'Strong' Beatles: Rock Band sales bolster Viacom results

Nov 3rd, 2009 - GameSpot

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'Strong' Beatles: Rock Band sales bolster Viacom results

Fab Four's gaming debut helps reverse slumping rhythm game sales, but can't push media empire to revenue growth.

In July, Viacom announced its second quarter results, lamenting the effect of dramatically slumping rhythm game sales on its bottom line. Today, the media company behind MTV Networks, BET Networks, and Paramount Pictures released its third quarter results, and as expected, the release of The Beatles: Rock Band helped reverse that trend.

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