Viacom Extends Exchange Offer For 4.375% Senior Debentures Due 2043

Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), the parent company of the Nickelodeon brand, have announced in the following press release, from PRNewswire, that it has extended the expiration date of its offer to exchange up to $1,446,365,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 4.375% Senior Debentures due 2043 that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 for an equal amount of its outstanding unregistered 4.375% Senior Debentures due 2043 (the "Old Debentures"). The exchange offer, which was scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Thursday 18th July 2013, will now expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Friday 19th July 2013, unless further extended.

As of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Wednesday 17th July 2013, approximately $980,725,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Old Debentures had been validly tendered and not withdrawn. Except for the extension of the expiration date, the terms of the exchange offer remain as set forth in the prospectus dated Thursday 20th June 2013. Persons with questions regarding the exchange offer should contact the exchange agent, Global Bondholder Services Corporation, at (866) 952-2200.

Original Viacom Press Release:

Viacom Extends Exchange Offer For 4.375% Senior Debentures Due 2043

NEW YORK, July 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA) today announced that it has extended the expiration date of its offer to exchange up to $1,446,365,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 4.375% Senior Debentures due 2043 that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 for an equal amount of its outstanding unregistered 4.375% Senior Debentures due 2043 (the "Old Debentures"). The exchange offer, which was scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 18, 2013, will now expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 19, 2013, unless further extended.

As of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 17, 2013, approximately $980,725,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Old Debentures had been validly tendered and not withdrawn. Except for the extension of the expiration date, the terms of the exchange offer remain as set forth in the prospectus dated June 20, 2013. Persons with questions regarding the exchange offer should contact the exchange agent, Global Bondholder Services Corporation, at (866) 952-2200.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to purchase or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.

About Viacom

Viacom is home to the world's premier entertainment brands that connect with audiences through compelling content across television, motion picture, online and mobile platforms in over 160 countries and territories. With media networks reaching approximately 700 million global subscribers, Viacom's leading brands include MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, BET, CENTRIC, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., TeenNick, Nicktoons, Nick at Nite, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV Land, SPIKE, Tr3s, Paramount Channel and VIVA. Paramount Pictures, America's oldest film studio and creator of many of the most beloved motion pictures, continues today as a major global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. Viacom operates a large portfolio of branded digital media experiences, including many of the world's most popular properties for entertainment, community and casual online gaming.

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This news release contains both historical and forward-looking statements. All statements that are not statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current expectations concerning future results, objectives, plans and goals, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are difficult to predict and which may cause future results, performance or achievements to differ. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among others: the public acceptance of the Company's programs, motion pictures and other entertainment content on the various platforms on which they are distributed; technological developments and their effect in the Company's markets and on consumer behavior; competition for audiences and distribution; the impact of piracy; economic conditions generally, and in advertising and retail markets in particular; fluctuations in the Company's results due to the timing, mix and availability of the Company's motion pictures and other programming; changes in the Federal communications laws and regulations; other domestic and global economic, business, competitive and/or regulatory factors affecting the Company's businesses generally; and other factors described in the Company's news releases and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to its 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K and reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K. The forward-looking statements included in this document are made only as of the date of this document, and the Company does not have any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

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Popular Nickelodeon Shows Nominated For Four 65th Primetime Emmy Awards

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has today (Thursday 18th July 2013) announced the fantastic Nickelodeon News that Nickelodeon, one of the world's leading recognized entertainment brands for kids and families, has been nominated for four 65th annual Primetime Emmy Awards!

The hit Nickelodeon original live-action comedy series "iCarly" and Nickelodeon's factual series "Nick News with Linda Ellerbee" have both been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the 'Outstanding Children's Program' category, Nick's popular animated series (Nicktoon) "Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness" has been nominated for the 'Outstanding Animated Program' Primetime Emmy Award, and Nickelodeon's popular martial arts-themed comedy action series "Supah Ninjas" has been nominated for a 2013 Primetime Emmy Award in the 'Outstanding Stunt Coordination For A Comedy Series Or A Variety Program' category.

Congratulation's and good luck to Nickelodeon and all the stars and staff of these excellent Nickelodeon shows!

