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Nickelodeon's 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Hits All-Time Series High

NEW YORK, July 22, 2008 -- Nickelodeon's Avatar: The Last Airbender ended its third season with a "b-Aang," scoring the series' highest ratings ever, and earning the number-one spot on broadcast and basic cable television for the week with kids and tweens.

The two-hour season-three finale, Sozin's Comet (Sat., July 19, 8 p.m. ET/PT), wrapped up a week of new, half-hour Avatar episodes (Mon-Tues., Thurs.-Fri., 8 p.m. ET/PT), including a one-hour TV movie mid-week, Avatar: Boiling Rock (Wed. July 16, 8 p.m. ET/PT).

Ratings highlights for Nick's Avatar week include:    » read more »

- Longtime Nick Exec Who Brought Blue's Clues, Dora the Explorer and Latest Pop-Culture Hit Yo Gabba Gabba to Television to Now Lead Nick's Top-Rated Animation Unit
- Will Continue to Oversee Preschool Development and Production

NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2008 -- Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) today announced the appointment of David A. Sutphen to the post of Senior Vice President, Government Relations. Mr. Sutphen, who previously served as Vice President of Government Relations and Legislative Counsel for Viacom, will continue to be based in Washington, D.C., and report to DeDe Lea, Viacom's Executive Vice President of Government Relations.    » read more »

NEW YORK, Jan. 14, 2008 -- Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) announced today that it will report results for the fourth quarter and year end 2007 on Thursday, February 28th. The Company will conduct a teleconference call at 4:30 p.m. (ET), following the release of its earnings announcement. The call is open to the general public.    » read more »

NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2007 -- Shelly Sumpter Gillyard has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Talent for Nickelodeon and MTV Networks Kids and Family Group, expanding her current responsibilities to include oversight of all casting and talent relations for The N, the MTV Networks Kids & Family Group network for teens. The announcement was made by Paula Kaplan, Executive Vice President, Talent and West Coast General Manager, Nickelodeon & MTV Networks Kids and Family Group to whom she will report.    » read more »

New Specialized Digital Unit to Develop Marketing Solutions Across Company's Online Portfolio

Tentatively Titled The Penguins of Madagascar Series, Based on Beloved Penguins from DreamWorks Animation's 'Madagascar' Franchise, to Premiere on Nickelodeon in Early 2009

"The Hills" Season Finale Ranked #1 For The Night Among P12-34 Across All of Television Out Delivering Broadcast Finale Drove MTV.com Traffic Levels Into Record Territory

Dec. 12, 2007 -- "The Hills" Season 3 Finale:

-- "The Hills" finale averaged a 4.8 P12-34 rating to become the highest Hills telecast ever.

-- With over 4.6 million average viewers (P2+), it was also the most watched Hills telecast ever.    » read more »

November 15, 2007 -- New Line Cinema has promoted Christina Kounelias to Executive Vice President of Marketing, it was announced today by New Line's President of Domestic Marketing, Chris Carlisle, to whom she will report.    » read more »

- Tracks Starting at $1.99
- Tracks from Metallica, The Police, Queens of the Stone Age, David Bowie, Ramones, The Clash and More Available Before the End of 2007

News Correspondent Jeff Johnson Travels to Darfur and Sits Down with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and Actor, Activist and Author Don Cheadle to Discuss the Issues Facing the Sudan

NEW YORK, Nov. 14 -- Thousands of people in the Darfur region of the Sudan are being beaten, raped, murdered and driven from their homes resulting in an astonishing death toll of more than 200,000 innocent Africans.    » read more »

- Comedy Guru Responsible For Overseeing Development On Cable Hits "The Sarah Silverman Program," "RENO 911!," "Mind of Mencia," "Drawn Together," "Lil' Bush" And "Chappelle's Show"
- Development Topper Credited With Reinvigorating Emmy®-Nominated "Roast" Franchise And Spearheading COMEDY's Industry-Leading Foray Into Digital Platforms

Nicktoons Network General Manager Keith Dawkins, Expands Role To Senior Vice President, Nickelodeon Programming Partnerships

Exclusive Event Footage Available to Cablevision and Time Warner Cable of New York and New Jersey Customers

Thousands of book fans rally online for a first look at the upcoming film

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Paramount Classics' promotional online site 'The Kite Runner Club', in support of their upcoming film, THE KITE RUNNER, has become a phenomenon with over 14,000 people participating and over 1,000 groups formed.    » read more »