J.J. Abrams will prove to be out of this world at reinventing two galaxies.

* Cablevision says forced to buy channels it did not want

* Cablevision says forced to buy channels it did not want

* Cablevision says forced to buy channels it did not want

* Cablevision says forced to buy channels it did not want

* Cablevision says forced to buy channels it did not want

* Cablevision says forced to buy channels it did not want

Groups such as Disney, Viacom and Fox are attempting to win a larger share of the booming Indian film market and boost distribution of English-language movies in the country

Viacom (NYSE: VIA) shares touched a new 52-week high of $68.87. Viacom reported upbeat Q2 profit.WebMD Health (NASDAQ: WBMD) shares reached a new 52-week high of $25.12.

Wall Street ratings agencies set the tone for today's stock market.

Analysts at Wunderlich upgraded Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB) from “hold” to “buy.” The target price for Viacom has been raised from $72 to $80.

Sumner Redstone had a good day on Wednesday as his two companies Viacom Inc and CBS Corp reported quarterly results that beat Wall Street estimates on the back of unexpectedly strong TV advertising revenue.

May 1 (Reuters) - Sumner Redstone had a good day on Wednesday as his two companies Viacom Inc and CBS Corp reported quarterly results that beat Wall Street estimates on the back of unexpectedly strong TV advertising revenue.

The unexpected growth in ad revenue marks a significant shift for Viacom, where Nickelodeon's improvement was crucial to making advertising growth positive.

(Reuters) - Some of the biggest media conglomerates beat earnings expectations on Wednesday, though Time Warner Inc, Viacom Inc and Comcast Corp all found their television businesses under scrutiny in a tough advertising market.

Some of the biggest media conglomerates beat earnings expectations on Wednesday, though Time Warner Inc, Viacom Inc and Comcast Corp all found their television businesses under scrutiny in a tough advertising market.

May 1 (Reuters) - Some of the biggest U.S. media conglomerates beat earnings expectations on Wednesday, though Time Warner Inc, Viacom Inc and Comcast Corp all found their television businesses under scrutiny in a tough advertising market.

May 1 (Reuters) - Some of the biggest U.S. media conglomerates beat earnings expectations on Wednesday, though Time Warner Inc, Viacom Inc and Comcast Corp all found their television businesses under scrutiny in a tough advertising market.

May 1 (Reuters) - Some of the biggest U.S. mediaconglomerates beat earnings expectations on Wednesday, thoughTime Warner Inc, Viacom Inc and Comcast Corp all found theirtelevision businesses under scrutiny in a tough advertisingmarket.

Viacom (VIAB)Q2 2013 Earnings CallMay 01, 20138:30 am ETExecutivesJames Bombassei - Senior Vice President of Investor RelationsSumner M. Redstone - Founder and Executive ChairmanPhilippe P. Dauman - Chief Executive Officer, President and Not Independ

Paramount Pictures turned in another disappointing performance, contributing to an 18% drop in quarterly earnings for parent company Viacom Inc., the media conglomerate reported Tuesday.    

Viacom's fiscal second-quarter earnings slid 18% as the media company reported a decrease in revenue, driven by weakness in its filmed entertainment segment.

(Reuters) - Viacom Inc reported a 6 percent drop in revenue because of a weak slate of movies from its studio Paramount Pictures, but advertising revenue turned positive during the quarter.

Viacom Inc reported a 6 percent drop in revenue because of a weak slate of movies from its studio Paramount Pictures, but advertising revenue turned positive during the quarter.

May 1 (Reuters) - Viacom Inc reported a 6 percent drop in revenue because of a weak slate of movies from its studio Paramount Pictures, but advertising revenue turned positive during the quarter.

May 1 (Reuters) - Viacom Inc reported a 6 percent drop in revenue because of a weak slate of movies from its studio Paramount Pictures, but advertising revenue turned positive during the quarter.

