Viacom Inc.

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1515 Broadway, 51st Fl., New York, NY 10036-8901, United States
(212)258-6000, (212)258-6464 fax, http://www.viacom.com

Primary SIC: Cable & Other Pay Television Services, Primary NAICS: Cable and Other Subscription Programming
Description: Viacom Inc., a global entertainment content company, was organized in 2005. The company operates in two segments: media networks and filmed entertainment. The media networks segment creates and acquires programming and other content which is distributed via television, the Internet, mobile devices, video games and through a variety of consumer products. MTV Networks, its major brand, reaches over 578 million households worldwide via its approximately 165 channels and multiplatform properties, including MTV: Music Television, VH1, Nickelodeon, COMEDY CENTRAL, and TV Land. MTV Networks also has a growing video game business that includes the Rock Band® franchise and casual gaming websites. The company's BET Networks is a leading provider of television programming targeted to African-Americans and can be seen in the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, the U.K. and sub-Saharan Africa. The filmed entertainment segment produces, finances and distributes motion pictures under the Paramount Pictures, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies brands. In addition, it will continue to release a number of pictures under the DreamWorks brand. In general, motion pictures produced, acquired and/or distributed are exhibited theatrically in the U.S. and internationally, followed by their release on DVD or through other channels. More

Communications: Cable television programming services and systems, radio and television broadcasting, book publishing. Services: Feature film production, Internet news provider, theme parks. Retail: Home video store chain. Manufacturing: Book publishing and printing. Finance: Holding company.