008-12-04
McGrath's Memo: What Cuts Mean For MTVN?Without The Specifics
Here's the full text of the memo from MTVN (NYSE: VIA) chairman and CEO Judy McGrath to her staff regarding layoffs and restructuring. It's very low on detail; as the memo says, some of the specifics will come out today: I'm sure you've read Philippe and Tom's note, and...
Tags: Goodbye, Memo, Viacom Inc., McGrath, Outsourcing, Branding, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Marketing, Companies, Viacom, MTVN, Staci D. Kramer, VIA Technologies Inc.
External links 2008-12-04
@ UBS Media Week: Viacom's Dauman: Waiting For Mobile; No Acquisition Plans For Awhile
Asked about Viacom's $8.5 billion in debt, Viacom (NYSE: VIA) President & CEO Philippe Dauman told attendees at the UBS Global Media and Communications PDF conference that the company is focused on organic growth and tended to avoid acquisitions for the past two years. The most notable one during...
Tags: Acquisition, Mobile, Viacom Inc., UBS AG, Advertising & Promotion, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Marketing, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Companies, Viacom, Conferences, Media Week, David Kaplan, VIA Technologies Inc.
External links 2008-12-08
@ UBS Media Week: Viacom's Dauman: No Acquisition Plans For Awhile; Waiting For Mobile
Asked about Viacom's $8.5 billion in debt, Viacom (NYSE: VIA) President & CEO Philippe Dauman told attendees at the UBS Global Media and Communications PDF conference that the company is focused on organic growth and tended to avoid acquisitions for the past two years. The most notable one during...
Tags: Acquisition, Mobile, Video, Viacom Inc., UBS AG, Corporate Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Games, Mergers & Acquisitions, Marketing, Personal Technology, Investment, Finance, Advertising, Companies, Viacom, MTVN, Entertainment, Media, TV, Cable & Telecom, Conferences, Media Week, David Kaplan, VIA Technologies Inc.
External links 2008-12-08
Mobile Content Bits: Vodafone Artist Discovery; Handango; Virgin Mobile Apps; iPhone Copy & Paste
-- Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) Partners With MTV On Artist Discovery: Vodafone has launched a new four-week promotion called Fast-Track that asks unsigned bands and artists to compete for an opportunity to record a single and music video that will be aired on MTV. Interested musicians from 26 eligible countries...
Tags: Handango, Apple iPhone, Best Buy Co. Inc., Vodafone Group Plc., Mobile, Virgin Mobile, MTV, Pastebud, Retail, Video On Demand (VoD), Advertising & Promotion, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Companies, Apple, Operators, MVNO, Helio, Virgin, Vodafone, Viacom, Matt Kapko, Palm Inc.
External links 2008-12-11
Google Quietly Tries Brokering Deals With ISPs To Get Priority Access
Congress has failed to pass legislation regarding so-called "Net Neutrality," and now the issue is again top of mind as Internet providers seeking preferential treatment; network operators considering a tiered approach, and once-staunch defenders beginning to soften their stance on the matter. This time, it appears Google (NSDQ: GOOG),...
Tags: Google Inc., Wall Street Journal, Phone, Telephone Company, Microsoft Access, Network, AT&T Corp., Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Networking, Broadband, Companies, Comcast, Microsoft, Viacom, Yahoo, Legal, FCC, Regulatory, Media, TV, Cable & Telecom, IPTV, Tricia Duryee, Comcast Corp.
External links 2008-12-15
Time Warner Cable Tries Its Own Version Of TV Everywhere
Some more details on Time Warner Cable’s TV Everywhere push, announced this morning, but calling it a trial still lets the cable operator avoid the hard questions like when it will be more than a gimmick available to a relative handful of subscribers, whether programmers will let their shows...
Tags: NYSE Euronext, Time Warner Cable Inc., Video, Cable, Corporate Communications, Network Technology, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Marketing, Networking, Home Entertainment, Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, Companies, NBC Universal, Time Warner, Turner, Viacom, Staci D. Kramer
External links 2009-08-27
Broadband Content Bits: Universal/Meebo; Crackle's New Shows; YouTube Live Stats; XFire's JV with H3
-- Universal seeds Meebo with content: Social communications company Meebo will feature videos from Universal Music Group artists like The Killers and Kanye West on its site and in its MediaBar ad platform. As part of the promotion, UMG will embed Meebo's IM and chat rooms into a number...
