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Viacom operates as an entertainment media company that offers television programs and motion pictures.

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Robert M. Bakish's photo - President & CEO of Viacom

President & CEO

Robert M. Bakish

CEO Approval Rating

69/100

OVERVIEW

Founded:

1971

Headquarters:

New York, New York
New York Metropolitan Area

Status:

PrivateSubsidiary of ViacomCBS, Inc.

Industry Sector:

Movies & Entertainment,
Broadcasting

SIC Code:

4833NAICS listing »

4832 NAICS listing »

4833NAICS listing »

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Trending News for Viacom and Viacom's Competitors

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Competitive Analysis

TOP COMPETITORS OR ALTERNATIVES

Disney is Viacom's top competitor. Disney was founded in 1923 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Disney competes in the Movies & Entertainment field. Disney generates $65.4B more revenue than Viacom.

Warner Media is perceived as one of Viacom's biggest rivals. Warner Media's headquarters is in New York, New York, and was founded in 1990. Like Viacom, Warner Media also competes in the Movies & Entertainment industry. Warner Media generates 260% of Viacom's revenue.

Comcast is one of Viacom's top competitors. Comcast is a Public company that was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1963. Like Viacom, Comcast also competes in the Broadcasting field. Comcast has 179,600 more employees vs. Viacom.

RANK

COMPANY

LEADERSHIP

CEO SCORE

EMPLOYEES

TOTAL FUNDING

REVENUE

Robert M. Bakish

President & CEO

- -
10,400
$0
$12.8B
1

Bob Chapek

CEO

88/100
201,000
$22B
$78.2B
2

Jason Kilar

CEO

95/100
25,000
$760.7M
$31.5B
3

Brian L. Roberts

Chairman & CEO

74/100
184,000
$4.7B
$108.4B
4

Robert Thomson

CEO

70/100
28,000
$2.8B
$9.6B
5

David M. Zaslav

President & CEO

85/100
9,000
- -
$11.1B
6

CEO

- -
22,400
- -
$31B
7

Ann Sarnoff

Chairman & CEO

80/100
17,000
- -
$22.7B
8

Jeff Shell

CEO

71/100
62,000
- -
$34B
9

Sohn Kyung Shik

CEO

71/100
65,000
- -
$29.2B
10

Tony Vinciquerra

Chairman & CEO

75/100
9,500
- -
$9.1B
The top 10 competitors in Viacom's competitive set are Disney, Warner Media, Comcast, News Corp, Discovery, Twenty-first Century Fox, Warner Bros., NBCUniversal, CJ and Sony Pictures. Together they have raised over 30.3B between their estimated 652.1K employees. Viacom's revenue is the ranked 8th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 34.3B. Viacom has 10,400 employees and is ranked 9th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 57,572.

Acquisitions

COMPANY ACQUIRED
ACQUISITION DATE
AMOUNT
DESCRIPTION
Pluto Inc.

Jan 2019

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$340M
Pluto TV is a free online television streaming platform that broadcasts movies, entertainment shows, sports and news live channels.
AwesomenessTV Holdings, LLC

Jul 2018

Source »
$300M
Awesomeness is a media and entertainment company that offers digital content such as videos and news for younger audiences.
VidCon LLC

Feb 2018

Source »
undisclosed
VidCon is a video platform that provides multi-genre online video conference services.
WhoSay, Inc.

Jan 2018

Source »
undisclosed
WhoSay is an influencer-marketing agency that offers social media campaigns, content distribution and analytics to advertisers and brands.

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Sep 2017

Source »
undisclosed
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These are all the companies that Viacom has acquired. Viacom has acquired 9 companies and its latest acquisition was Pluto Inc. in Jan 2019. Pluto TV is a free online television streaming platform that broadcasts movies, entertainment shows, sports and news live channels.

Investments

COMPANY

DESCRIPTION

AMOUNT

INVESTMENT DATE

ROUND

EXIT DATE

Pocketwatch is a media and entertainment company that produces small screen videos, interactive games and entertainment content for kids.
$15M
Jul 17, 2018
Series B
-
Philo is an internet Television platform that allows users to watch live TV shows and record video content on connected devices.
$41.4M
Jun 13, 2018
Series C
-
Philo is an internet Television platform that allows users to watch live TV shows and record video content on connected devices.
$25M
Nov 13, 2017
Equity
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Ananey Communications is a media company that produces and distributes contents for drama, comedy, game shows and documentaries.
-
Jan 11, 2017
Equity
Apr 01, 2020
Defy Media creates and distributes videos in the areas of comedy, entertainment, gaming and lifestyle.
$70M
Sep 12, 2016
Series B
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These are all the companies that Viacom has invested in. Viacom has invested 9 companies and its latest investment was Pluto Inc. in Jan 2019. Pluto TV is a free online television streaming platform that broadcasts movies, entertainment shows, sports and news live channels.

Viacom News

February 20, 2020Cord Cutters News

ViacomCBS' New Streaming Service Will Launch Later This Year

Since Viacom and CBS merged, we've been hearing vague mentions of a new service that would combine al... See more »
February 7, 2020Variety

ViacomCBS to Expand CBS All Access Streaming Platform With More Cable Content

ViacomCBS plans to expand and possibly rebrand the CBS All Access subscription service with more cont... See more »
January 6, 2020TechCrunch

Byton enlists ViacomCBS, Accuweather, Xperi and more to take on Tesla's in-car entertainment

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December 19, 2019ArabianIndustry

Vidcon to be hosted in Abu Dhabi for next five years

VidCon is a renowned event with immersive experience for fans, content creators, executives and brand... See more »
December 12, 2019Cord Cutters News