Below is a list of the nominations for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations (also known as the 2013 Emmy Awards), featuring only the awards Nickelodeon have been nominated for, from the official Primetime Emmy Awards website, Emmys.com:

Outstanding Children's Program

Good Luck Charlie - Disney Channel - It's A Laugh Productions

Dan Staley, Executive Producer
Phil Baker, Executive Producer
Drew Vaupen, Executive Producer
Christopher Vane, Co-Executive Producer
Erika Kaestle, Co-Executive Producer
Patrick McCarthy, Co-Executive Producer
Jim Gerkin, Co-Executive Producer
Pixie Wespiser, Produced By

iCarly - Nickelodeon - Nickelodeon Productions

Dan Schneider, Executive Producer
Robin Weiner, Co-Executive Producer
Joe Catania, Supervising Producer
Jake Farrow, Producer
Bruce Rand Berman, Producer

Nick News With Linda Ellerbee - Forgotten But Not Gone: Kids, HIV & AIDS - Nickelodeon - Nickelodeon in association with Lucky Duck Productions

Linda Ellerbee, Executive Producer
Rolfe Tessem, Executive Producer
Wally Berger, Supervising Producer
Mark Lyons, Producer
Martin Toub, Produced By
Wendy Lobel, Producer By

The Weight Of The Nation For Kids: Quiz Ed! - HBO - HBO Documentary Films and The Institute of Medicine with Mackerel Sky Films in association with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health and in partnership with the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and Kaiser Permanente

Sheila Nevins, Executive Producer
John Hoffman, Executive Producer
Shari Cookson, Produced By
Nick Doob, Produced By
A YoungArts Masterclass • HBO • Simon &
Goodman Picture Company and YoungArts in
association with HBO Family
Sheila Nevins, Executive Producer
Lin Arison, Executive Producer
Jackie Glover, Supervising Producer
Karen Goodman, Produced By
Kirk Simon, Produced By

Outstanding Animated Program

Bob's Burgers - O.T.: The Outside Toilet - FOX - 20th Century Fox Television

Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness: Enter The Dragon - Nickelodeon - DreamWorks Animation and Nickelodeon Productions

Regular Show: The Christmas Special - Cartoon Network - Cartoon Network Studios

The Simpsons - Treehouse Of Horror XXIII - FOX - Gracie Films in association with 20th Century Fox Television

South Park - Raising The Bar - Comedy Central - Central Productions

Outstanding Stunt Coordination For A Comedy Series Or A Variety Program

It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia - FX Networks - Sunny TV Productions

Marc Scizak, Stunt Coordinator

Modern Family - ABC - Picador Productions & Steve Levitan Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television

Jim Sharp, Stunt Coordinator

Supah Ninjas - Nickelodeon - Varsity Pictures

Hiro Koda, Stunt Coordinator

Workaholics - Comedy Central - Avalon Television

Jim Vickers, Stunt Coordinator

Nominees for the 65th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on the morning of Thursday 18th July 2013 at the Television Academy's Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in the Los Angeles NoHo Arts District in North Hollywood. Aaron Paul ("Big Love", "Need for Speed" mmovie) was on hand to announce the nominations, and while Kate Mara could not join him, Neil Patrick Harris ("Doogie Howser, M.D.", "How I Met Your Mother", "Harold & Kumar") joined the festivities as a last-minute substitute.

A full list of nominations, including technical categories, can be found here at the Academy web site.

The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards will be held at NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles on Sunday 22nd September 2013 and will air LIVE coast to coast around the USA on CBS at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT. The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris.

Nickelodeon To Show The Entire First Episode From Second Season Of "The Legend of Korra", "Book Two: Spirits", At San Diego Comic-Con International 2013

The Nickelodeon Animation Studio has just announced the EPIC breaking Nickelodeon News in a post of NAS's official Tumblr blog that, to celebrate Nick USA starting to premiere and show episodes from the brand new season of Nickelodeon's original animated series (Nicktoon) "The Legend of Korra", called "Book Two: Spirits", later this year (2013), Nickelodeon will be giving a very special screening of the entire, long-awaited first episode of Book 2 as part of Nick's "The Legend of Korra" panel at this years San Diego Comic-Con International (SDCC) event, San Diego Comic-Con International 2013, which will take place on Friday 19th July 2013 from 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. in Ballroom 20!

