Viacom Co-Presidents and Co-Chief Operating Officers Tom Freston and Leslie Moonves to Speak at the Merrill Lynch Media and Entertainment Conference

Viacom Co-Presidents and Co-Chief Operating Officers Tom Freston and Leslie Moonves to Speak at the Merrill Lynch Media and Entertainment Conference

NEW YORK, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Viacom Inc. (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:and VIA.B) today announced that Tom Freston and Leslie Moonves, Co-Presidents and Co-Chief Operating Officers of Viacom, will speak at the Merrill Lynch Media and Entertainment Conference. Mr. Freston's presentation will begin at 4:45 p.m. ET on Tuesday, September 13, 2005, and Mr. Moonves' presentation will begin at 4:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 14, 2005. Audio webcasts of the presentations will be open to the general public through Viacom's corporate website at http://www.viacom.com/. Replays of the audio webcasts will be available in the presentations / webcasts section of Viacom's corporate website.

Viacom is a leading global media company, with preeminent positions in broadcast and cable television, radio, outdoor advertising, and online. With programming that appeals to audiences in every demographic category across virtually all media, the company is a leader in the creation, promotion, and distribution of entertainment, news, sports, music, and comedy. Viacom's well- known brands include CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, VH1, BET, Paramount Pictures, Infinity Broadcasting, Viacom Outdoor, UPN, TV Land, Comedy Central, CMT: Country Music Television, King World, Spike TV, Showtime, Paramount Parks, and Simon & Schuster. More information about Viacom and its businesses is available at http://www.viacom.com/ .

Source: Viacom Inc.

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