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  		<title><![CDATA[MTV, Nickelodeon to get own film labels 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[AP - MTV and Nickelodeon will take on larger roles in the Paramount Motion Picture Group, expanding from on-lot producers to full film labels,  Viacom  Inc. announced.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Viacom's MTV Unit Buys Atom Entertainment for Its Film, Gaming Web Sites]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Viacom Inc.'s MTV Networks has bought Atom Entertainment Inc., parent of Atom Films. Atom films is a website that presents thousands of short films from new directors.
                    
                
                
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?136427">
  		<title><![CDATA[Viacom 2Q earnings climb on cable gains 
    (AP)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    AP -  Viacom  Inc., the media conglomerate that owns MTV, VH1 and the Paramount movie studio, reported a big jump in earnings Wednesday on a tax gain, better results in movies and cable and adding the DreamWorks studio.  ]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Viacom 2nd-qtr profit up 27 pct on ad sales growth 
    (Reuters)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    Reuters - Media conglomerate  Viacom  Inc. on 
Wednesday posted a 27 percent rise in second-quarter profit, 
beating Wall Street estimates, on  advertising  sales growth at 
its MTV Networks, boosting its shares nearly 4 percent.  ]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[MTV To Buy Atom Entertainment For $200 Million]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?136404</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[MTV Networks announces it will acquire Atom Entertainment Inc for $200 million.  Viacom  Inc., which owns MTV, says it expects the deal to be completed in the third quarter. Atom Entertainment is a privately held online video and game company....]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?136382">
  		<title><![CDATA[Viacom to buy Atom Entertainment 
    (Reuters)
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	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?136382</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters -  Viacom  Inc.'s MTV Networks on 
Wednesday said it would buy Internet video and games company 
Atom Entertainment Inc. for $200 million amid a rush by big 
media companies to compete with upstart online video leader 
YouTube.com.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Apartment Search 2.0]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?135742</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[A new mashup brings a touch of sanity to the modern hunt for urban housing. Plus:  Viacom  considers bidding on social-networking site Bebo. In Monkey Bites.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Google And MTV Sign Major Deal]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?135312</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[A distribution deal has been announced between  Google  and MTV parent  Viacom .  Viacom  is expected to provide video clips and commercials for syndication the member web site's of Google's AdSense networks. The revenue from ads will be split among  Viacom ,  Google  and the Web site.  Google  will also...]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?134694">
  		<title><![CDATA[Google, Viacom Will Provide Video On Web Sites]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?134694</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Google Inc., the world's largest search engine has entered into a partnership with  Viacom  to provide video clips to Web sites that will form part of Google's AdSense Network. Under the partnership, the three firms,  Google ,  Viacom  and Adsense, will split any revenues to be derived from the tie-in...]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Viacom, Google aim ad-backed videos at Web sites 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?134316</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters -  Viacom  Inc.'s MTV 
Networks (VIAb.N) has agreed to distribute clips from 
its cable networks over  Google  Inc.'s   advertising  
network, in a test of what could become a new economic model 
for Web-based video delivery, the companies said on Sunday.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[MTV Wants Its Own Space 
    (The Motley Fool)
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	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?126544</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[The Motley Fool - "Social networking" is certainly the buzz phrase these days, isn't it? And the undeniable icon of the whole movement is  News Corp .'s (NYSE: NWS - News) MySpace. That doesn't mean that  Rupert Murdoch  is going to keep all the hip fun for himself --  Viacom  (NYSE: VIA - News) and its MTV asset intend on exploiting the zeitgeist.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?115275">
  		<title><![CDATA[MTV says it will sell videos on iTunes 
    (Reuters)
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	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?115275</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters -  Viacom  Inc.'s MTV Networks on Thursday 
said it has begun selling more of its shows at Apple Computer 
Inc.'s iTunes digital media store.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Paramount mulls control of MTV, Nick film units 
    (Reuters)
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	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?114160</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - Film studio Paramount Pictures and 
