Viacom executives are in London negotiating the purchase of LastFM, the London based "online social music network" (read: internet radio station), according to a music business source familiar with the negotiations. The purchase price is said to be $450 million dollars.
http://www.dealbreaker.com/2007/02/the_rumor_mill_lastfm_being_pi.php
I don't know how real this story is, but certainly interesting. I've made no secret that I think Last.fm is an acquisition target for someone... but I didn't figure Viacom (I would assume with MTV being the main benefactor of such an acquistion). I guess they are looking to fill the void left by a missed YouTube opportunity?
