Viacom bought MTV in 1985 and proceeded to build a cable TV giant throughout the 1990s with the introduction of channels like VH1, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, BET, CMT and many others.

Beginning with the purchase of Sonderling Broadcasting in 1978, Viacom launched a string of acquisitions that helped shape the company we see today. In 1985, Viacom took over Warner-Amex ...

Viacom, which owns cable channels ... named senior vice president and general manager of MTV and VH1 in 1985; named president of entertainment for MTV in 1986; promoted to president and CEO ...

NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports that Viacom is buying BET Holdings, the owner of the nation's only cable-TV network specifically aimed at African-Americans. Viacom will pay 2.5 billion dollars in ...

David Cook opened the first Blockbuster in 1985. After working in computer software ... At this time, there were 2,800 Blockbuster stores. In 1994, Viacom bought the video-rental company for ...

is filing a suit against Viacom, Inc for using the Shuffle without permission. As the 25th anniversary of the 1985 Chicago Bears Super Bowl Shuffle approaches, its owner filed a federal lawsuit ...

EXCLUSIVE: Viacom International Studios has set a co ... El Deseo, which produces both film and TV projects, was formed in 1985 by Pedro Almodovar. The noted filmmaker’s latest release, Pain ...

Cyma Zarghami, who rose from a job in 1985 as a scheduling clerk at Nickelodeon to become president of the unit and one of the leaders in children’s television, will leave the Viacom-owned ...

Viacom has established trademark rights to the fictional restaurant ... that was featured in the TV series “Dukes of Hazzard,” which ran on CBS from 1979 to 1985. Just like the General Lee, The Krusty ...

Viacom (Nasdaq:VIAB) and Spike TV will visit ... The NASDAQ-100 Index, launched in January 1985, is one of the most widely followed benchmarks in the world. The NASDAQ-100 Index is the basis ...

Dolgen came on as Viacom Entertainment Group chairman in April ... He moved to 20th Century Fox in 1985 as studio chief Barry Diller was launching the Fox broadcast network, eventually serving ...