Staci D. Kramer
May 5, 2011 10:30 AM
Viacom (NYSE: VIA) and Judy McGrath said this morning that the longtime head of MTV Networks has resigned. Company sources stress the decision is McGrath’s—and, after making it through some very tough sledding, she leaves MTVN at the top of its game. McGrath, with MTV almost since the beginning, will…
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Staci D. Kramer
May 21, 2010 11:45 PM
Updated: Some more tidbits from the latest batch of unsealed documents in the Viacom (NYSE: VIA) copyright suit against Google/YouTube, this time from Google. Pushing its own agenda, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) highlights Viacom’s internal discussions about buying YouTube, plays up Viacom’s top lawyer’s defense of YouTube compared to Grokster; and…
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Staci D. Kramer
May 21, 2010 6:50 PM
Another batch of filings and unsealed documents today in the Viacom (NYSE: VIA) lawsuit against Google/YouTube and another rollicking trip down memory lane. One favorite: a batch of memos between MTV Networks head Judy McGrath and former execs Michael Wolf and Blair Harrison in July 2006 about buying the hot…
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David Kaplan
Mar 4, 2010 2:34 PM
The other day, MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA) Judy McGrath was asked about the company’s image in the age of the Jersey Shore, and she talked about reality shows hooking younger viewers, which is the ultimate focus for the network. Today, at the Billboard Music & Money Symposium, Billboard’s Antony Bruno…
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David Kaplan
Mar 2, 2010 12:46 PM
In an interview with NYT TV reporter Bill Carter at the Paley Center, MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA) CEO Judy McGrath insisted that despite appearances, TV viewing is still up among its young viewers. Carter prefaced his question about whether online was cannibalizing TV with an anecdote about his own kids…
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David Kaplan
Feb 14, 2010 6:15 PM
MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA) CEO Judy McGrath says the Viacom unit’s organic growth is “great,” despite its continued signs of weakness as detailed last week in parent company Viacom’s Q4 earnings. The company was hit by the soft ad market as well as lower sales of Rock Band bundles. In…
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Staci D. Kramer
Dec 4, 2008 10:02 AM
Here’s the full text of the memo from MTVN (NYSE: VIA) chairman and CEO Judy McGrath to her staff regarding layoffs and restructuring. It’s very low on detail; as the memo says, some of the specifics will come out today: I’m sure you’ve read Philippe and Tom’s note, and I…
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