Mouse gives shareholders bigger dividend  Many companies have
initiated or increased dividends since the 15% dividend tax rate
became law in 2003. At the end of 2002, 351 stocks in the S&P
500 paid dividends. Now, 402 do.  Among S&P 500 companies in the
entertainment industry, the percentage of payers has remained
about the same. But because of corporate restructuring or
earnings problems, most didn’t pay a dividend at all in 2003.
CBS Corp. and Viacom were parts of the old Viacom until the 2006
split. CBS started paying a dividend immediately, but currently
pays shareholders 46% less than it did six years ago. Viacom
waited until 2010 to pay and has increased its dividend 144% in
two years.  Cablers have long argued that they needed their cash
for system build-outs. But once most construction was completed,
dividends began. Cablevision Systems started in 2008, and has
since boosted its dividend 50%. Comcast Corp., which suspended a
token dividend in 1999, resumed paying at a much higher rate in
2008. Since