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• Viacom working on online video initiative
  Tuesday 13 February 2007 – 10:02
  After a head-turning decision to force YouTube to pull all the submissions that contained its content, Viacom has announced that it is working on a new initiative that it hopes will still offer online exposure of its popular videos.
• Google Forced To Give Viacom Video Logs, But Can Keep Search Source Code
  Friday 4 July 2008 – 10:20 in Business
  Mountain View (CA) - Viacom won a significant victory in their $1 billion copyright infringement case against Google/YouTube.
• Viacom enters deal with Joost
  Tuesday 20 February 2007 – 07:44
  After a tension-filled move to have all its videos taken down from YouTube, Viacom today announced that it has formed a partnership with Joost, an online video rival created by the founders of Skype.
• Viacom strikes mobile video ad deal with Intel, Pepsi
  Thursday 29 March 2007 – 01:56
  In a bid to earn more money from its mobile video streaming, Viacom has finalized deals with Pepsi and Intel to provide ads for its cell phone videos.
• Xfire gaming network to be acquired by Viacom, rolled into MTV Networks
  Tuesday 25 April 2006 – 09:59
  In a clear indication that the gaming support industry is booming at least as much as the video gaming industry itself, Xfire, a manufacturer of an in-game messaging tool for online gamers, announced it is being acquired for $102 million by the MTV Networks division of media giant Viacom.