Tags: Xfire, Broadband, YouTube Inc., Cable Network, Series, Cable, Corporate Communications, Tv & Home Theater, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Marketing, Networking, Companies, Google, YouTube, Sony, Viacom, MTVN, Entertainment, Gaming, Music, Social Media, Community, Video Sharing, Tameka Kee, Akamai Technologies Inc., VIA Technologies Inc., Viacom Inc.
External links 2008-11-25
Mobile Content Bits: VH1 IM Application; People Mobile; Verizon-aFLIX; Playphone-Cincinnati Bell
-- Flavor Flav in your pocket: Yeah boyeee! America's favorite clock collector, Flavor Flav, and other VH1 stars are coming to mobile. VH1 is launching a mobile instant messaging application, built by Redmond, Wash.-based Mobui, on AT&T (NYSE: T) aimed at connecting viewers to popular on-air programs. VH1's talent...
Tags: VH1, Mobile, IM, Video, Crisp Wireless, FunMobility, PlayPhone, Corporate Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Matt Kapko, Companies, Operators, Verizon, Viacom, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc.
External links 2008-11-18
New Premium Net Epix Pushing To Add Distribution Partners Before Oct.30 Launch
Last month, Viacom (NYSE: VIA) CEO Phillipe Dauman confidently said he expected new premium network Epix to add more distribution partners before its fall launch but the Oct. 30 launch date announced this week still has only one launch partner: Verizon (NYSE: VZ) FiOS. The joint venture of Viacom,...
Tags: NYSE Euronext, Movie, Verizon Communications Inc., Viacom Inc., Corporate Communications, Video On Demand (VoD), Tv & Home Theater, Network Technology, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Entertainment, Movies, Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, Satellite, Companies, Viacom, Staci D. Kramer
External links 2009-10-13
The Beatles: Rock Band Marks First Month As Top Selling Music Video Game
In its first month on the market, The Beatles: Rock Band jumped to the top of the music video game charts. It was the top selling music video game in September, according to the NPD Group, beating out rival music video game Guitar Hero 5. (The Rock Band spin...
Tags: Video Game, Video, Music, Music Video Game, Sales Strategy, Games, Sales Force Management, Sales, Personal Technology, Entertainment, Gaming, Money, Research & Metrics, Metrics, Companies, Viacom, MTV, Joseph Tartakoff
External links 2009-10-19
Nickelodeon Acquires Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Franchise For $60 Million
MTV Networks’ Nickelodeon has acquired the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TMNT franchise, for $60 million. The bulk of the payout goes to The Mirage Group—the company founded by the franchise’s creators, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird—but embattled media company 4Kids Entertainment will get roughly $11 million from the deal,...
Tags: Entertainment, Gaming, Movies, Media & Publishing, Kids & Teen Content, TV, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Viacom, MTV, Tameka Kee
External links 2009-10-21
New Premium Net Epix Launching This Weekend, With Verizon Fios
Hallelujah. Epix is finally launching on Oct 30. The premium movie channel, which is a JV between Paramount Pictures, MGM and and Lions Gate, will be available to Verizon’s FiOS TV subscribers, as was previously announced, and will start this weekend. Some details announced today:—EPIX will be available standard...
Tags: Channel, Movie, Verizon Communications Inc., Programming, Epix, Video On Demand (VoD), Development Tools, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Entertainment, Movies, Companies, Viacom, Rafat Ali
External links 2009-10-28
Epix Opens Access To Consumers?With A Hitch
If you jump through a few hoops you may be able to watch new premium channel Epix—for 72 hours. Online.  The channel, launching Friday with only Verizon FiOS as a distributor, needs to generate consumer interest. You can’t do that with a very private beta or a service that...
Tags: Microsoft Access, Epix, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking, Entertainment, Movies, Music, Companies, Viacom, Staci D. Kramer
External links 2009-10-29
Viacom's Profits Up As Recovery Sets In
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
Tags: Recovery, Profit, Viacom Inc., Financial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Finance, Money, Earnings, Companies, Viacom, Rafat Ali
External links 2009-11-03