Viacom's Dauman: Nickelodeon Isn't Losing Viewers To Netflix Nickelodeon, usually a ratings star, has been on a slide recently, and several analysts this week put the blame on Netflix (NSDQ:NFLX - News). On Thursday, Viacom (NYSE:VIA - News) CEO Philippe Dauman weighed in.
On the Call: Viacom CEO on Nickelodeon ratings Viacom Inc., the parent of Nickelodeon, is blaming a September drop in Nickelodeon's viewer numbers on a measurement error by Nielsen. But the sudden plunge is having a serious impact on Viacom's ability to sell ads for the children's network.
Earnings Preview: Nickelodeon to sway Viacom's 1Q Nickelodeon, the kids' pay TV channel that is home to SpongeBob Squarepants, could soak up the blame for a less-than-stellar quarter for Viacom Inc.The media company controlled by billionaire Sumner Redstone ...
Viacom chair hopes new 'SpongeBob' episodes help Nickelodeon ratings It?s SpongeBob to the rescue. Cable powerhouse Viacom, struggling with an ad slump at its Nickelodeon network, is banking on a slew of new episodes of hit shows such as ?SpongeBob SquarePants? to offset a puzzling decline in audiences at the top-rated kids network. Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman told...
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'How to Rock,' premiering Saturday on LOS ANGELES ? Kids' television, which has the license to be fanciful and strange in ways that grown-up TV does not, is a place where anything can happen. But it often seems a place where the same few things happen again and again. Such it is ...
At ?Upfronts? for Children?s TV, It?s Viacom vs. Surging Disney But which network will be trumpeting its status as the No. 1 draw for itty-bitty eyeballs? Viacom?s has been No. 1 pretty much forever among children ages 2 to 11, the primary advertiser demographic in this neck of the TV woods.
Viacom's Dauman: Isn't Losing Viewers To Netflix , usually a ratings star, has been on a slide recently, and several analysts this week put the blame on Netflix (NSDQ:NFLX - News). On Thursday, Viacom (NYSE:VIA - News) CEO Philippe Dauman weighed in. Nick parent company Viacom ...
Viacom Earnings Fall; Ratings Are Cited A ratings slump at , traditionally the leading cable channel for children, and a legal fight with the makers of the video game Rock Band contributed to lower earnings for Viacom in the last three months of 2011, the company said Thursday.
Earnings Preview: to sway Viacom's 1Q LOS ANGELES (AP) -- , the kids' pay TV channel that is home to SpongeBob Squarepants, could soak up the blame for a less-than-stellar quarter for Viacom Inc. The media company controlled by billionaire Sumner Redstone reports its ...
TV briefs: partners with Televisa Across the border: , in partnership with Televisa, has ordered 80 episodes of an original one-hour U.S. adaptation of the popular Mexican telenovela, "Reach for a Star" ("Alcanzar una Estrella") for Nick at Nite. "Reach for a Star" is ...
Adapting Telenovela for Nick at Nite , in partnership with Televisa, announced Tuesday that it has ordered 80 episodes of Reach for a Star, a U.S. adaptation of the popular Mexican telenovela Alcanzar una Estrella. Reach for a Star will air on the network's "Nick at Nite ...
Slumping Ratings Contribute to Lower Earnings for Viacom The company reported $212 million in profit for the quarter, or 38 cents a share, down 65 percent from the same period in 2010, when it reported $610 million in net income, or $1 a share. Excluding a $379 million charge that was awarded in ...
Nickelodeon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nickelodeon , often simply called Nick and originally called The Pinwheel Network , is an American children's channel owned by Viacom and operated under its ...
Nickelodeon | Define Nickelodeon at Dictionary.com noun 1. an early motion-picture theater where a film or a variety show could be seen, usually for the admission price of a nickel . 2. an early jukebox that was ...
nickelodeon: Definition from Answers.com n. An early movie theater charging an admission price of five cents. A player piano. A jukebox. [ NICKEL + (Mel)odeon , music hall; see melodeon