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    • Saturday, 4 March, 2023
      On Wall StreetWilliam Cohan
      Time for US boards to step up

      Too many directors are failing to act as a much-needed check on imperial chief executives

    • Wednesday, 25 November, 2020
      LexMedia
      Simon & Schuster/ViacomCBS: slightly foxed Premium content

      It is questionable whether this concentrated industry can tolerate the loss of a top business

    • Thursday, 13 August, 2020
      Due Diligence
      Redstone’s legacy: a dealmaker who understood the value of content Premium content

      The media mogul’s life story had all the makings of the American dream

    • Thursday, 13 August, 2020
      FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
      SME woes, UK GDP drop, Sumner Redstone

      Smaller US companies suffered a profits wipeout in Q2 amid the Covid-19 crisis

    • Wednesday, 12 August, 2020
      Obituary
      Sumner Redstone, media mogul, 1923-2020

      Billionaire who built the ViacomCBS entertainment empire and told the world ‘content is king’

    • Wednesday, 12 August, 2020
      Viacom and CBS mogul Sumner Redstone dies aged 97

      Billionaire turned a regional cinema chain into a global entertainment empire

    • Monday, 19 August, 2019
      Andrew Hill
      The plague of long-running feuds in family businesses

      Infighting is almost always value-destroying for any outside shareholders

    • Tuesday, 13 August, 2019
      CBS Broadcasting
      CBS strikes deal to reunite with Viacom

      Two halves of historic media empire reunite to take on competitors

    • Wednesday, 3 October, 2018
      ReviewLife & Arts
      How Michael Ovitz and Sumner Redstone changed Hollywood forever

      Accounts of the two media moguls document the cut and thrust of Tinseltown power games

    • Tuesday, 11 September, 2018
      Instant InsightAndrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
      Moonves’ inflated pay should have been a red flag to investors

      The next CBS boss would be wise not to pocket anywhere near as much

    • Tuesday, 11 September, 2018
      US & Canadian companies
      Viacom’s Shari Redstone rises in media mogul ranks

      With Les Moonves ousted at CBS, scion of billionaire founder wins battle for control

    • Tuesday, 15 May, 2018
      The FT ViewUS & Canadian companies
      A dysfunctional family reunion at CBS/Viacom

      Sooner or later, dual-class share structures cause difficulties

    • Wednesday, 4 April, 2018
      US & Canadian companies
      Viacom rejects CBS’s below-market takeover

      Weeks of talks expected on proposal to reunite companies separated 13 years ago

    • Thursday, 1 February, 2018
      US & Canadian companies
      CBS and Viacom take steps towards exploring merger

      Reunification of companies split by Sumner Redstone to be examined by special committees

    • Thursday, 3 August, 2017
      Companies
      Viacom posts upbeat results as turnaround takes hold
    • Monday, 12 December, 2016
      US & Canadian companies
      Redstone family calls off Viacom-CBS merger talks

      Disagreements over valuation and management control derail attempt to reunite empire

    • Monday, 12 December, 2016
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Viacom names Bob Bakish CEO after CBS merger talks end
    • Monday, 12 December, 2016
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Viacom shares fall after CBS merger deal scrapped
    • Wednesday, 9 November, 2016
      US & Canadian companies
      Viacom hit by movie flops and cable ad slump

      Paramount Pictures and MTV owner says it is still exploring CBS merger

    • Monday, 3 October, 2016
      US & Canadian companies
      CBS and Viacom urged to consider reunion

      Investors and analysts back Les Moonves to run combined entity

    • Thursday, 29 September, 2016
      US & Canadian companies
      Redstone vehicle spells out CBS-Viacom merger ambitions

      National Amusements asks boards to consider all-stock deal to reunite media companies

    • Wednesday, 21 September, 2016
      US & Canadian companies
      Viacom’s interim chief to leave in November

      Tom Dooley to depart as media group’s board looks to forge new path after bitter power struggle

    • Wednesday, 21 September, 2016
      fastFTPan Kwan Yuk
      Viacom slashes dividend, interim CEO to leave
    • Thursday, 25 August, 2016
      Inside BusinessMatthew Garrahan
      Viacom needs a bold new leader after bruising battle

      Philippe Dauman’s departure creates an opportunity to change direction

    • Sunday, 21 August, 2016
      Media
      Viacom faces turnround challenge under Redstones

      End to bitter fight over control of $40bn media empire leaves questions about future

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