May 1 (Reuters) - Viacom Inc reported a 6 percentdrop in revenue because of a weak slate of movies from itsstudio Paramount Pictures, but advertising revenue turnedpositive during the quarter.

May 1 (Reuters) - Viacom Inc reported a 6 percent drop in revenue because of a weak slate of movies from its studio Paramount Pictures, but advertising revenue turned positive during the quarter.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Viacom Inc. reported its second-quarter profit fell to $478 million, or $0.96 a share, from $585 million, or $1.07 a share, a year earlier. Adjusted EPS was also $0.96. Revenue fell to $3.135 billion, from $3.331 billion a ye

Lower sales at Paramount Pictures hurt profits, still media giant's shares rising.

Viacom (VIAB) is expected to report poor second quarter earnings on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 with analysts expecting a 3.1% drop in earnings from a year ago. The consensus estimate is 95 cents per share, down from earnings of 98 cents per share a year

Dora the Explorer may be saying adios to Netflix. But that could actually end up being a good thing for Viacom.

A federal judge, for a second time, threw out Viacom's $1 billion copyright infringement suit against YouTube, saying the burden of identifying material that must be taken down is on the copyright owner. Viacom said it would appeal.

A federal judge on Thursday ruled against Viacom in its epic copyright infringement case against YouTube, reports Eriq Gardner at the Hollywood Reporter. YouTube had originally won the case back in 2010. Viacom won an appeal and now that appeal was o

In an epic clash between old and new media, Google Inc.'s video website YouTube has scored another huge victory in the long-running skirmish over copyright infringement brought by television giant Viacom Inc.    

Viacom was claiming that the Web video service violated copyright law by showing unauthorized clips of shows like “South Park.’'    

April 18 (Reuters) - A federal judge has thrown out Viacom Inc's lawsuit accusing Google Inc of posting its programs on YouTube without permission, a year after a federal appeals court had revived the landmark copyright infringement case.

April 18 (Reuters) - A federal judge has thrown out ViacomInc's lawsuit accusing Google Inc of postingits programs on YouTube without permission, a year after afederal appeals court had revived the landmark copyrightinfringement case.

April 18 (Reuters) - A federal judge has thrown out Viacom Inc's lawsuit accusing Google Inc of posting its programs on YouTube without permission, a year after a federal appeals court had revived the landmark copyright infringement case.

April 18 (Reuters) - A federal judge has thrown out Viacom Inc's lawsuit accusing Google Inc of posting its programs on YouTube without permission, a year after a federal appeals court had revived the landmark copyright infringement case.

April 18 (Reuters) - A federal judge has again thrown out Viacom Inc's copyright infringement lawsuit against Google Inc over the latter's YouTube service, a year after a federal appeals court had revived the case.

The social network might launch a music service this weekend and seek TV content deals with Viacom and others. What's the endgame?

Twitter is in talks with NBC and Viacom to bring video content and advertising to the service, Bloomberg reports: Twitter ... is racing to add video content that will get users to spend more time on the site and watch promotions. Building on its exis

The social-networking site is reportedly hoping to land content deals with Viacom and NBC. 

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Social-media site Twitter Inc. is close to reaching a deal with Viacom Inc.that would bring high-quality TV clips and advertising to the site, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Twitter

By David Russell, reporter atOptionMonsterNEW YORK -- Viacom has been going straight up along with other media names, and the bulls expect more gains in the next month. OptionMonster's tracking programs detected the purchase of about 12,000 May 70 ca

Disney, AMC Networks, and CBS were also up on the day.

Viacom’s Paramount will make the movie with the government-run China Movie Channel and its online movie service partner, Jiaflix Enterprises

LOS ANGELES, April 2 (Reuters) - Viacom Inc's Paramount Pictures said on Tuesday it reached a deal with the government-run China Movie Channel and its online movie service partner, Jiaflix Enterprises, to produce "Transformers 4" in China.