Bloomberg: Viacom has posted second-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates, weathering a persistent decline in U.S. advertising sales. “We’re becoming less reliant on old, not-so-relevant programming we acquired years ago,” said CEO Philippe Dauman. “We said goodbye to that, and we’re saying hello to new, more engaging, more live.” Dauman called out the growing popularity of selected new TV shows on all platforms. Viewership of Comedy Central’s “Broad City,” for example, grew 10-fold on digital sites and 55 percent on cable video-on-demand.