By Rand Paul
Obama acts as though we no longer have a Constitution
Viacom Inc. said Thursday that net income rose sharply in its fiscal first quarter compared with results depressed by a large accounting charge a year ago. But its revenue and adjusted earnings fell because of a decline at its Paramount studio business and lower advertising revenue at its Nickelodeon television channels.
Viacom Inc. said Thursday that net income rose sharply in its fiscal first quarter compared with results depressed by a large accounting charge a year ago. But its revenue and adjusted earnings fell because of a drop at its Paramount studio business and lower advertising revenue at its Nickelodeon television channels.
Viacom Inc., owner of the Paramount movie studio and several cable TV channels, said Thursday that net income grew 13 percent in the latest quarter even as revenue fell more than Wall Street expected with the lack of a strong theatrical release and a drop in television ad revenue.
ABC and Tom Hanks are apologizing after the actor let slip a swear word during a live appearance on "Good Morning America."
Two years after granting CEO Leslie Moonves a bundle of stock options as a bonus for signing a long-term contract, CBS Corp. is giving him another signing bonus worth $22 million after extending his contract through the middle of 2017.
Viacom Inc., the owner of Paramount Pictures, MTV and Nickelodeon, on Friday said that its net income fell 7 percent in the latest quarter as advertising revenue declined more than expected and its movie releases failed to measure up to last year's.
CBS Corp. shares have been steadily rising over the last three years, and that has helped boost the pay of its chief executive, Leslie Moonves.
CBS Corp. shares have been steadily rising over the last three years, and that has helped boost the pay of its chief executive, Leslie Moonves.
Each year at the Oscars ceremony, Hollywood says goodbye to stars and filmmakers who've died. This year, the award show will bid adieu to the Kodak Theatre.
Tim Cook could well end up being the highest paid CEO in America in 2011, after Apple Inc. granted him a million restricted stock units last August for taking the reins shortly before co-founder Steve Jobs died.
Tim Cook could well end up being the highest paid CEO in America in 2011, after Apple Inc. granted him a million restricted stock units last August for taking the reins shortly before co-founder Steve Jobs died.
Viacom turned the success of "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" into a pile of money in its latest quarter, as earnings tripled and revenue grew 22 percent.
In the boardroom, it's as if the Great Recession never happened. CEOs at the nation's largest companies were paid better last year than they were in 2007, when the economy was booming, the stock market set a record high and unemployment was roughly half what it is today.
MTV Networks CEO Judy McGrath is stepping down from the company she helped turn into a pop culture icon in the three decades since she began working there as a copywriter.
For Viacom Inc., Thursday was the day the music died.
He said the company's focus now was on strengthening its Saturday morning lineup, its weekday afternoon shows and its preschool viewership _ the latter so that young kids would turn into long-term viewers as they grow up.
He said the network was tapping into such themes in youth culture as the complexities of modern relationships.
