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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quarter record track year
Viacom's results for the first quarter put the company on a fast track for another record year in 2004.
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Viacoms results for the first quarter put the company on a fast track for another record year in 2004.
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We are extremely fortunate to have John, a top-notch executive with more than 25 years of experience in the service-oriented retail business, as the new leader of Blockbuster Entertainment,
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He is all over the lot. Li is clearly a pioneer in bringing innovative partnerships to the Chinese people.
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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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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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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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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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He was the first to recognize the strength of cable programming.