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Sumner Redstone Donates $10M to USC's School of Cinematic Arts

January 17, 2013 By Tim Kenneally 17 weeks ago

Donation from CBS and Viacom executive chairman Sumner Redstone will go toward a 2,600-square-foot production facility for USC

  

Sumner Redstone Donates $18M to Boston University School of Law

September 13, 2012 By Danielle Paquette 35 weeks ago

Sumner Redstone's donation will fund a new building to be named after the 89-year-old magnate

  

Viacom Shareholder Sues Over Sumner Redstone's Compensation

August 21, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 39 weeks ago

Complaint says that company used nebulous goals in calculating executive compensation

  

CBS Earnings: Sumner Redstone Says 'This Quarter Tops It All'

May 1, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

CBS revenue and income increases from a year ago in first quarter and breezes past analysts' predictions

  

Sumner Redstone Greets Viacom Shareholders From a Chair at Annual Meeting

March 8, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Viacom Executive Chairman Sumner Redstone made it to the company's annual shareholders meeting, rebutting reports that his health would prevent his appearing

  

Sumner Redstone Shifts Course, Will Attend Shareholders Meeting Next Week

March 2, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone shakes previous commitment to attend next week's stockholder assemblage

  

National Amusements Joins 'Tower Heist' Boycott

October 12, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Sumner Redstone controlled exhibitor follows Cinemark and a host of other independent theater chains in refusing to show the action comedy.

  

Sumner Redstone's Daughter Shari Launches Tech/Media Investment Firm

August 26, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 1 year ago

Early investments include Nettle, which will launch its app next month

  

Viacom's Sumner Redstone: The Mogul Named 'Sue!'

July 4, 2011 By Johnnie L. Roberts 1 year ago

Viacom is pressing three major lawsuits, each likely to end in an out-of-court settlement that boosts revenue. It's just the way Redstone rolls

  

How Hollywood Cheapened Its Product

June 14, 2011 By Edward Jay Epstein 1 year ago

Through their mindless willingness to sell DVDs to Redbox and Netflix, the studios have cheapened their entire food chain

  

From Iger to Dauman to Murdoch, Media Mogul Salaries Swell in 2010

March 21, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

The economy wasn't the only thing that rebounded. Top executives like Philippe Dauman and Les Moonves saw their compensation packages soar - but not Jeffrey Katzenberg

  

Which Moguls Got Pay Raises in 2010?

March 21, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Who's up, who's down in the executive suite

  

Viacom Profits Drop as Paramount Profits Fall 77%

February 3, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Media giant's first quarter net income slides 12 percent on home entertainment sales dip

  

Megabucks! Viacom CEO Made Over $84.5 Million in 2010

January 21, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

Paramount's corporate parent filed a proxy statement showing it paid Chairman Sumner Redstone $15 million and COO Thomas Dooley $64.7 million

  

Thanks, Snooki! Viacom Profits Soar 51% on Cable Revenues

August 5, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Cost-cutting -- and smaller film slate at Paramount helped, too

  

Casey Affleck Sexual Harassment Case Heats Up

July 30, 2010 By Dominic Patten 2 years ago

Another woman accuses actor of "advances" on set of Joaquim Phoenix documentary

  

Redstone to Daily Beast: Name Your Source and Be 'Well Protected'

July 20, 2010 By Josh Dickey 2 years ago

Upset over a leak about his affinity for a new girl-group, the Viacom chief chooses the "name your source" route

  

Viacom Profit Rises on Ad Rebound

April 29, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 3 years ago

TV revenues help offset 18 percent slide at Paramount

  

Viacom Gives Dauman New Deal

April 15, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 3 years ago

Sumner Redstone gives CEO five-year extension through 2016 to match Moonves

  

CBS Gives Moonves New 5-Year Contract

February 24, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 3 years ago

Salary will remain at its current level, along with stock incentives and performance bonuses

  

Redstone Donates $1M to Autism Group

February 24, 2010 By Brent Lang 3 years ago

Viacom founder's gift will be used for scientific research and improving treatments for disease

  

CBS Profit Down in Q4, But Moonves Upbeat on Revenue

February 18, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 3 years ago

Company reports 57 percent net earnings slide, claims advertising is coming back

  

'Star Trek,' 'Transformers 2,' 'G.I. Joe' Trigger Big Profits for Viacom

February 11, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 3 years ago

Company’s DVD, Blu-Ray sales, cost-cutting help offset advertising slide

  

Moguls Lighten Their Wallets, but Not So's You'd Notice

February 10, 2010 By Brent Lang 3 years ago

From Iger to Murdoch to Bewkes, TheWrap's second annual look inside the media execs' paychecks

  

Rave to Buy National Amusements Theaters

December 21, 2009 By Brent Lang 3 years ago

Dallas exhibitor may take over 45 theaters

  

Sumner Redstone Defeats Nephew in Court

December 2, 2009 By the Los Angeles Times 3 years ago

Judge rules against Michael Redstone over shares of grandfather's National Amusements.