Mar 03
The FCC is proposing a fine of nearly $2 million for cable channels that aired a trailer for Olympus Has Fallen, which uses the tones from the Emergency Alert System.
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Feb 07
This article was written on April 10, 2007 by CyberNet.
Yahoo has landed a big advertising deal with Viacom to provide contextual ads for 33 Viacom websites like MTV.com, VH1.com, Comedycentral.com, etc. This is a multi-year deal that could potentially expand to 140 additional Viacom websites all over the World.
Clearly Google wouldn’t have been Viacom’s first choice for an ad service, not after they’re seeking $1 billion in damages for copyright infringement.
According to Beta News, Viacom’s combined traffic numbers for all of their entertainment sites ranked #1 in their category and 11th overall. And during February, they had over 90 million unique visitors which potentially means big $$ for Yahoo (this data came from comScore Media Metrix).
Yahoo’s Panama system will be used to provide the contextual ads because it’s Yahoo’s latest way of providing ads. Panama displays ads based upon both the fee advertisers pay, along with the ad relevancy in the search query. It has done Yahoo well since it was introduced and has increased their click-through rate substantially.
According to Yahoo spokeswoman Gaude Lydia Paez, they’ll be using their typical revenue-sharing deal that’s used with most of their other partners. This is definitely a big deal for Yahoo and their Panama ad program, and should prove to be a good money-maker.
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Sep 09
Admit it, most of us like to surf channels on the TV when we have nothing to do. Granted that many people find something to do with all different sorts of internet connected gadgets that are available today, some just like to kick back and relax in the old fashioned way. Yahoo says that it has tried to recreate this experience with its new Yahoo Screen app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The company’s mobile team based in New York has developed this app to create an experience that helps users find entertaining videos.
The Screen app offers a simple experience that “turns your finger into a remote control.” It will display channels of content from Yahoo and its partners, users can lean back and watch from no matter where they are in the world. Users can browse through trending clips or search for specific shows. Swipe left and right to skip between episodes and swipe up and down to flip between channels. Yahoo also announced that it has made a deal with Viacom to bring clips from Comedy Central’s best shows. The company says that it hopes to make Yahoo Screen the destination for the “world’s best video creators and their awesome content.” Yahoo Screen app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is available as a free download from iTunes App Store.
New Yahoo Screen App For iOS Helps You Find Entertaining Videos original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Aug 16
Where the Microsoft-made Xbox One is set to continue the model set with the Xbox 360 as a middle-point between cable and your TV, Sony’s reported deal with Viacom may just remove the third party altogether. According to news reported this week by the Wall Street Journal, Sony has only to lay out the final […]
Aug 15
Sony and Viacom strike preliminary deal for Internet-based TV service, says sources
Posted in: Today's ChiliAdding to the growing competition against traditional cable service providers, Sony has achieved a preliminary deal with Viacom in regards to offering the network’s content on its planned Internet-based TV service. The information comes from sources who spoke to The Wall Street Journal, stating that before the deal is finalized, Sony needs to lay out […]
Aug 15
WSJ: Sony looking to launch online cable competitor, in talks with Viacom, Disney
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Sony’s reportedly made some headway on a solution that may well convince a number of subscribers to cut their cable cords once and for all. According to The Wall Street Journal‘s usual gang of anonymous sources, the electronics giant is in talks with several high profile media organizations to help populate an internet-based service that will stream channels and offer up on-demand content. The offering, which Sony is apparently looking to launch by the end of the year, would be the realization of some long time aspirations. Viacom is apparently at top of the list of potential partners, as the home of channels like MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon. That deal is said to be in the preliminary agreement stage, news that comes a few weeks after Viacom inked a deal with Twitter. According to the WSJ, Sony’s also been holding meetings with a number of other content providers like Disney, Time Warner and CBS. All parties involved have, naturally, refused to comment.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD, Sony
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Aug 15
Sony is rumored to be preparing a new internet TV service that it is going to launch before the end of this year. Before it can do that it needs to secure content rights so that the service can offer content that users are most likely to be interested in. According to a new report from the Wall Street Journal, Sony has signed a content deal with Viacom for its new internet TV service, however the deal is said to be in preliminary stages at this point in time. This deal would bring some popular channels to the service, such as Comedy Central, CMT, VH1, BET, Nickelodeon, Spike and MTV.
Sony’s TV service will reportedly stream traditional cable channels apart from offering on-demand content over the internet. The report says that its possible this service will be initially launched on a console, it should be kept in mind that Sony already provides on-demand TV shows and movies through the PlayStation. So its possible that this new service might be launched on Sony’s upcoming console, the PlayStation 4. The service is also expected to be available on certain Sony Bravia TV models. It is said that users will be shown recommendations based on their viewing history. Sony is also said to be in negotiations with CBS Corp., Time Warner Inc. and Walt Disney Co.
Sony Reportedly Signs Deal With Viacom For Its New Internet TV Service original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Jun 19
We’ve heard talk about a possible Viacom partnership with Twitter before, bringing with it social TV show clips. Such rumors became official today with an announcement by Viacom that it has joined Twitter’s Amplify program. To kick things off, Viacom will be launching with the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, and will move on from
Jun 19
While Viacom hasn’t always understood how this whole internet video thing works, it’s showing some tech savviness today with confirmation of rumors that it’s joining Twitter’s Amplify program. Beginning with the MTV Video Music Awards on August 25th, Viacom will deliver ad-backed video highlights on Twitter for shows and events across its channel range, including MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon. In theory, the agreement is a win for everyone: Viacom and Twitter get more revenue, while we get a legal way to revisit those inevitable celebrity slip-ups. The two sides haven’t said how long their partnership will last, although we wouldn’t be surprised if results from the VMA broadcast help shape the deal’s future.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Internet, HD
Via: Viacom (Twitter), The Verge
Source: Viacom
Jun 04
Amazon, Viacom deal keeps many TV shows on Prime and Kindle, some exclusively
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In May Netflix let a broad content deal with Viacom (parent company of Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV and more) expire and saw many of the network’s shows disappear from its streaming service, but Amazon will not follow its lead. Today the company announced an extension in its own agreement with Viacom that not only keeps the TV shows (over 250 seasons including more than 3,900 episodes) but includes a provision for a “selection” of exclusives. That means Amazon will stream Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. kids shows like Dora the Explorer, The Backyardigans, Blues Clues and Victorious, with some available as part of the Kindle FreeTime Unlimited package on its tablets and some heading to Lovefilm in Germany and the UK later this summer. Other shows affected by the deal include current and upcoming ones from MTV and Comedy Central like Workaholics, Key and Peele and Awkward.
For its part, Netflix has also expanded a deal with Disney and is even producing an original kids show of its own to follow up on projects like House of Cards and Arrested Development, but so is Amazon. As competition in the subscription streaming market intensifies expect to see more exclusives as studios play the services against each others to drive prices up — as seen here, if one decides to invest more in original content and deals for specific content there will likely be a cost in other areas.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Tablets, HD, Amazon
Source: Amazon
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