Comments on: Viacom Lays Off 850, Takes $450 Million Charge

By: Viacom’s Fourth Quarter: Not A Disaster | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:42:36 +0000

[...] write-off? Just a few million more than the $450 million Viacom announced last fall, at the same time it fired 850 people. But since the company doesn’t own an local television stations, and hasn’t made any [...]

By: Next Up For Media Layoffs: ABC? | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:11:43 +0000

[...] Anthony DiClemente, who probably isn’t going out on a limb here. Yesterday’s cuts from Viacom (VIA.B) and GE’s NBC (GE) — 850 and 500 jobs, respectively — are actually [...]

By: More Media Layoff/Shutdown Roundup: Time Inc., Forbes, NBC Universal, IAC | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:17:11 +0000

[...] beginning of holiday season meant an and to media layoff season, think again. In addition to the 850 Viacom (VIA.B) workers who are getting pink-slipped, this looks to be a particularly bad few days at Time Warner’s Time Inc. (TWX) where many of [...]