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May 20, 2013 - IMAX Corporation , Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom, Inc.

Copyright owners from around the world, including American music publishers and a U.K. soccer league, banded together with much fanfare in 2007 to bring a class action lawsuit against YouTube LLC and its parent Google Inc.

"Star Trek Into Darkness," the second installment in director J.J. Abrams's reboot of the science-fiction series, is forecast to take in $112 million in its debut, boosted by an early start in theaters this weekend.

A U.S. judge on Wednesday denied class-action status to copyright owners suing Google Inc over the use of material posted on YouTube without their permission.

The cable industry's biggest annual gathering, held in Washington, D.C., will feature TV industry leaders, politicians and a keynote address by the U.S. secretary of education.

Sumner Redstone, 89, is the majority owner and chairman of the National Amusements chain, through which he controls the US TV stations CBS, MTV, Showtime, Nickelodeon and BET, among others, the film studio Paramount Pictures, various publishing houses and 1,500 movie screens across the United States, the UK, Latin America and Russia.

Broadcast and cable networks like CBS and Viacom Inc. 's Nickelodeon are failing to get paid for surging Web audiences because those viewers are almost invisible to Nielsen Holdings NV .

Shares of Viacom traded down 0.62% during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $68.57. Viacom has a 52 week low of $35.13 and a 52 week high of $49.85. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $46.9. The company has a market cap of $33.251 billion and a P/E ratio of 16.66. Viacom last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 1st.

"Iron Man 3" maintained its box office mettle with $72.5 million in its second weekend, while "The Great Gatsby" proved a strong runner-up with a $50.1 million debut.

"Iron Man 3" maintained its box office mettle with $72.5 million in its second weekend, while "The Great Gatsby" proved a strong runner-up with a $50.1 million debut.

The IEEE Broadcast Technology Society has announced that leading global entertainment content company Viacom will host an upcoming session of the Society's "Bridging the Gap" technical training program.

High Noon Entertainment, the producers behind TLC's Cake Boss , is adding two more series to its slate -- this time targeting the Hispanic audience.

Media CEOs don't run their companies by themselves. Having looked at chiefs whose pay is out of whack , and those who are paid the most , here are others of note: the five best compensated company chairs, COOs, CFOs, and General Counsels as well as 10 other execs with standout compensation.

Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three-day weekend starting May 10, led by "Iron Man 3," according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters.

Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the follow-up to the Eddie Murphy feature film franchise may be shopped to other networks after CBS passed on the drama.

Google Inc. 's YouTube video site will begin selling subscriptions to film and TV services over the Internet, creating paid channels with more professional content to compete with Netflix Inc.

Paramount Pictures, a division of Viacom, Inc., announced today that Vince Vaughn has been cast in the comedy "DADDY'S HOME," directed by Etan Cohen and starring Will Ferrell.

VIAB has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports. Analysts at Barclays Capital raised their price target on shares of Viacom from $68.00 to $73.00 in a research note to investors on Thursday, May 2nd.

Sen. John McCain talks to the press after a special closed meeting of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, also attended by senior figures of the U.S. army on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 4, 2004.

The Practising Law Institute is offering a second opportunity to attend its annual Information Technology Law Institute on May 16-17, 2013 in San Francisco or by webcast.