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Posted 01/02/09 in Vulture

Awfulness

How Much Will We Pay for Bromance?

Time Warner and Viacom resolved their dispute — but at what cost?

Posted 01/02/09 in Vulture

Industry

Hugh Jackman Too Busy to Star in Weird-Ass Soderbergh Musical

But he's not too busy to play an owl!

Posted 12/31/08 in Vulture

Industry

Michael Pitt to Pick Up Steve Buscemi’s Dry Cleaning

Plus: Andrew Lloyd Weber satisfies your mom's wildest desires, and 'The Terminator' gets the respect it's due.

Posted 12/04/08 in Daily Intel

The Greatest Depression

Major Layoffs at Viacom

Sorry, 'cost-saving initiatives.'

Posted 12/01/08 in Daily Intel

White Men With Money

Sumner Redstone Sells Midway Games

Aw. And we thought he was going to Mortal Kombat his way out of this mess.

Posted 11/25/08 in Daily Intel

White Men With Money

Sumner Redstone Not So Adamant About Keeping CBS Anymore

It's amazing what a little $800 million impending debt payment will eventually do to a man.

Posted 11/03/08 in Vulture

Mortal Kombat

Will Sumner Redstone Be Felled by Crappy Video Games?

Over the past 25 years, Redstone's sunk an estimated $700 million into Midway Games, the company responsible for Mortal Kombat.

Posted 10/29/08 in Daily Intel

White Men Without Money

Rupert Murdoch Eyeing Sumner Redstone’s Problems With Glee

After years of trying to position himself as a rival to Murdoch, Redstone's getting what he asked for.

Posted 10/23/08 in Daily Intel

Sumnambulism

Sumner Redstone Will Never Sell (Again)

He won't sell off any more shares of CBS or Viacom despite serious oncoming debt deadlines.

Posted 10/10/08 in Vulture

Beef

Paramount Execs Unaware of ‘South Park’ Indy Rape

Apparently Paramount executives missed Wednesday night's episode of 'South Park.'

Posted 07/23/08 in Daily Intel

Company Town

President Bush Sums Up the Financial Crisis the Best Way He Knows How

President Bush Sums Up the Financial Crisis the Best Way He Knows How

"Wall Street got drunk," the president said, "and now it's got a hangover." Also, Donald Trump Jr. invests in India, 'Esquire' editors decide to flash people, and more, in our daily roundup of finance, real-estate, media, and law news.

Posted 07/16/08 in Daily Intel

Company Town

Chairman Cox Bans Naked Short-Selling

Chairman Cox Bans Naked Short-Selling

Heh. Naked short selling. Sounds like something a frat boy would do, right? Well … it sort of is. Read all about the SEC's bold move to crack down on market manipulators and more, in our daily roundup of finance, media, law, and real-estate news.

Posted 04/22/08 in Daily Intel

Company Town

Les Moonves Has Bigger Fish to Fry Than Katie Couric

He's got to deal with Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman, who the 'Post' says is out for Moonves's neck.

Posted 02/27/08 in Daily Intel

In Other News

Dan Rather Rails Against ‘Corporate Overlords’ Colluding With ‘Powers in Washington’

Posted 01/31/08 in Daily Intel

Company Town

Have You Heard? There's a New Economic Freak-out Happening!

Posted 12/14/07 in Daily Intel

It Happened This Week

Alone in the Crowd

Posted 12/12/07 in Daily Intel

Intel

Viacom Freelancers Continue to Protest Despite Love From Above

Posted 12/10/07 in Daily Intel

It Just Happened

Viacom Freelancers Protest in Times Square: ‘I Want Teeth’

Posted 12/10/07 in Daily Intel

Intel

At 3 P.M. Today, What Will Sumner Do?

Posted 12/07/07 in Daily Intel

Office-Party Patrol

Inside the Viacom Holiday Party: Screw It, Let's Get Wasted