Viacom Considering Acquiring Midway Games
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Media conglomerate Viacom Inc.  VIAb.N is considering entering the video game business and  could acquire Midway Games Inc. MWY.N, Viacom chief Sumner  Redstone, who owns a controlling stake in Midway, said in a  regulatory filing on Friday.
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As they ponder how to outdo YouTube, media giants like NBC Universal and Viacom are discussing partnering to build a competing distributor of Internet video.
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Viacom Inc., parent of CBS and MTV, said Thursday it expects to make an offer to buy the remainder of financial information and news provider MarketWatch Inc.
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Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. is considering entering the video game business and could acquire Midway Games Inc., Viacom chief Sumner Redstone, who owns a controlling
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Earlier this year, in January, the WSJ (sub req&#8217;d) speculated that Googlewas acquiring Adscape Media, which inserts ads into video game. The company launched in early 2006. Red Herring confirms that the deal is happening (for $23 million). Sub-$20 to $30 million (with a few exceptions) is Google&#8217;s acquisition &#8220;sweet spot.&#8221; Once a valuation exceeds that [...]
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Casual game developers will soon be able to share in some of the revenue from MSN Games thanks to a new system developed by Microsoft. The new option  could mean as much as $250,000 in shared revenue for the five most popular titles.
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LOS ANGELES  - Midway Games Inc. plans to publish a "mature"-rated pro football video game with the kinds of violence and excess shunned by the National Football League, the company said on Thursday.
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U.S. media conglomerate Viacom has   teamed up with private equity group Apollo to submit an offer   for BMG Music Publishing in a bid battle that could top 1.5   billion euros ($1.92 billion), sources close to the matter   said.
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Nickelodeon, the Viacom Inc.  childrens' cable network known for Dora the Explorer and Blue's  Clues, said it will test a new strategy with video games, a  clothing line and baby videos that are not tied to its popular  television shows,
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Media giant Viacom Inc. said Thursday that it is buying a Sacramento, Calif., CBS affiliate from Sinclair Broadcast Group for $285 million.
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STAR Trek fans will be able to boldly go online to take part in new worldwide multiplayer game. Games company Perpetual Entertainment has secured the exclusive worldwide rights from Viacom Consumer Products
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THE BRAINS behind EA Gameâs early efforts at online gaming are to have a crack at building an online Star Trek universe. Perpetual Entertainmentâs Joe Keene and Chris McKibben have negotiated with Viacom
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On Wednesday, Jerry Bruckheimerâs company will announce a deal with MTV to develop video games, which would probably start appearing on store shelves in 2009.
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On Wednesday Jerry Bruckheimerâs company will announce a deal with MTV to develop video games, which would probably start appearing on store shelves in 2009.
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Viacom Inc. plans to submit a bid to buy financial news provider MarketWatch Inc., according to a filing Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Midway Games Inc. plans to publish a "mature"-rated pro football video game with the kinds of violence and excess shunned by the National Football League, the company said on Thursday.
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etro-Goldwyn-Mayer is considering accepting a buyout offer well below the $5 billion price tag originally estimated when word first surfaced about a possible sale, executives close to the negotiations said yesterday.