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Viacom, Microsoft team for online deal

FROM VARIETY: Five-year alliance to combat the likes of Google

By Dade Hayes of Variety -- Video Business, 12/20/2007

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DEC. 20 | FROM VARIETY: Viacom and Microsoft announced a five-year strategic alliance Wednesday that redirects Viacom's Web efforts away from Google, its opponent in a bitter $1 billion copyright infringement suit.

The pact will see divisions of both companies team on advertising, content distribution, event promotions and games. The companies would not divulge the deal's exact value, but estimated its "projected base value" at $500 million in financial considerations.

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