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Specs Age 45 Accomplishments Head writer and executive producer of Futurama, which premieres on Comedy Central on June 20 at 10 p.m. ; former writer on The Simpsons Base Los Angeles What’s the first information you consume in the morning? I guess it would Full Article at MediaWeek

Hey, it’s progress. Whether it actually ignites the kind of momentum needed to ultimately propel TV Everywhere to live up to its ubiquitous promise remains to be seen. On Wednesday, Viacom finally reached an agreement with Time Warner Cable, enabling the Full Article at paidContent.org

Photo illustration by Aurich Lawson Users of Time Warner Cable's iPad app will soon have access to a plethora of Viacom-owned content once again thanks to a settlement between the two companies. Viacom announced the agreement on its blog on Wednesday, sa Full Article at Ars Technica

Comedy Central's "Fully Torqued" phallic billboard on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard touting the new season of its Workaholics sitcom is awfully silly. TMZ claiming that its coverage of the sign is an "Exclu-Stiff" is even sillier. The show follows the liv Full Article at MediaWeek

Good news ahoy if you've liked Time Warner Cable's TWC TV streaming app but were frustrated with content providers pulling channels over licensing rights: the cable giant and Viacom have reached a settlement that will see Viacom's channels return to your Full Article at Engadget

May 16, 2012, 4:03 pm By AMY CHOZICK Time Warner Cable subscribers will soon have another way to stream “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and “Jersey Shore” on iPads. The breakthrough comes as a result of a settlement between Time Warner Cable and Viacom Full Article at The New York Times

AtLeast one of the check box should be selected You are following news about Follow the latest news about VIA NEW YORK, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Spike TV's "Guys Choice" (#GuysChoice) will bring together luminaries from all over the entertainment and Full Article at PR Newswire

THE BIG PROFILE HANNIBAL BURESS BY DAVE ITZKOFF Hannibal Buress will be at the Stand-up Comics’ Retirement Home before he drops “Pickle Juice,” a routine about his refusal to throw away jars of leftover brine‚ from his act. “As some material gets older, Full Article at The New York Times

Benjamin Stockham as Xander, Martha MacIsaac as Becca, Bill Pullman as Dale, Amara Miller as Marigold, Josh Gad as Skip, Jenna Elfman as Emily, Andre Holland as Marshall Malloyin “1600 Penn.” (NBC) NBC has added another member in the pantheon of TV serie Full Article at The Washington Post

NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- A week of episodes of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart " will be taped at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. , Comedy Central said Tuesday. The segments of the satirical news program will be recorded at the David A. Full Article at United Press International

May 7, 2012, 5:43 pm By JAMES C. MCKINLEY JR. A previously unreleased clip of the Beastie Boys made during the taping of a show on Comedy Central that was posted on YouTube was pulled down on Monday after Viacom Inc. complained it had been posted without Full Article at The New York Times

CHICAGO, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With six months to election day, online travel leader Orbitz.com today said that Americans must come to grips with balancing work and vacation and said it will lead the charge to get Americans to shuck their status as Full Article at PR Newswire

May 4, 2012, 5:53 am By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK Stuart Schmill’s video response to Stephen Colbert’s comments about M.I.T. Sometimes, an admissions officer’s job is more than sifting through enormous stacks of applications. Sometimes, an admissions officer has Full Article at The New York Times

Mr. Warmth got a warm reception from top comics last week as Don Rickles, the legendary master of the put-down, graciously accepted the Johnny Carson honor at the second annual Comedy Awards, airing Sunday at 9 ET/PT on Comedy Central. Don Rickles, here Full Article at USA Today

Nickelodeon’s ongoing ratings woes were the talk of Viacom’s fiscal second-quarter earnings call, as executives faced a litany of pointed questions about the network’s under-deliveries. Speaking to analysts in a Q&A session Thursday, Viacom CEO Philippe Full Article at MediaWeek

An increase in fees from pay television providers who carry cable channels like MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central helped lift Viacom’s earnings by 56 percent in the most recent quarter. The media company reported Monday that it had earned $585 million, Full Article at The New York Times

NEW YORK, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Oscars® have Barbara Walters and "The Comedy Awards" have Zach Galifianakis. On Sunday, May 6, Comedy Central will host an evening of programming honoring great comedy and the people who make it, starting with th Full Article at PR Newswire

NEW YORK (AP) — Viacom Inc. , the owner of Paramount Pictures, MTV and Comedy Central, on Thursday said its net income rose 56 percent in the latest quarter, even though a slate of movies that was lackluster compared with last year held back revenue. Viac Full Article at The New York Times

Amazon Studios, the offshoot of online retailer Amazon.com that aims to source scripts and test movies, has major news this morning. The company says that, in addition to its film development plans, it’s now heading into original content production, with Full Article at TechCrunch