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- The Digital Dash.(Sumner Redstone's business planning)(E! Entertainment Television Inc. lauches television programs)
- By Anne Becker Sumner Redstone wants Viacom to quicken its new-media pace. Can anyone move fast enough? Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone lamented last week that his company's approach to the "digital revolution" had not been...
- Research articles 2006-09-11
- Viacom Takes on News Corp. in Lawsuit over Top Television Executive.(Originated from Daily News, New York)
- Nov. 4--Sumner Redstone and Rupert Murdoch are going toe-to-toe in a fight over a top TV executive. Nov. 4--Sumner Redstone and Rupert Murdoch are going toe-to-toe in a fight over a top TV executive.
- Research articles 1997-11-04
- Everything's in play: Last week's federal court ruling will trigger another round of media consolidation--sooner or later. (Specialreport Mergers & Acquisitions).
- On Aug. 5, 1999, the FCC for the first time agreed to permit a single company to own two television stations in a single market, so-called duopolies. Six days later, CBS Chairman Mel Karmazin visited Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone to talk about wh On...
- Research articles 2002-02-25
- Diller Positioned for Vivendi Asset Bid; Viacom's Mel Karmazin, Liberty and DreamWorks All Likely Interested.(TV Currents)
- Byline: Diane Mermigas In a major round of executive musical chairs last week, Mel Karmazin re-upped as Viacom's chief operating officer and Barry Diller exited as CEO of Vivendi Universal Entertainment. Those two moves could lead to some big ...
- Research articles 2003-03-24
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- Redstone and Biondi at year five. (Sumner M. Redstone; Viacom Inc. president Frank Biondi)(includes related article on Viacom Inc.'s planned settlement with Home Box Office Inc.)
- Ask Sumner Redstone if he's made any big missteps since winning the bitter takeover fight for Viacom Inc. five years ago, and he names only one: not exiting the broadcast TV station business when he had the chance. Instead the company...
- Research articles 1992-06-01
- 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
- Redstone eager to sell cable assets. (Viacom-Paramount Chairman Sumner Redstone) (Brief Article)
- Viacom-Paramount Chairman Sumner Redstone wants out of the cable TV distribution business because the industry is "highly regulated and subject to the onslaught of competition." "There's room for the big operators," such as Tele-Communications Inc. and Time Warner, said Redstone, who...
- Research articles 1994-10-24
- Redstone climbs the Great Wall: Viacom topper makes hopeful Pacific overtures. (MTV International at 15).(Sumner Redstone travels to China to work on gaining business there)(Brief Article)
- SHANGHAI Viacom Inc.'s chairman and chief exec, Sumner Redstone, flew to Beijing at the end of July to shake some hands and open a few doors. Children's TV is taking off in China, where domestic cable and satellite networks are cultivating the next generation of viewers,...
- Research articles 2002-08-12
- The price of mogulmania. (Sumner Redstone's and Barry Diller's overpriced bids for Paramount) (Editorial)
- Redstone's and Diller's bids for Paramount, now around $10 billion, have become an exercise in egomania. They believe Paramount's programming will put them in control in the 500-channel environment, but serious competition will spring up from non-traditional programming."AND so the screw turns again." Thus Barry Diller, old Hollywood hand...
- Research articles 1994-01-29
- Sumner Redstone's Book Illuminates Show Biz.(Passion to Win)(Review)
- "I am not yet ready to talk about succession, I am always very ready to talk about success ... What am I going to be doing five years from now? ... I still want to be number one." This is how Viacom's chairman and CEO,...
- Research articles 2001-10-01
- No favors, no waivers.(Federal Communications Commission is not lifting audience reach restrictions for Viacom Inc.)(Statistical Data Included)
- FCC not hot on exceptions; Viacom likely to shed stations Sumner Redstone and Mel Karmazin should start picking the TV stations they want to put on the block, because it's clear the FCC is in no mood to lift audience-reach restrictions in...
- Research articles 1999-09-13
- Fort Sumner.
- Viacom chairman tells NAB crowd to unite, concentrate on big battles Viacom Chairman and CEO Sumner Redstone told NAB convention attendees Monday that NAB members have to stop bickering about specific issues like the ownership caps and present a united front in...
- Research articles 2000-04-12
- 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 downplays Cronin notes; in latest from MCA vs. Viacom, MCA lawyers introduce TV Land president's notes on competition with USA.(Viacom Inc. Chairman Sumner Redstone, TV Land President Rich Cronin)
- There are 8 million stories in the Naked City, and MCA and Viacom have two very different ones. Their court battle over USA Networks continued in New York last week, with top executives of both companies offering divergent details on their...
- Research articles 1996-11-11
- 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
- Redstone mulls the break-up of Viacom
- VIACOM IS considering breaking itself up in a move that could see the US media conglomerate's cable TV and film assets separated from its television and radio arm. Viacom last night admitted it was considering the move as a way of addressing its ailing share price. It...
- Research articles 2005-03-17
- CBS Call: Redstone: Light At The End Of The Tunnel
- [In progress] Before turning the call over to CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) president and CEO Les Moonves, Sumner Redstone, the company’s executive chairman, CBS Corp. heaped praise on the company’s efforts to manage the downturn and sounded relieved to say “there is finally light at the end of the...
- External links 2009-11-05
- 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
- Viacom and Time Warner Reach Deal to Avoid Blackout
- NEW YORK (Reuters) - Viacom and Time Warner Cable reached an agreement in principle on Thursday that avoided a blackout that would have prevented more than 13 million U.S. subscribers from seeing popular TV shows like "Dora the Explorer" and "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." The two sides said...
- News items 2009-08-07
- CBS Corporation Q1 2006 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (CBS)
- Earnings Call Excerpt CBS Corporation CBS Q1 2006 Earnings Conference Call April 26, 2006, 8:30 am ET Executives: Marty Shea, Executive VP, Investor Relations Sumner Redstone, Executive Chairman Les Moonves, President and CEO Fred Reynolds, Executive VP and CFO ...
- Earnings calls 2006-04-26
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