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Type: Public
On the web:
http://www.viacom.com
Employees:
11,500
Employee growth: (12.2%)
Viacom might not be a household name, but its famous entertainment brands are welcomed into most living rooms on a daily basis. The company is a leading media conglomerate with an extensive portfolio of cable TV and film production assets. Its MTV Networks unit runs such cable networks as Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, and the family of MTV channels (MTV, MTV2, VH1). Viacom also owns Black Entertainment Television, which airs programming on BET, BET Gospel, and BET Hip Hop. In the film business, Viacom operates through Paramount Pictures, which includes imprints Paramount Pictures and Paramount Vantage. Chairman Sumner Redstone controls a majority of Viacom through his National Amusements movie theater chain.
Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $14,625.0M
One year growth: 9.0%
Net income: $1,873.0M
Income growth: 1.9%
Officers:
Executive Chairman and Founder: Sumner M. Redstone
President, CEO, and Director: Philippe P. Dauman
SEVP, CFO, Chief Administrative Officer, and Director: Thomas E. (Tom) Dooley
Competitors:
NBC Universal
Time Warner
Disney
