Sumner Redstone
Sumner Redstone
Sumner Murray Redstoneis an American businessman and media magnate. He is the majority owner and chairman of the board of the National Amusements theater chain. Through National Amusements, Redstone and his family are majority owners of CBS Corporation and Viacom. According to Forbes, as of September 2015, he was worth US$5 billion...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth27 May 1923
CountryUnited States of America
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We have made a strategic decision that the future of Viacom lies in maximizing the value and potential of our core entertainment assets. The sale of our education, professional and reference publishing businesses will further refine that focus on software-driven entertainment, unlock the substantial value of these undervalued publishing assets for our shareholders and dramatically improve our capital structure.
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With both Viacom's and Infinity's core businesses performing at record levels, it is the perfect time to bring them more closely together, ... Combining Infinity with Viacom will now create a company that is financially even stronger and strategically even better positioned to generate superior returns.
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Having completed a strategic refocusing on its core television business, Spelling is a perfect fit with Viacom's entertainment business. By fully integrating Spelling into the Viacom family, with the efficiencies and economies of scale we can bring to bear, both Spelling's and Paramount's operations will be greatly enhanced.
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We have a pretty clear signal that we will be able to keep UPN.
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Look at the assets we bring together, ... We bring together a great studio and the most powerful cable networks in the world. We add that to CBS network, CBS' wonderful television station, CBS Radio, CBS Outdoor Advertising and soon we're adding (syndication company) King World to it. There's no company in the world that has that mix of assets. This will be the fastest-growing media company in the world.
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Let me say it remains our intention to split off Blockbuster from Viacom sometime after the first of the year, ... Having said that, we will not give it away.
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Partnerships with Chinese companies are central to our long-term strategy.
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Some have suggested that we spin off Blockbuster, which as many of you know becomes an option beginning in the fourth quarter of 1999. Others have suggested the notion of an initial public offering carve-out prior to the spin-off.
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Large is no longer in charge, ... Leverage will belong to the nimble and the swift.
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Our job was to fix (Blockbuster). We've done that. Our job is to grow it now.
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Paramount Pictures continued its remarkable run of box office hits in the second quarter with
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It is clear that... Viacom's businesses have inherently different growth characteristics and investment attributes that appeal to different types of investors,
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The quarter was fuelled by double-digit ad sales growth across the board, spurred by such ratings triumphs as CBS's 'Survivor,' which generated significant prime-time audience gains at CBS, and MTV's 'Video Music Awards,' this year's highest-rated cable entertainment program.
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We are ready to go forward and we are optimistic that the FCC and DOJ (endorsement) will come soon.