Viacom to axe 850 jobs
MTV owner Viacom will cut about 850 jobs and freeze senior executive pay, with some programme budgets also expected to be reduced.…
Philippe Dauman
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Hip hop lyrics debate reaches US Congress
A US House sub-committee hearing discussed sexist and racist language in hip hop, with label executives, politicians and rapper David Banner all rejecting government censorship.…
Sony/ATV acquire Famous Music
Sony/ATV Music Publishing has agreed to acquire the Famous Music publishing catalogue from Viacom, which had announced its sale in April, and will enter production music through the Extreme division.…