To celebrate this fantastic Nick News, Bryan Konietzko, co-creator of "Legend of Korra", shared a piece of exclusive "Legend of Korra" artwork, which you can view below!:

BREAKING NEWS: THE LEGEND OF KORRA CO-CREATOR BRYAN KONIETZKO JUST SHARED THIS ART WITH US!

IT’S TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY WILL BE SCREENING THE ENTIRE, LONG-AWAITED FIRST EPISODE OF BOOK 2 AT THE SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON KORRA PANEL, FRIDAY AT 11:15AM IN BALLROOM 20!

GET IN LINE EARLY!!

UPDATE (Thursday 18th July 2013) - Bryan Konietzko has announced that Janet Varney, the voice of Korra, P.J. Byrne, the voice of Bolin, David Faustino, the voice of Mako, Joaquim Dos Santos, co-executive producer on "The Legend of Korra", Ryu Ki-Hyun, supervising producer, and Lauren Montgomery, supervising producer, will be at San Diego Comic-Con International on Friday, where they'll be participating in Nickelodeon's "The Legend of Korra" SDCC panel and/or interviews and signings at the Nickelodeon booth (Nick booth)! See Bryan Konietzko's official Tumblr blog for more information.

Lauren Montgomery, supervising producer on Korra, also conceived and drew a very special whimsical illustration of "Korra's Spirit Parade" (which Sylvia Filcak-Blackwolf, Frederic Stewart, and Bryan Konietzko helped to paint/color) for a very high quality, detailed, and vibrant limited edition art print on sale at the Nick booth for the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con. Lauren will be at tomorrow's Nick booth signing, so if you can get your hands on one of these prints, bring it by to meet her and have her sign it!

Plus, Dark Horse was able to move up the release of the Korra Book 1 art book so it is available at San Diego Comic-Con, instead of one week after like it was originally scheduled. Now you can get 'em and Nick's Korra staff team can sign 'em for you!

Previews And Single Cover Artwork Of Ariana Grande's New Song, "Baby I"

To celebrate Nickelodeon Star Ariana Grande, who stars as Cat Valentine in Nickelodeon's brand new original comedy series "Sam & Cat", releasing her brand new song "Baby I" on Monday 22nd July 2013, two fantastic sneak peek previews of her latest new track have been released, which you can listen to below!

After you've listened to the sneak peek previews below for "Baby I", let NickALive! know what you think of Ariana's latest song on Twitter, Tumblr, Google+ and/or Facebook!

The first "Baby I" preview, which Nick celebrity Ariana Grande posted to her official Keek video stream as a special treat for her many fans, features a clip from the beginning of the song, which starts with a bold intro before she starts singing "Baby I got love for thee, so deep inside of me I don't know where to start.":

Jul 16, 2013 | #6DaysUntilBabyI by arianagrande on Keek.com

The second sneak peek of "Baby, I", which was uploaded to the online audio distribution platform SoundCloud by user 'gottaluvariana', features a clip from the second half of Ariana's new song:



To further celebrate her new single, Ariana Grande has today (Wednesday 17th July 2013) released the single cover artwork for her new track, "Baby I", which you can view below! Tweeted by Ariana Grande on her official Twitter profile page (@ArianaGrande):

Single artwork for Baby I :) #5DaysUntilBabyI http://instagram.com/p/b4Mc8XSWY_/ pic.twitter.com/ebdP8zBLoB

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Nickelodeon Promotes Three Creative And Operations Executives

Nickelodeon, one of the world's leading recognized entertainment brands for kids and families, has announced in the following press release, from Nickelodeon's Kids and Family Press Site, NickPress.com, that Nickelodeon has announced the promotion of three executives on the creative and operations teams: Matthew Duntemann has been named Senior Vice President (SVP) of Brand Design, Nickelodeon Group, Pete Johnson has been named Senior Vice President of Creative Advertising, Nickelodeon Group and Eric Squires has been named Senior Vice President of Creative Operations, Nickelodeon Group. The announcement was made on Tuesday 16th July 2013 by Anne Mullen, Executive Vice President (EVP), Creative Strategy, Nickelodeon Group, to whom they report to.