ViacomCBS Will Keep Pluto TV Free According to CEO Bob Bakish

Now that Viacom and CBS have merged, there have been questions about what will change with the stream... See more »
December 10, 2019The Real Deal

Following merger, Viacom could sell CBS' Midtown HQ

After merging with CBS for the second time in twenty years, Viacom is once again considering a sale o... See more »
December 9, 2019CNBC

Cash from selling CBS' New York headquarters may be used in stock buyback, ViacomCBS CEO says

"That is a very valuable asset in terms of an iconic office building so we made the decision that we'... See more »

Viacom Blogs

September 10, 2018Viacom Blog

Paramount Pictures CEO Jim Gianopulos Details Studio's "Renaissance"

Paramount Pictures Chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos appeared last week at the Bank of America Merrill ... See more »
September 5, 2018Viacom Blog

VH1 Senior Social Media Coordinator Chuck Johnson Lives His New York City Dream at Viacom

Chuck Johnson interned on the VH1 Consumer Marketing team in the fall semester of 2013, and the VH1 P... See more »
August 31, 2018Viacom Blog

"Yellowstone" Most-Watched Cable TV Series of the Summer, Drives Millions of Digital Views

Paramount Network has hit a goldmine with scripted series Yellowstone, drawing the second-highest num... See more »
August 29, 2018Viacom Blog

Viacom Intern to Full-Time: MTV Integrated Marketing Coordinator Nathan Pearson

Nathan Pearson interned in MTV's Integrated Marketing department during the fall semester of 2015. He... See more »
August 20, 2018Viacom Blog

Awesomeness' Netflix Romcom Showcases Viacom's Digital, Premium Content Strategies

It's a worst-nightmare-come-to-life scenario for teenage Lara Jean Covey (Lana Condor): five fawning ... See more »
August 10, 2018Viacom Blog

Sherlock Gnomes Tracks Down Free Screening for Local Youth

Rather than heading home to relax in air-conditioned apartments or neighborhood bars after work on We... See more »
August 8, 2018Viacom Blog

August Insights Digest: Global Social Media Use, U.S. Kids' Purchasing Power and More

This time we have an update on the "Hierarchy of Screens," a video about global social media use, Ame... See more »

Viacom Press Releases

May 7, 2019StreetInsider

Sheila Nevins Joins MTV Studios to Launch MTV Documentary Films

MTV, a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB), today announced that Sheila Nevins — the legendary producer who... See more »
May 7, 2019Business Wire

Sheila Nevins Joins MTV Studios to Launch MTV Documentary Films

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MTV, a unit of Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB), today announced that Sheila Nevins - ... See more »
May 7, 2019StreetInsider

Viacom CEO Bob Bakish to Participate in the 47th Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference

Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA) today announced that Bob Bakish, President and CEO, will participate ... See more »
April 29, 2019Business Wire

Viacom Expands Digital Footprint at 2019 NewFront

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--lt;a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24VIAB&src=ctag" target="_blank"g... See more »
April 25, 2019Business Wire

Viacom CEO Bob Bakish to Participate in Milken Institute Global Conference 2019

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Viacom CEO Bob Bakish to Participate in Milken Institute 2019 Global Confe... See more »
April 9, 2019Business Wire

Viacom Inc. to Report Quarterly Financial Results on May 10, 2019

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA) announced today that on Friday, May 10, 20... See more »
February 14, 2019PR Newswire

Alpha Group Celebrates Spongebob Squarepants' 20th Anniversary With Fresh Line Of Imaginative, Unique Toys

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- "Are you ready kids?" Just in time for the 20th ann... See more »

Viacom Videos

February 5, 2019Viacom Youtube Channel

"Pluto TV + Viacom" on YOUTUBE

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January 23, 2019Viacom Youtube Channel

"The Power of Pluto TV" on YOUTUBE

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January 16, 2019Viacom Youtube Channel

"Bob Bakish on CNBC - 1/9/2019" on YOUTUBE

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November 16, 2018Viacom Youtube Channel

"Viacom 2018 Q4 Earnings Highlight Video" on YOUTUBE

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November 15, 2018Viacom Youtube Channel

"We Are Viacom" on YOUTUBE

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October 10, 2018Viacom Vimeo Channel

"Viacommunity VMA Correspondent Alana Doyle On the Pink Carpet" on VIMEO

Cast: ViacomTags: Corporate Social Responsibility, interns, Viacom, VMAs, MTV, work goals and campus... See more »
September 13, 2018Viacom Youtube Channel

"Viacom CEO On CNBC Discussing Future Strategy" on YOUTUBE

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ABOUT

Overview

Viacom (NASDAQ, VIA) provides media and entertainment contents. It is home to the world's premier brands that connects with audiences through compelling content across television, motion picture, online and mobile platforms in more than 160 countries ...

CEO

Viacom's President & CEO, Robert M. Bakish, currently has an approval rating of 69%. Viacom's primary competitors are Disney, Warner Media & Comcast.

Website

viacom.com

Frequently Asked Questions about Viacom

  1. When was Viacom founded?

    Viacom was founded in 1971

  2. Who is Viacom's CEO?

    Viacom's CEO is Robert M. Bakish

  3. How much revenue does Viacom generate?

    Viacom generates $12.8B in revenue

  4. How much funding does Viacom have?

    Viacom has historically raised $0 in funding

  5. Where is Viacom's headquarters?

    Viacom's headquarters is in New York New York, USA

  1. How many employees does Viacom have?

    Viacom has 10,400 employees

  2. What sector does Viacom operate in?

    Viacom is in Movies & Entertainment, Broadcasting

  3. Who are Viacom's competitors?

    Viacom's top competitors are Disney, Warner Media, Comcast

  4. Who has Viacom invested in?

    Viacom's has invested in companies such as Pocket.watch, Philo, Philo
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