Paramount and YouTube have failed to reach a contract renewal after the former accused the latter of one-sided terms.
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BritBox and Viacom have come to an agreement which will see hours of content from Channel 5 and Comedy Central UK be available on the streaming service. BritBox is to launch in the UK this year.
Facebook hired an ex-MTV executive to produce original shows. It is a move that further reinforces the company's strategy to monetize new areas within Facebook, with longer videos at the forefront.
Sony has announced that it is removing all Viacom-owned networks from its PlayStation Vue streaming TV service on November 11 - but it's also added BBC America and NBA TV to its line-up from today.
Microsoft has just announced some new apps that will be coming to the Xbox One. This includes ReddX, the first Reddit app designed for a TV experience with full account and voice command support.
Google and Viacom jointly announced today they have settled their copyright infringement court battle surrounding the YouTube service that started in 2007. Terms of the deal were not revealed.
Microsoft announced that a large number of new video streaming apps will be added to the Xbox 360 for Xbox Live Gold subscribers in 2013, and several new apps will make their debut this week.
Microsoft is on a roll when it comes to advertising, and they just got a huge boost in Europe by bringing Windows 8 and its Live Tiles to the front and center of the MTV European Music Awards.
Media giant Viacom has filed another lawsuit against another cable TV company over streaming video rights to Viacom's content. The Wall Street Journal reports that Viacom filed the suit against Cablevision, claiming that its recently...
If you didn't know, for a while now Google has been the center of a lawsuit from Viacom over YouTube - they are seeking over $1 billion in damages for their content being on the...
There is a court battle taking place right now between two giants, Viacom and YouTube. Viacom is suing YouTube for actively hosting copyrighted material and for doing so, Viacom wants 1 billion dollars. According...
RealNetworks and Viacom have announced that Rhapsody, their joint venture into the foray of digital music, will be spun off into an independent company. RealNetworks currently holds a 51% stake in the joint venture, with Viacom...
Reports indicate that YouTube was swamped yesterday by an abundance of pornography. A large group of users began uploading seemingly innocent clips, many with kid-friendly tags such as "Jonas Brothers" and "Hannah Montana". The...
Time Warner Cable and Viacom have, for the moment, settled a dispute that could have resulted in 19 Viacom channels, including MTV and Nickelodeon, being taken off Time Warner Cable's network. All 19 channels were...
YouTube will be allowed to mask important user information from records it must turn over to Viacom, Google said in a blog post Monday. "Viacom and the other litigants have backed off their demand for...
Google will have to turn over every record of every video watched by YouTube users, including users' names and IP addresses, to Viacom, which is suing Google for allowing clips of its copyright videos to...
Viacom Incorporated and Microsoft Corporation have negotiated an agreement under which major divisions of both companies will collaborate on advertising, content distribution, event promotions and games over the next several years. Detailed financial terms were...
Viacom Inc.'s MTV Networks and digital media company RealNetworks announced Tuesday a digital music joint venture that will compete with Apple's dominant trinity of the iTunes store, iPod player and iPhone. MTV will merge its...
Google has responded to Viacom's $1 billion March copyright lawsuit, arguing that it is protected by the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act and has not infringed on the rights of the media company. Google believes...
Yahoo has announced a multiyear partnership with Viacom for its new Panama search advertising platform; Yahoo will serve as the exclusive provider of sponsored search and contextual ads to all of Viacom's 33 broadband sites...
MTV owner Viacom Inc. said Tuesday it has sued YouTube and its corporate parent Google Inc. in federal court for alleged copyright infringement and is seeking more than $1 billion in damages. Viacom claims that...
It seems Joost has won the first battle with potential rival YouTube. Viacom, which includes entertainment companies MTV Networks' Comedy Central, Black Entertainment Television and Paramount Pictures, has announced a deal to license its programming...
Viacom Inc., parent company of popular television networks such as Comedy Central and MTV, demanded that Google remove all of its video clips from YouTube, including 100,000 video clips from Viacom-owned properties, after the two...
Publisher Activision and media giant Viacom have settled a legal dispute concerning their Star Trek videogame license agreement, the two companies announced late on Friday. As a result of the settlement, details of which have...
The relationship between publisher Midway and media empire Viacom is the subject of speculation again today, after Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone stated that Midway was seen as an acquisition candidate or potential licensee. "The management...
Viacom is currently thinking about making money from placing advertises and product placements in videogames, according to CFO Richard Bressler. Richard said, "I think the jury is in, people are spending a lot of time...
After a split off financial exchange deal, Blockbuster and Viacom will no longer be together. The terms of the deal will give Blockbuster a $5 dividend, with a total payout to all shareholders of over...
Viacom Inc., which has sold off parts of its video game business, is now taking another look at the potential for advertising in video games, a top executive said on Thursday. Chief Financial...
Viacom CEO Sumner Redstone is possibly making publisher Midway private in the near future, and is currently being advised on his options once his stake in shares goes past 80 percent. Redstone personally holds 72...
Responding to recent speculation, Viacom boss Sumner Redstone states that he has no intention of targeting EA for a takeover. According to a recent Reuters report, Viacom chairman and chief executive Sumner...
Viacom on Tuesday responded to Activision's lawsuit over its Star Trek game license - which alleges that Viacom let the franchise deteriorate by not promoting the current TV series or making new movies: "Activision's allegations...
Video game publisher Activision Inc. said Tuesday it filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Viacom Inc., alleging that the media company failed to support its Star Trek video games. The complaint...
