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...The competing bids are the latest twist in a long-running saga for Redstone, the media scion who in 2020 inherited control of the entertainment conglomerate that her late father Sumner Redstone built from...
...Redstone in 2020 inherited control of the entertainment conglomerate that her late father, Sumner Redstone, built over the past century....
...In some ways the two executives make for an odd pairing — Redstone, the 69-year-old Boston native and daughter of the late Sumner Redstone, is almost three decades older than the youthful, blonde-haired...
...Other media moguls, from William Randolph Hearst to Viacom’s Sumner Redstone, fought against the dying of their influence over rivals, readers and viewers....
...Redstone, whose life and career only became more bizarre as he aged and family and friends sought to get their hands on his empire....
...In their new book, Unscripted, journalists James B Stewart and Rachael Abrams investigate how CBS and Viacom went off the rails under the leadership of Sumner Redstone, Les Moonves and other executives....
...At the height of his powers, Sumner Redstone was one of the media and entertainment industry’s most formidable executives....
...Unscripted (Cornerstone Press/Penguin Press) by James B Stewart and Rachel Abrams makes a worthy bid for Paramount founder Sumner Redstone to be considered Logan-worthy....
...Redstone towards the end of his long, colourful life....
...This year my hot ticket is Unscripted, about the battle for succession at Sumner Redstone’s media empire....
...As media mogul Sumner Redstone’s health deteriorated, he vowed to never relinquish control of his empire. Even into his nineties he would not discuss succession....
...Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Hollywood Media Empire, by James Stewart and Rachel Abrams is the no-holds-barred tale of the brutal succession battle that broke out over media mogul Sumner Redstone’s...
...Redstone has prevailed in the two-decade long saga over who runs the company, fending off two of the most powerful men in Hollywood — disgraced CBS chief Les Moonves and her father, Sumner....
...In Hollywood and on Wall Street, there is debate over whether the media empire built by Sumner Redstone can continue in its present form. Behind this is a family drama fit for the silver screen....
...Simon & Schuster, one of the top five publishers in the US and a prized asset of the late Sumner Redstone, is no longer viewed within ViacomCBS as central to its strategy as the company launches into Hollywood...
...Shari Redstone stars in a new drama Shari Redstone’s rise to the helm of Paramount was the stuff of Hollywood: a two-decade long battle for control, in which she defeated two of the most powerful men in...
...Speaking to investors on Wednesday, Redstone paid homage to her late father Sumner, who helped shape the modern entertainment industry, coining the phrase “content is king” and inspiring characters in HBO...
...Sumner Redstone, who has died aged 97, was one of the last media moguls: a firm believer in the long-term value of content, be it television shows or movies, and a man who continued to call the shots at...
...In this new feature, he details how traces of Robert Maxwell, Sumner Redstone, Gina Rinehart and James Packer are in evidence, and how many of the show’s other outrageous twists have parallels in actual...
...Sumner Redstone, one of a generation of media titans who shaped today’s business of films and television, has died aged 97....
...Simon & Schuster gave cachet to the other activities of Sumner Redstone. The mogul died in August....
...Drop us a line and join the conversation: Due.Diligence@FT.com Farewell to a media mogul The death of Sumner Redstone, a ferocious dealmaker who elbowed his way into Hollywood, has captured the entertainment...
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...Whether it is arguments between the children of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, the legal fights involving the late Sumner Redstone (the dictatorial billionaire behind CBS and Paramount Pictures) or the bitter...
...It is enough to rival Sumner Redstone, who tried to remain chairman of his media conglomerates, CBS and Viacom, when he could no longer speak....
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