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...its Rock Band game, whose recent launch underwhelmed. It needs a big Christmas for Viacom to break even or turn a profit on the franchise, says Chief Financial Officer Thomas E. Dooley. Call of Duty, in which American soldiers chase...

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Rock Band hits sour note in Viacom financials MTV Games and Harmonix's rhythm franchise drag on parent company's Q2 results, as slow sales drive Media Networks segment's "41 percent decline in ancillary revenues." The good news for Viacom...

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Viacom's 3Q profit jumps 15 percent Viacom says its third-quarter profit jumped a better-than-expected 15 percent as a stronger movie slate offset continuing declines in advertising and DVD sales. The media conglomerate controlled by...

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...conglomerate's bottom line. Speaking to investors and analysts following the earnings report, Viacom president and CEO Philippe Dauman said that the Rock Band franchise did not turn a profit during the period. "In terms of Rock Band, Rock...

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...million. As part of its second-quarter financial report in July, Viacom bemoaned the slumping sales of its MTV Games and Harmonix's Rock Band franchise, saying contribution from its Media Networks division was down some 40 percent. However,...

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...winding road to profitability for The Beatles: Rock Band. On a conference call with analysts today following its quarterly earnings report, Viacom executives said that their Rock Band video game franchise, whose only new product last quarter...

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