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON PROMOTES THREE CREATIVE AND OPERATIONS EXECUTIVES

Matthew Duntemann Named Senior Vice President, Brand Design, Nickelodeon Group; Pete Johnson Named Senior Vice President, Creative Advertising, Nickelodeon Group; Eric Squires Named Senior Vice President, Creative Operations, Nickelodeon Group

NEW YORK – July 16, 2013 – Nickelodeon announces the promotion of three executives on the creative and operations teams: Matthew Duntemann has been named Senior Vice President of Brand Design, Nickelodeon Group, Pete Johnson has been named Senior Vice President of Creative Advertising, Nickelodeon Group and Eric Squires has been named Senior Vice President of Creative Operations, Nickelodeon Group. The announcement was made today by Anne Mullen, Executive Vice President, Creative Strategy, Nickelodeon Group, to whom they report.

"Matthew, Pete and Eric have consistently helped to reinvent the Nick brand over the years; from the development of a full service in-house creative agency, to exquisite brand designs and stellar branded content,” said Anne Mullen, Executive Vice President, Creative Strategy, Nickelodeon Group. “With their creative instincts and strong relationships in the business, I am confident that these visionaries will lead theirteams and Nickelodeon to the next level of innovation."

As Senior Vice President, Brand Design, Nickelodeon Group, Matthew Duntemann is responsible for how the Nickelodeon brand is expressed visually across all platforms; off-air, on-air, digital. Additionally, Duntemann oversees the visual design of the digital networks; Nicktoons, TeenNick, Nick Jr. and Nick at Nite and brand-centric initiatives like the Kids Choice Awards and The Big Help.

Pete Johnson is responsible for creating advertising, integrated marketing and branded content for all of the Nickelodeon networks; Nick, Nick Jr., Nick at Nite, TeenNick, and NickMom. As Creative Director, Johnson will oversee a team of producers, art directors, copywriters and production assistants, who are responsible for developing work with the unique Nick voice, including television advertising, print, digital and outdoor content.

In his new role as Senior Vice President of Creative Operations, Nickelodeon Group, Eric Squires is responsible for day-to-day creative operations; including on-air promos, brand and partner advertising, brand design, event and corporate creative, press art and photography and digital advertising. Squires will be accountable for providing the appropriate operational structure, process, project management and communication to allow all creative teams to create best in class campaigns and allow for successful multi-team, cross department collaboration.

Formerly Vice President, Creative Director, Design, Nickelodeon Group, Matthew Duntemann shepherded the on-air branding of Nick, Nick Jr., and Nick at Nite under the "ONE BRAND" project umbrella including the creation of Nickelodeon's new logo system in 2009. Duntemann joined Nickelodeon in 1998 and, over the past 15 years, has developed on-air and off-air creative for Nick, Nick
Jr., Nick at Nite, TeenNick and their respective websites. Duntemann has won numerous BDA, Promax, Emmy, Art directors Club, and One Show awards. Before Nickelodeon, Duntemann held several director and designer roles at Channel V/Star TV (Hong Kong), CBS News, and KPIX/Channel 5 in San Francisco, among others. Duntemann earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Photography from Columbia
College.

Pete Johnson most recently served as Vice President, Creative Director, Nickelodeon Group, where he reinvented the creative advertising team and transformed it into a full service in-house agency for Nickelodeon and its advertising partners. Johnson managed the development of integrated marketing and custom commercials for all Nickelodeon networks and external clients such as Target, Walmart, Toyota, Volkswagon and Dell. Prior to joining Nickelodeon, Johnson served as Senior Vice President/Group
Creative Director at Saatchi & Saatchi. Johnson started his career at Cartoon Network as the Vice President/Creative Director of the On-Air Department from 2000 until 2005. Johnson has won numerous BDA, Promax, ANNIE and New York Festival awards. Johnson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the College of William & Mary.

Eric Squires joined Nickelodeon in 1999 as a project coordinator and has held several roles within the organization. Squires previously served as Vice President, Creative Operations and Project Management, where he was responsible for the communication, organization and project supervision of Nickelodeon's full service in-house creative group that generates all creative work to support the network and all lines of business. Squires earned a Bachelor’s degree in Education from Ithaca College.

Nickelodeon, now in its 34th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, and feature films. Nickelodeon’s U.S. television network is seen in almost 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 18 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).