EXHIBIT 24

                                   VIACOM INC.

                                Power of Attorney

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned director of VIACOM
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Michael D. Fricklas and Mark C. Morril, severally and not jointly, to be
his true lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2000 (and any amendments thereto); granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully for all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming
all that the said attorney-in-fact and agent, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name this 21st day of March,
2001.

                                                      /s/ George S. Abrams
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                                                         George S. Abrams


                                   VIACOM INC.

                                Power of Attorney

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned director of VIACOM
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Michael D. Fricklas and Mark C. Morril, severally and not jointly, to be
his true lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2000 (and any amendments thereto); granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully for all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming
all that the said attorney-in-fact and agent, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name this 21st day of March,
2001.

                                                       /s/ David R. Andelman
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                                                          David R. Andelman


                                   VIACOM INC.

                                Power of Attorney

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned director of VIACOM
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Michael D. Fricklas and Mark C. Morril, severally and not jointly, to be
his true lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2000 (and any amendments thereto); granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully for all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming
all that the said attorney-in-fact and agent, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name this 21st day of March,
2001.

                                                     /s/ George H. Conrades
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                                                        George H. Conrades


                                   VIACOM INC.

                                Power of Attorney

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned director of VIACOM
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Michael D. Fricklas and Mark C. Morril, severally and not jointly, to be
his true lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2000 (and any amendments thereto); granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully for all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming
all that the said attorney-in-fact and agent, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name this 21st day of March,
2001.

                                                     /s/ Philippe P. Dauman
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                                                        Philippe P. Dauman


                                   VIACOM INC.

                                Power of Attorney

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned director of VIACOM
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Michael D. Fricklas and Mark C. Morril, severally and not jointly, to be
his true lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2000 (and any amendments thereto); granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully for all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming
all that the said attorney-in-fact and agent, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name this 21st day of March,
2001.

                                                     /s/ William H. Gray III
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                                                        William H. Gray III


                                   VIACOM INC.

                                Power of Attorney

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned director of VIACOM
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Michael D. Fricklas and Mark C. Morril, severally and not jointly, to be
his true lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2000 (and any amendments thereto); granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully for all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming
all that the said attorney-in-fact and agent, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name this 21st day of March,
2001.

                                                          /s/ Jan Leschly
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                                                            Jan Leschly


                                   VIACOM INC.

                                Power of Attorney

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned director of VIACOM
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Michael D. Fricklas and Mark C. Morril, severally and not jointly, to be
his true lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2000 (and any amendments thereto); granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully for all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming
all that the said attorney-in-fact and agent, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name this 21st day of March,
2001.

                                                     /s/ David T. McLaughlin
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                                                       David T. McLaughlin


                                   VIACOM INC.

                                Power of Attorney

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned director of VIACOM
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Michael D. Fricklas and Mark C. Morril, severally and not jointly, to be
his true lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2000 (and any amendments thereto); granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully for all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming
all that the said attorney-in-fact and agent, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name this 21st day of March,
2001.

                                                         /s/ Ken Miller
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                                                             Ken Miller


                                   VIACOM INC.

                                Power of Attorney

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned director of VIACOM
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Michael D. Fricklas and Mark C. Morril, severally and not jointly, to be
his true lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2000 (and any amendments thereto); granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully for all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming
all that the said attorney-in-fact and agent, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name this 21st day of March,
2001.

                                                       /s/ Leslie Moonves
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                                                           Leslie Moonves


                                   VIACOM INC.

                                Power of Attorney

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned director of VIACOM
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Michael D. Fricklas and Mark C. Morril, severally and not jointly, to be
his true lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2000 (and any amendments thereto); granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully for all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming
all that the said attorney-in-fact and agent, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name this 21st day of March,
2001.

                                                      /s/ Brent D. Redstone
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                                                         Brent D. Redstone


                                   VIACOM INC.

                                Power of Attorney

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned director of VIACOM
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Michael D. Fricklas and Mark C. Morril, severally and not jointly, to be
her true lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for her and in her name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2000 (and any amendments thereto); granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully for all intents
and purposes as she might or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming
all that the said attorney-in-fact and agent, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name this 21st day of March,
2001.

                                                        /s/ Shari Redstone
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                                                          Shari Redstone


                                   VIACOM INC.

                                Power of Attorney

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned director of VIACOM
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Michael D. Fricklas and Mark C. Morril, severally and not jointly, to be
his true lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2000 (and any amendments thereto); granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully for all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming
all that the said attorney-in-fact and agent, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name this 21st day of March,
2001.

                                                     /s/ Frederic V. Salerno
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                                                        Frederic V. Salerno


                                   VIACOM INC.

                                Power of Attorney

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned director of VIACOM
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Michael D. Fricklas and Mark C. Morril, severally and not jointly, to be
his true lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2000 (and any amendments thereto); granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully for all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming
all that the said attorney-in-fact and agent, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name this 21st day of March,
2001.

                                                       /s/ William Schwartz
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                                                          William Schwartz


                                   VIACOM INC.

                                Power of Attorney

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned director of VIACOM
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Michael D. Fricklas and Mark C. Morril, severally and not jointly, to be
his true lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2000 (and any amendments thereto); granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully for all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming
all that the said attorney-in-fact and agent, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name this 21st day of March,
2001.

                                                        /s/ Ivan Seidenberg
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                                                           Ivan Seidenberg


                                   VIACOM INC.

                                Power of Attorney

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned director of VIACOM
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Michael D. Fricklas and Mark C. Morril, severally and not jointly, to be
her true lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for her and in her name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2000 (and any amendments thereto); granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully for all intents
and purposes as she might or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming
all that the said attorney-in-fact and agent, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name this 21st day of March,
2001.

                                                      /s/ Patty Stonesifer
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                                                         Patty Stonesifer


                                   VIACOM INC.

                                Power of Attorney

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned director of VIACOM
INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Michael D. Fricklas and Mark C. Morril, severally and not jointly, to be
his true lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to sign the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2000 (and any amendments thereto); granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully for all intents
and purposes as he might or could do in person hereby ratifying and confirming
all that the said attorney-in-fact and agent, shall do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name this 21st day of March,
2001.

                                                       /s/ Robert D. Walter
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                                                          Robert D. Walter