EX-23.1 5 0005.txt CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP EXHIBIT 23.1 PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP 1301 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019-6013 Telephone (212) 259-1000 Facsimile (212) 259-1301 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS ---------------------------------- We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Viacom Inc. of our report dated February 10, 2000, except for the second and third paragraphs of note 2, which are as of March 21, 2000 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedules, which appears in Viacom Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ---------------------------------------- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP New York, New York February 6, 2001