Dish Network's parent company, EchoStar Communications Corp., and Viacom Inc. agreed early yesterday to end a dispute that for two days left millions of Dish satellite-television subscribers without ...

FARGO - Cable One has removed 15 Viacom channels from its lineup, the TV provider announced, including Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, MTV and VH1. The expiration was prompted by Viacom seeking an ...

This morning’s end to the 10-day standoff between DirecTV and Viacom isn’t just notable for putting some of the most widely viewed TV channels back on one of the biggest pay TV services. It also marks ...

May 3 (Reuters) - Viacom Inc posted a higher-than-expected profit on Thursday, boosted by an increase in revenue from cable network fees and digital licensing of its TV shows and movies, and its ...

DirecTV and Viacom played chicken, and the customer lost: Viacom just pulled the plug on as many as 26 DirecTV channels, including MTV, Comedy Central, Spike, VH1, and Nickelodeon. As usual, the loss ...

The latest dispute between a programmer and pay TV operator went right up to the midnight wire — and then straight over the cliff as 26 Viacom channels went dark on DirecTV. And, as usual, no matter ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viacom and DirecTV fought a bruising bout over fees to a draw Friday and agreed to a long-term deal that ended a 10-day channel blackout. Their new deal restored MTV, Comedy Central ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cable TV company Cablevision sued Viacom, arguing that the operator of pay-TV networks like Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central is “illegally forcing” it to carry and pay for 14 ...

For Viacom, the future of television has an increasingly online sheen. The media conglomerate is bringing a slew of content from its flagship cable networks to Viacom-owned Pluto TV — launching 14 ...

Viacom, which owns MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, has bought Channel 5 for £450m. Viacom president and CEO Philippe Dauman said: "The acquisition of Channel 5 accelerates Viacom's strategy in ...

DirecTV and Viacom have agreed on a carriage renewal pact covering a raft of Viacom’s cable channels after a marathon negotiation over the weekend. In a joint statement early Monday, the companies ...

April 30 (Reuters) - U.S.-based Viacom Inc said on Thursday it would buy British TV broadcaster Channel 5 from media baron Richard Desmond for $760 million (450 million pounds) as a keystone to ...