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		<title>(HUM) Attention Shifts to Jobs &#8211; Earnings Preview</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 20:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 confirmation that last month’s disappointment was just a one-off event and the positive trend line of the preceding months is still in place. Jobs aside, we are still in the midst of the first quarter 2012 reporting season, though we have crossed the mid-point of the cycle with about 60% of the results already in. With another 124 S&#38;P 500 companies reporting results in the coming week, we will have results from roughly 84% of the companies by the end of this week. The first quarter earnings season has turned out to be much ]]></description>
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		<title>(VIAB) Viacom 2011 Fourth Quarter Earnings Scorecard</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/30/viab-viacom-2011-fourth-quarter-earnings-scorecard/87730</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 attributable to the huge success of the movie Transformers: Dark of the Moon, which generated more than $1 billion during the quarter. In synergy with such strong performance, the company also increased its share repurchase authorization from $4 billion to $10 billion. Fourth Quarter Highlights Quarterly total revenue was $4,053 million, up 22% year over year and ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3,742 million. The significant upside in revenue was mainly attributable to the strong performance of Filmed Entertainment and Media Networks segments. Quarterly operating income was $929 million, up 11% year over year. Quarterly net income from continuing ]]></description>
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		<title>(VIAB) Viacom&#8217;s Legal Woes Continue</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/viab-viacoms-legal-woes-continue/77573</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Viacom(VIAB), the leading entertainment company in U.S. once again got involved in a legal tussle with cable TV distributor Cablevision Systems Corp. (CVC) regarding the streaming of cable TV shows on iPad. It all started earlier this year when Time Warner Cable (TWC) launched a new application that allows live cable television viewing for its subscribers on the iPad while at home. But Viacom along with few other media entertainment companies objected to this application and demanded extra fees from the company. According to these media companies, Time Warner Cable is apparently violating the programme distribution rights by streaming their channels on iPads. In April 7, 2011,Viacom became the first media company to file a lawsuit against Time Warner Cable, thus ushering in a new media war. In response to ]]></description>
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		<title>(TWC) Telecommunications Advances Draw Lawyers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 infringement. Legal spat between video broadcasters and content developers over royalty fee has become very common that resulted in several channel blackouts on several broadcasters. A new set of litigation issues recently emerged between cable TV service providers and media companies over offerings of content on tablets. Tablets are the new latest outcome of the highly innovative telecommunications field. These are pocket-sized notebooks offering cameras and other application-rich features. Several industry researchers have predicted that tablets are going to over take market share from laptops and PCs in the near future. The ]]></description>
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		<title>(VIAB) Viacom Announces Restructuring of Film Division</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 03:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 in its Paramount Pictures division. This will save around $10 million per annum. Viacom is overhauling its business structure. Licensing and consumer products will merge into the Motion Picture Promotions unit. The production and development of home entertainment and digital formats will remain under Paramount Digital Entertainment, whereas the Paramount Pictures Worldwide Television Distribution will manage the distribution of movies on digital platforms. Paramount Pictures continues to face sales declines, primarily due to a massive drop in DVD sales. In the last quarter, revenue from the Filmed Entertainment segment was down 10% year-over-year. This was primarily due to ]]></description>
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		<title>(VIAB) Viacom First Quarter 2010 Earnings Scorecard</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/25/viab-viacom-first-quarter-2010-earnings-scorecard/38396</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 22:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 Viacom. This trend is likely to continue in near-future. We believe analysts are primarily convinced by this favorable business environment. First Quarter 2010 Highlights Despite 38% increase in net earnings, Viacom’s first quarter EPS falls short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 17 cents. Quarterly total revenue of $2,786 million was also below the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2,929 million. Home Entertainment revenue, Theatrical revenue, and Television license fees declined in the reported quarter. Nevertheless, first quarter result had several positive attributes. Viacom increased its ad sales for the first time in nearly two years. U.S. ad revenue increased 1% year-over-year and ]]></description>
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		<title>(VIAB) Viacom&#8217;s MTV Signs Deal with Rentrak</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/18/viab-viacoms-mtv-signs-deal-with-rentrak/31095</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MTV Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (VIAB) signed a deal with Rentrak Corp. (RENT) to subscribe to the latter’s TV Essential services. Rentrak is a multi-screen media measurement and research company. TV Essential services are used by media companies for audience targeting, advertising, and programming through set-top boxes. MTV Network becomes the first major cable group that subscribed to Rentrak’s TV Essential services. MTV Network will use the massive set-top viewing database available through TV Essentials to make more informed decisions in audience targeting, advertising, and programming. TV Essential set-top boxes now incorporate dataset of Dish Network Corp. (DISH). As a result, TV Essentials now offers census level TV ratings data for all designated market areas in the U.S. In Aug 2009, Rentrak’s TV Essential services received a shot ]]></description>
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		<title>(VIAB) Viacom Downgraded to Neutral by Analysts</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/12/viab-viacom-downgraded-to-neutral-analyst-blog/24688</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 revenue will remain challenged due to continuation of demand softness in the advertising market throughout the world. Viacom derives substantial revenues from the sale of advertising on a variety of platforms, and a decline in advertising expenditures could adversely affect the company’s revenues and operating results. Viacom’s success is dependent upon audience acceptance of the company’s programming, motion pictures, games and other entertainment contents. The production and distribution of its entertainment content are inherently risky businesses; it is very difficult to predict consumer’s taste. Home entertainment sales may remain tepid reflecting an industry-wide decline in DVD sales. Viacom has a highly leveraged ]]></description>
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		<title>(VIAB) Viacom Initiated as Outperform</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/02/viab-viacom-initiated-as-outperform/21722</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 2009 financial results were significantly above the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Effective cost control measures have helped the company to counter slump in the advertising business. Strong demand for on-line video games and management strategy to focus on smaller slate of films also helped the company to grow its top-line. Despite facing an extremely challenging economic environment, Viacom has been able to increase its consolidated operating income by 14% year-over-year. Effective cost cutting measures coupled with solid performance by motion pictures were the primary reasons for this strong performance. Viacom benefits from a well-balanced asset mix with entertainment content as its ]]></description>
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		<title>(VIAB) Viacom Ahead of Consensus Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/04/viacom-ahead-of-consensus-estimates/19563</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Viacom Inc. (VIAB) (VIA) today declared encouraging results for the third quarter. Quarterly net income from continuing operation was $443 million or 73 cents per share, compared to $385 million or 62 cents per share in the prior-year quarter. However, third-quarter adjusted (excluding one-time discrete tax benefit) EPS was 61 cents significantly above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 55 cents. This is mainly due to soaring increase in operating profit and effective cost management. Quarterly revenues of $3.32 billion was down 3% year over year but was in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Operating income was $784 million, up 14% year over year driven by the solid performance of the Filmed Entertainment segment. At the end of the reported quarter, Viacom had $249 million of cash &#38; cash equivalent ]]></description>
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