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Our research found that those cross-channel users engage in an average of 10 TV-related activities on social media platforms on a weekly basis, whether it be following/liking a TV show, sharing or recommending something to friends, or searching for info and show schedules.In addition, the study uncovered three main motivations that lead viewers to ... (more)

Last year, leading consumer insights consultancy Kelton was commissioned by Viacom Media Networks to conduct multi-country research on the interplay between TV and social media and why consumers engage in TV-related activities on social media.

Here's another stunning confirmation of what would seem to be a no-brainer: It doesn't matter much where content comes from if people like the content.

NEW YORK Media and ad execs are growing impatient with Nielsen, saying the measuring giant is dragging its feet in adding burgeoning Internet audiences to its figures, Bloomberg News reports.

A live webcast of Mr. Dauman's question-and-answer session will be available to the general public through a link on the Investor Relations homepage of Viacom's website, www.viacom.com . A replay of the audio webcast will be available in the "Events / Webcasts" section of the site.

"Iron Man 3" maintained its box office mettle with $72.5 million in its second weekend, while "The Great Gatsby" proved a strong runner-up with a $50.1 million debut.

Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil, Rex W. Tillerson, is interviewed March 8, 2012, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Viacom boosted its quarterly dividend by 9 percent, telling investors on Wednesday it would pay 30 cents per share.

The ways social media is having an impact on TV -- and vice versa -- is a both a big deal here and a global phenomenon, according to a new study by Viacom.

May 20, 2013 - IMAX Corporation , Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom, Inc.

Copyright owners from around the world, including American music publishers and a U.K. soccer league, banded together with much fanfare in 2007 to bring a class action lawsuit against YouTube LLC and its parent Google Inc.

"Star Trek Into Darkness," the second installment in director J.J. Abrams's reboot of the science-fiction series, is forecast to take in $112 million in its debut, boosted by an early start in theaters this weekend.

A U.S. judge on Wednesday denied class-action status to copyright owners suing Google Inc over the use of material posted on YouTube without their permission.

The cable industry's biggest annual gathering, held in Washington, D.C., will feature TV industry leaders, politicians and a keynote address by the U.S. secretary of education.

Sumner Redstone, 89, is the majority owner and chairman of the National Amusements chain, through which he controls the US TV stations CBS, MTV, Showtime, Nickelodeon and BET, among others, the film studio Paramount Pictures, various publishing houses and 1,500 movie screens across the United States, the UK, Latin America and Russia.

Broadcast and cable networks like CBS and Viacom Inc. 's Nickelodeon are failing to get paid for surging Web audiences because those viewers are almost invisible to Nielsen Holdings NV .

Shares of Viacom traded down 0.62% during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $68.57. Viacom has a 52 week low of $35.13 and a 52 week high of $49.85. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $46.9. The company has a market cap of $33.251 billion and a P/E ratio of 16.66. Viacom last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 1st.

"Iron Man 3" maintained its box office mettle with $72.5 million in its second weekend, while "The Great Gatsby" proved a strong runner-up with a $50.1 million debut.

"Iron Man 3" maintained its box office mettle with $72.5 million in its second weekend, while "The Great Gatsby" proved a strong runner-up with a $50.1 million debut.

The IEEE Broadcast Technology Society has announced that leading global entertainment content company Viacom will host an upcoming session of the Society's "Bridging the Gap" technical training program.