Mel Karmazin
Mel Karmazin
Melvin Alan "Mel" Karmazin is an American executive. He co-founded and was the president of Infinity Broadcasting and eventually became the president and CEO of CBS. From 2004-2012, he was the CEO of Sirius Radio. In October 2012, Karmazin announced that he would be stepping down on February 1, 2013. Upon his departure, John C. Malone took over Karmazin's role at SiriusXM...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth24 August 1943
CountryUnited States of America
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When I have lunch with those guys, they're paying for my lunch. I'm not paying for their lunch.
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We believe that in offering shares of the new Infinity Broadcasting, we will unlock the value of our largest and fastest-growing operating segment -- our radio and outdoor businesses.
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We're pleased to see improvements in all segments, ... The company's stations group had record operating results with each of the divisions - radio, outdoor and television - contributing to the results.
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We are pleased with the ongoing growth of radio and outdoor (advertising), the television stations and the network.
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Today's announcement is the culmination of a process that began with the merger of Viacom and CBS and realizes an important opportunity to bring new efficiencies to the broadcast business, while maintaining the distinct voices of CBS and UPN,
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Over the next 12 months, AOL members will view half a billion pages with the CBS News logo framing our editorial content, ... That's a tremendous number of impressions, in a medium that augments our more traditional television and radio audience.
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This market is terrific for Viacom to participate in,
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The business model is still principally subscriber driven with advertising being a nice add-on.
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If Exxon and Mobil can combine, then why can't I buy NBC?
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I can't tell you what the price would be, but it certainly would be an asset we would be interested in if it were available,
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The pending merger with XM will offer unprecedented choice for consumers and create tremendous value for stockholders.
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The company expects to benefit from the ratings improvement at the CBS television network which, combined with the reduction in its cost structure, will enable the network to become a positive contributor to the company's future cash flows.