anyone know who gets the 3 billion in profit from Dora?
see:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dora_the_Explorer#Dora_the_Explorer_merchandise
holy guacamole, Boots, that's alot of money! Are they using it for a good cause?
Well, if you think enhancing shareholder value is a good cause then I guess yes. Dora is owned by Nickelodeon which is a Division of Viacom.
Viacom Inc.
Corporate Directors: George Abrams | Philippe Dauman (CEO) | Thomas E. Dooley| Ellen V. Futter | Robert Kraft | Alan Greenberg | Charles Phillips | Sumner Redstone (Chairman) | Shari Redstone | Frederic Salerno | William Schwartz
MTV Networks channels in the Americas: CMT | CMT Pure Country | Comedy Central | Logo | MHD | MTV | MTV2 | MTV Brasil (30%) | MTV Chi | MTV Desi | MTV Hits | MTV Jams | MTV K | MTV Networks Latin America | MTV Tempo | MTV Tr3s | mtvU | Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite/Nick Jr. | NickToons Network | Nick GAS | Noggin/The N | Spike TV | TV Land | VH1 | VH1 Brazil | VH1 Classic | VH1 Soul | VH1 Uno
MTV Networks film production: MTV Films | Nickelodeon Movies
MTV Networks Europe: MTV Base | MTV Central | MTV Classic | MTV Dance | MTV Europe | MTV Flux (UK) | MTV Italy (49%) | MTV Latvija | MTV Lietuva | MTV Russia | MTV UK and Ireland | MTV2 Europe | Nickelodeon UK(50%) | Nicktoons UK(50%) | Nick Jr. (UK)(50%) | TMF Flanders | TMF Nederland | TMF UK | VH1 UK | VH1 Classic UK | VIVA
MTV Networks Asia: MTV Australia | MTV India | MTV New Zealand | MTV Pakistan | MTV Philippines | Nickelodeon Australia | Nickelodeon Japan | Nickelodeon New Zealand | VH1 Australia
MTV Networks internet services: Atom Entertainment | GameTrailers | iFilm | MTV Overdrive | Neopets | Xfire
Paramount Pictures Corporation (Paramount Motion Pictures Group): DreamWorks | Go Fish Pictures | Paramount Vantage | Paramount Home Entertainment | Republic Pictures | United International Pictures (50%, with NBC Universal's Universal Studios)
Misc. Assets: BET | Bubba Gump Shrimp Company | Famous Music | Paramount Comedy
Annual Revenue: $17.3 billion USD (10% 3Q 2005) | Employees: 38,350 | Stock Symbol: NYSE: VIAB | Website: www.viacom.com
That should answer most of the question about what else they own.
nuff said.
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