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- Redstone Doesn't Fret Over Powerlul MSOs.(Brief Article)
- LAS VEGAS -- Viacom Inc. chairman Sumner Redstone last week said that he no longer fears MSO consolidation as a possible barrier to distribution of his popular cable networks over cable systems. Redstone used to rail against Tele-Communication LAS...
- Research articles 2000-04-17
- ViaSlow vs. ViaGrow: Sumner Redstone fine-tunes his plan to split Viacom.(MONEY TALKS)
- As Viacom divvies up its assets into two companies, a single piece has turned up as foster child: Showtime Networks Inc. Why is Viacom CEO Sumner Redstone taking billion-dollar cable network Showtime from cable czar Tom Freston and handing it ...
- Research articles 2005-05-09
- BLOCKBUSTER WEEK FOR REVIVED VIACOM: 2-YEAR TURNAROUND CAPPED BY SPINOFF, WEB STRATEGY, STRONG EARNINGS.
- Viacom Inc. intends to grab the spotlight this week by announcing the long-awaited spinoff of its Blockbuster video rental chain, a new Internet strategy and strong fourth-quarter earnings. The carefully orchestrated week of announcements is design Viacom Inc. intends to grab the spotlight this...
- Research articles 1999-02-22
- MTV Gains Fuel Profit at Viacom.(2nd quarter gains at cable networks)
- Double-digit gains at its cable networks helped to send Viacom Inc.'s second-quarter results "sharply" higher, according to the company. Leading the pack was MTV Networks, which reported a 22 percent quarterly increase in revenue to Double-digit gains at...
- Research articles 1999-07-26
- Invasion of the Viacom people.(Brief Article)
- Sumner Redstone promises new cable net to challenge resurgent Sci-Fi Channel After losing his 50% stake in USA Network's Sci-Fi Channel, Via-com Inc. chairman Sumner Redstone wants to start one of his own. Redstone last week...
- Research articles 1999-04-12
- War for Paramount nears end: Wall Street continues to value QVC's bid higher than Viacom's. (QVC Network, bids to acquire Paramount Communications) (Brief Article)
- Wall Street continues to value QVC's bid higher than Viacom's The endgame for Paramount Communications is in progress. Investors hope Sumner Redstone will raise his tender offer before Friday, though bidding could continue until Feb. 1, Paramou Wall Street continues...
- Research articles 1994-01-17
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- Redstone, Bronfman spar in court. (Viacom Inc. chairman Sumner Redstone; Seagram Company Ltd. chairman Edgar Bronfman)
- WILMINGTON, DEL. - Two corporate titans had to answer to someone else for a change, as Edgar Bronfman and Sumner Redstone went head-to-head in their court fight over USA Network and Nick at Nite's TV Land. WILMINGTON, DEL. - Two corporate titans had to answer...
- Research articles 1996-11-04
- The new fairness doctrine.(Editorials)(CBS should be criticized for its removal of the miniseries covering the Reagan presidency)
- CBS has a great tradition of editorial independence, some of it celebrated during the network's 75th anniversary gala in New York. Last week, Les Moonves, Mel Karmazin and Sumner Redstone betrayed that tradition. CBS has a great tradition of editorial independence, some...
- Research articles 2003-11-10
- Sumner-Mel feud settled —for now
- The board of directors of Viacom--owner of some of the strongest cable networks, including MTV, the National Network and Black Entertainment Television--held a special meeting last Wednesday to iron out what is reported to be an increasingly contentious relationship between its strong-willed chairman, Sumner Redstone, and its equally forceful president/chief...
- Research articles 2002-02-04
- Titans Diller, Redstone tussle for Chris-Craft.(Brief Article)
- Welcome to Barry Diller vs. Sumner Redstone. Round 3. After battling through the '90s over USA Networks Diller bought it and Viacom Redstone bought it, the two moguls, who have cost each other plenty of money in the previous bidding wars, have a...
- Research articles 2000-03-20
- Redstone Predicts Upn Okay
- Viacom CEO Sumner Redstone said he's optimistic FCC will let combined Viacom/CBS retain 50% ownership of UPN TV Network when Commission approves combining of 2 media companies. Answering questions after PaineWebber Media Conference in N.Y.C., he said "we're generally encouraged by the commissioners' attitudes" when he and CBS CEO...
- Research articles 1999-12-13
- Viacom and CBS Make It a Blockbuster Night - Viacom and CBS to merge - Brief Article
- Faced with fragmented audiences in the Internet and cable-TV era, media companies are cobbling together a broad swath of platforms to draw audiences, attract advertisers and keep earnings growing. Sumner Redstone's Viacom is ahead of the curve. The company owns such cableTV staples as MTV, Nickelodeon, Showtime and VH1; the...
- Research articles 1999-11-01
- Moonves Is Optimistic, Despite Plummeting Ad Sales for CBS
- Julia Boorstin submits: The eye network's stellar ratings, which have been trouncing its rivals, didn't help CBS Corp.'s CBS earnings. The ad-heavy media company suffered heavily from the decline in the ad markets, reporting a loss of 8 cents per share, a penny less than analysts expected, down from...
- External links 2009-05-08
- A Mogul in Full
- At 82, Sumner Redstone, a billionaire eight or nine times over, controls not one, but two giant media companies after splitting apart his Viacom empire in January. One is CBS Inc. (CBS network, Showtime and CBS Radio, the former home of Howard Stern). The other is the new Viacom (MTV,...
- Research articles 2006-04-24
- 8 cartoons to become Midway games
- NEW YORK -- Viacom CEO Sumner Redstone's 75% stake in Midway Games doesn't frighten Time Warner. The companies today will announce a licensing deal that could strengthen the case for Viacom to buy the interactive software company -- and might significantly broaden Midway's audience. Midway, best known for adult-oriented...
- Research articles 2005-02-15
- Moguls ride the ad turnaround.
- Feb 13, 2003 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) Two veteran media moguls have overseen a rise in their company's profits. They are Sumner Redstone, of Viacom in the US, and Rupert Murdoch, of News Corporation. In the fourth quarter of 2002, both moguls...
- Research articles 2003-02-13
- Viacom CEO Freston out; Dauman takes leadership post
- NEW YORK -- Dogged by its falling stock price, Viacom startled company watchers on Tuesday by pushing aside cable programming pioneer Tom Freston and turning the TV network and movie giant over to two longtime confidants of Executive Chairman Sumner Redstone. Philippe Dauman replaced Freston as CEO, while Tom Dooley...
- Research articles 2006-09-06
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