Tag: VIA
Parents Have Bigger Things to Worry About Than MTV’s Racy ‘Skins’
by Jonathan Berr on Jan.21, 2011, under Towing
MTV’s controversial new teen drama Skins won’t set any of its young viewers on the road to ruin, and it isn’t pornographic. It is in bad taste, and MTV must have known would offend some audiences. Still, with 3.26 million viewers for its debut, Viacom is getting exactly what it wanted from the show — publicity and viewers.
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Parents Have Bigger Things to Worry About Than MTV’s Racy ‘Skins’ originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:45:00.
Why the Starbucks-Kraft Dispute Likely Comes Down to Instant Coffee
by Sarah Gilbert on Nov.28, 2010, under Towing
Since 1998, Starbucks has contracted with Kraft Foods to distribute its bagged coffee through grocery stores. In letters released to The Wall Street Journal and Reuters, Kraft fired yet another salvo in its bid to hold together this deal, which Starbucks now wants to undo.
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Why the Starbucks-Kraft Dispute Likely Comes Down to Instant Coffee originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:30:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Columns, Kraft Foods, Starbucks
Oracle’s War With Google Over Java Patents Could Backfire
by Abigail Field on Nov.15, 2010, under Towing
A few months ago, Oracle rocked the Internet world by suing Google for patent infringement based on the Android mobile operating system’s use of Java. Now, Google has laid out its defenses, and its countersuit might well invalidate Oracle’s Java patents altogether.
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Oracle’s War With Google Over Java Patents Could Backfire originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:04:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Columns, Google , Oracle, Viacom
‘Jersey Shore’ Helps Lift Viacom Earnings
by Hugh Collins on Nov.11, 2010, under Towing
It’s official: Snooki is good for business.
Viacom Inc (VIA) reported healthy earnings for the quarter ended Sept. 30 thanks in part to a strong showing from its cable networks.
These networks offer shows including “Jersey Shore”, which features the boozy exploits of TV personalities such as diminutive beauty Snooki and Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino.
“Many of our cable networks today are…
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‘Jersey Shore’ Helps Lift Viacom Earnings originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:02:00.
Filed Under: Company News, People, Earnings, Media, Viacom
Why Jon Stewart Matters More Than Keith Olbermann
by Jonathan Berr on Nov.02, 2010, under Towing
At least in part due to comments made by Jon Stewart at this weekend’s Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann announced he was suspending his show’s well-known “Worst Person in the World” segment indefinitely.
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Why Jon Stewart Matters More Than Keith Olbermann originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:00:00.
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