All Posts Tagged With: "VIAB"

(HUM) Attention Shifts to Jobs – Earnings Preview

Earnings Preview – Week of April 30th

The focus this week will be on the labor market, with the April non-farm payroll report coming out on Friday. Many will be hoping that this report will provide...

28Apr2012 | | Comments Off | Continued

(VIAB) Viacom 2011 Fourth Quarter Earnings Scorecard

Viacom Inc. (VIAB) declared blockbuster fourth quarter 2011 financial results, where both earnings per share (EPS) and total revenue exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The solid performance was mainly...

30Nov2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(VIAB) Viacom’s Legal Woes Continue

Viacom(VIAB), the leading entertainment company in U.S. once again got involved in a legal tussle with cable TV distributor Cablevision Systems Corp. (

29Jun2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(TWC) Telecommunications Advances Draw Lawyers

The significant growth of telecommunications technologies has converted the field into a happy hunting ground for legal professionals. We have already seen how frequently mobile devices developers and network infrastructure solutions providers are suing each other for patent...

5Apr2011 | | 0 comments | Continued

(VIAB) Viacom Announces Restructuring of Film Division

The slumping U.S. movie box-office has taken a huge toll on Viacom Inc. (VIAB). The company continues to struggle with its Filmed Entertainment businesses. Management has decided to reduce headcount by 53...

17Oct2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(VIAB) Viacom First Quarter 2010 Earnings Scorecard

We notice an overall positive trend in recent Zacks Consensus Estimate Revision for Viacom Inc. (VIAB). Increase in advertisement expenditures by several enterprises benefited the media companies including...

25May2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(VIAB) Viacom’s MTV Signs Deal with Rentrak

MTV Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (VIAB) signed a deal with Rentrak Corp. (RENT) to subscribe to the latter’s TV Essential services....

18Mar2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(VIAB) Viacom Downgraded to Neutral by Analysts

We have downgraded our recommendation for Viacom Inc. (VIAB) from Outperform to Neutral ahead of its fourth quarter 2009 financial results.

According to our assessment, the company’s advertising...

12Jan2010 | | 0 comments | Continued

(VIAB) Viacom Initiated as Outperform

We initiate coverage for Viacom Inc. (VIAB) with an Outperform recommendation. Viacom is a leading entertainment content company that operates primarily in the U.S. and Europe. The company’s third quarter...

2Dec2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

(VIAB) Viacom Ahead of Consensus Estimates

Viacom Inc. (VIAB) (VIA) today declared encouraging results for the third quarter. Quarterly net income from continuing operation was $443 million or 73 cents...

4Nov2009 | | 0 comments | Continued