Microsoft & Viacom announce $500 million partnership

[Zeus]

Microsoft and Viacom has announced a five year strategic partnership worth $500 million which will see viacom supply MS with movies, videos and games and Microsoft will sell advertising for Viacom's internet sites. Microsoft will license entertainment media from Viacom's MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures and BET networks for use on MSN and the Xbox 360.



Viacom Inc. and Microsoft Corp. today announced a five-year, $500-million strategic partnership under which Viacom will supply Microsoft with movies, videos and games, and Microsoft will sell advertising for Viacom's Internet sites.

Under the deal, which the companies announced in a joint press release today, Microsoft will license, on a nonexclusive basis, entertainment content from Viacom's MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures movie studios and BET Networks, for use on its MSN website and on its Xbox 360 game system.

Microsoft also will buy advertising on Viacom sites, and the companies will collaborate on promotions and sponsorships for award shows on MTV Networks and BET Networks, they said.


News Source: <A href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-viacom20dec20,0,5225596.story" target="_blank">latimes</a>

[So-Unreal]

Viacom games? and what does BET have to offer?

[Soldiers On LSD]

Viacom games? and what does BET have to offer?

women with big butts, menthol cigarettes, the Soul Train and KFC ads:confused:

[felixm477]

Viacom games? and what does BET have to offer?

no not games Movies and Tv shows.

[Happsai]

Viacom owns the parent companies of the following game related companies: Xfire, Harmonix, GameTrailers, Neopets

They also own several television networks: Comedy Central, Logo, BET, Spike, TV Land, Nick at Nite, Nickelodeon, Noggin, The N, Nick Jr., TEENick, MTV, VH1, MTV2, CMT, MHD

And of course, film studios and film distributors: Viacom International, Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks, Republic Pictures, MTV Films, Nickelodeon Movies, Go Fish Pictures

This can be a huge deal depending on Microsoft's (unpublicized) intentions. Having your hands in Paramount, Dreamworks, MTV, and Comedy Central can definitely be used for something.

EDIT: I don't think they control CBS anymore. I thought CBS broke away and there was some name confusion for a while. Can anyone confirm?

[danight]

I think viacom owns the rights to the mmorpg star trek online.

In any case this is a huge deal and if nothing else will make xbox live that much better.

[felixm477]

I think viacom owns the rights to the mmorpg star trek online.

In any case this is a huge deal and if nothing else will make xbox live that much better.

im hoping for some MadTv in there catalog

[RamX4]

Oh man. It's over for Sony now. I guess it still depends on the terms of this agreement, so it could mean a lot or nothing at all for the 360.

[dennis872007]

women with big butts, menthol cigarettes, the Soul Train and KFC ads:confused:

wow, youre a fucking racists.

[Soldiers On LSD]

wow, youre a fucking racists.

And you are a fucking stupid ****...

still chill the fu<k up man.

Like having a channel exclusive to black people so they can exclude white people (and anything that is not black by that matter) was racist enough? :rolleyes:

[Desolationstorm]

And you are a fucking stupid ****...

still chill the fu<k up man.

Like having a channel exclusive to black people so they can exclude white people (and anything that is not black by that matter) was racist enough? :rolleyes:

hahahah No I dont think you were being racist its called BET people are gonna make jokes hahaha.

Anyway will give benefits as it will provide more content.

[dennis872007]

And you are a fucking stupid ****...

still chill the fu<k up man.

Like having a channel exclusive to black people so they can exclude white people (and anything that is not black by that matter) was racist enough? :rolleyes:

So because someone else does it, it makes it alright for you to be racists?:rolleyes:

[Soldiers On LSD]

So because someone else does it, it makes it alright for you to be racists?:rolleyes:

WTF Someone else? Who has said anything so far? Dude you are dumb and dont have an idea wtf u r talking about.

And is racist without the s in the end :rolleyes:

Sucks to be you.

[dennis872007]

WTF Someone else? Who has said anything so far? Dude you are dumb and dont have an idea wtf u r talking about.

And is racist without the s in the end :rolleyes:

Sucks to be you.

According to you the ones running it are racists. Please read what you type.

[JJXB]

maybe they'll release all 5 series of daria onto live now.