parent  Viacom  Inc. are considering whether to consolidate 
sister companies MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies under 
Paramount, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[MTV digital chief leaving for own venture 
    (Reuters)
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	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?98223</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - MTV Networks Chief Digital Officer 
Jason Hirschhorn has left  Viacom  Inc.'s youth-oriented 
entertainment unit to pursue his own venture, a company 
spokesman said on Wednesday.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Viacom Reports $ 317.2 M Q1 Profit]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[ Shaveta Bansal - AHN Contributor
 New York , NY ( AHN) &#150;  Viacom  reported a profit of $ 317.2 million for the first quarter as compared to $350.3 million reported last year for corresponding period. 
 High Interest cost was the main culprit in the lowering of the profits. For comparison...]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Viacom quarterly profit drops 
    (Reuters)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    Reuters - Cable network and movie studio owner 
 Viacom  Inc.  (VIAb.N) on Thursday reported lower 
first-quarter earnings due to higher interest rate expense.  ]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Weak Radio Holds Back CBS Results in 1Q 
    (AP)
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	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?76114</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    AP - CBS Corp. reported lower net first-quarter earnings Wednesday, reflecting the company&#039;s split with  Viacom  Inc. at the beginning of the year. Otherwise, earnings were flat as strong results in TV and outdoor advertising were offset by continued weakness in radio.  ]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[MTV Networks game for Xfire acquisition 
    (Reuters)
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	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?75220</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters -  Viacom  Inc. is wagering 
big in the digital space with its acquisition Monday of the 
game-related online community site Xfire.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?74715">
  		<title><![CDATA[Viacom to buy Xfire, online games tech company 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?74715</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters -  Viacom  Inc. on Monday said it will buy 
Xfire, an online games technology company, for $102 million in 
a bid to dominate the youth market on the Internet as it has on 
television.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Viacom to Buy Xfire for $102M in Cash 
    (AP)
]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?74713</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[AP -  Viacom  Inc., the entertainment conglomerate that owns MTV and VH1, on Monday said it would buy an online video gaming company called Xfire Inc. for $102 million in cash.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?69764">
  		<title><![CDATA[Viacom chief defends scandal-linked studio boss 
    (Reuters)
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	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?69764</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters -  Viacom  Inc. executive chairman 
Sumner Redstone has come to the defense of Viacom's Paramount 
studio chief, caught up in the Hollywood wire-tap scandal 
involving celebrity sleuth Anthony Pellicano, according to a 
report published on Sunday.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?69701">
  		<title><![CDATA[Viacom chief defends scandal-linked studio boss 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?69701</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters -  Viacom  Inc. executive chairman 
Sumner Redstone has come to the defense of Viacom's Paramount 
studio chief, caught up in the Hollywood wire-tap scandal 
involving celebrity sleuth Anthony Pellicano, according to a 
report published on Sunday.]]></dc:description>
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<item rdf:about="http://livepress.com/go/?69621">
  		<title><![CDATA[Redstone scored $24 million payday in 2005 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?69621</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - Sumner Redstone earned 
almost $24.5 million last year in his capacity as chairman and 
controlling shareholder of  Viacom  Inc. and CBS Corp., the 
companies said in their proxy statements filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Hollywood Giant Paramount To Sell Off Dreamworks Films]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?52036</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[ Joanna Wypior - AHN Staff Reporter
 Los Angeles, CA (AHN) - Paramount Pictures announces plans to sell the film library of DreamWorks LLC, which it has recently required, to a group headed by billionaire George Soros for $900 million. 
 The deal was announced by Paramount parent company,  Viacom ....]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Soros Group Buys Dreamworks Library]]></title>
	  	<link>http://livepress.com/go/?51596</link>
  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[ Denise Royal - AHN Staff Writer
 New York, NY (AHN) - Billionaire investor George Soros and partner Steven Mnuchin agreed to buy  Viacom  Inc.'s DreamWorks LLC film library for $900 million, gaining rights to movies including ``Gladiator'' and ``Saving Private Ryan.''
 
 The portfolio includes...]]></dc:description>
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