Viacom Cablevision, Inc., whose headquarters are presently located in Dublin, will soon be moving to a newly erected building on Stoneridge Drive in Hacienda Business Park.

The company, although largely concentrated on the west coast (in Washington, Oregon and California), has franchises in many other areas throughout the country.  Viacom was created in 1971, by CBS television, following an FCC ruling which forbade CBS to become involved in the pay television industry.

During the past 5 years, they have experienced rapid growth and are now looking forward to further expansion. “We hope to gain new subscribers in areas where we can utilize much of the cable which has been put down over the last few years,” says John Goddard, President of Viacom Cablevision. “We also hope to be installing many new systems in those areas not currently being serviced by Viacom.”

Pay television works via a system of underground cables and a special satellite positioned in outer space which transmits the electronic signals to homes equipped with cable lines and a Viacom receiving box rented by subscribers.

With their corporate headquarters currently spread out over three different buildings near the regional office on Sierra Lane, the company is in desperate need of the up-and-coming relocation. The new building will house some 140 employees in Viacom’s administrative, accounting, marketing, and legal departments. The regional operations office will remain in Dublin.

According to Mr. Goddard, the employees are really looking forward to having operations all under one roof so “they won’t have to run from building to building and more in the rain!”

Projected moving dates were set around October of 1984, however with the cement strike, a new moving date has not yet been set.  Nevertheless, it hasn’t dampened any spirits at Viacom.

To see a reproduction of the original article and edition of Pleasanton Pathways, visit: July 2, 1984 Pathways.