Neowin News Feed for: Viacom

Channel 5 and Comedy Central UK content to come to BritBox on launch

Paul Hill — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 13:18:01 +0000

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. Read more...

PlayStation Vue TV service drops all Viacom channels, including Comedy Central and MTV

Andy Weir — Wed, 09 Nov 2016 14:52:01 +0000

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. Read more...

Google and Viacom finally settle their seven year long YouTube lawsuit

John Callaham — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 14:38:22 +0000

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. Read more...

Viacom files lawsuit against Cablevision over iPad app

John Callaham — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:32:34 +0000

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... Read more...

Google wins Youtube copyright lawsuit

Owen Williams — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:45:04 +0000

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... Read more...

Viacom uploaded copyrighted content only to sue YouTube

Brad Sams — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:56:47 +0000

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... Read more...

RealNetworks and Viacom to spin off Rhapsody music service

Kristan Kenney — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:28:51 +0000

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... Read more...

YouTube swamped by porn

Mitchell LeBlanc — Sat, 23 May 2009 23:02:51 +0000

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... Read more...

Viacom and Time Warner Cable reach agreement, for now

Sam Alderwick — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:10:16 +0000

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... Read more...

Viacom, YouTube agree to mask user data

Tom Warren — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:01:13 +0000

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... Read more...

Judge Orders YouTube to Give All User Histories to Viacom

Tom Warren — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:54:07 +0000

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... Read more...

Viacom & Microsoft Join Forces

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:59:04 +0000

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... Read more...

Google denies Viacom copyright charges

Tue, 01 May 2007 14:11:37 +0000

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... Read more...

Yahoo, Viacom strike search deal

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:14:13 +0000

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... Read more...

Viacom sues Google, YouTube for $1 billion

Tom Warren — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:43:53 +0000

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... Read more...

Viacom, Joost strike Content Licensing Deal

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:45:04 +0000

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... Read more...

Viacom Demands YouTube Yank 100,000 Clips

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 07:13:28 +0000

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... Read more...

Activision and Viacom settle Star Trek dispute

Todd Tanner — Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:21:50 +0000

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... Read more...

Viacom considering in-game advertising

Tue, 22 Jun 2004 14:13:44 +0000

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... Read more...

Blockbuster to split from Viacom parent

Mon, 21 Jun 2004 14:08:52 +0000

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... Read more...

Viacom Looks to Advertise in Video Games

Sat, 19 Jun 2004 22:02:22 +0000

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... Read more...

Viacom CEO Considering Taking Midway Private

Fri, 11 Jun 2004 23:06:15 +0000

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... Read more...

Viacom rules out EA takeover

Fri, 04 Jun 2004 14:45:39 +0000

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... Read more...

Viacom Responds to Lawsuit

Wed, 02 Jul 2003 18:25:46 +0000

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... Read more...

Viacom beamed with Star Trek suit

Michael Stanclift — Tue, 01 Jul 2003 17:44:31 +0000

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... Read more...