Susan, Devon and myself decided to choose ViaCom as our media hegemony; Viacom (Video & Audio Communications), is an American corporation with various worldwide networks in cable and satellite television networks and movie production and distribution.
When I came across the networks that was owned by Viacom, I was shocked to find that one of my favorite network, MTV, was owned by Viacom which was created on August 1st, 1981. In my opinion, I believe that MTV is one of the most popular network on television mainly because most of the shows that are being aired are considered to be reality shows. Examples of my favorite shows are; A shot at love with Tila Tequila, Cribs, The Real World, The Hills, Lauguna Beach, My Super Sweet Sixteen, Next, Room Raiders etc are only the few of many networks of Viacom.
I was also surprised to find that BET and Nickelodeon was owned by Viacom as well. Nickelodeon which was my childhood television station was also my form of education, shows such as Rugrats and Hey Arnold, were the two main shows that taught me to be a better person. BET (Black Entertainment Television) which I considered to be the most watched "black" show in Canada, mainly because everything and anything that is being broadcast by BET is related to the African community.
Viacom main division of assets:
- Film Production and Distribution:Viacom International, Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks, Republic Pictures, MTV Films, Nickelodeon Movies, Go Fish Pictures.
- Television Networks:Comedy Central, Logo, BET, Spike, TV Land, Nick at Nite, Nickelodeon, Noggin, The N, Nick Jr. TEENick, MTV, VH1, MTV2, CMT, MHD.
- Television Production and Television Distribution: DreamWorks Television
- Video Gaming: Xfire, Harmonix, GameTrailers, Neopets.
- Internet Sites: Screwattack.
During this process as a group member my participation in this collaborative process was the design of the ViaCom image provided; as well as working with my two group members to find research on which networks are owned by Viacom.
WORK CITED:
1) Viacom, "Wikipedia",
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