Tag: Viacom
US: Viacom reorganizes team in advance of CBS merger
Viacom Chief Executive Bob Bakish is streamlining his team by identifying key executives who will oversee the various TV networks after Viacom’s upcoming merger...
US: Viacom CEO Bakish sees CBS deal closing in December
Bob Bakish, the head of a newly combined CBS and Viacom, said those companies’ share prices aren’t rallying the way he hoped, but he...
US: CBS, Viacom to reunite in merger creating $30B company
CBS and Viacom, two television programming companies that split more than a decade ago, finalized a merger deal Tuesday, August 13, to recombine, creating...
US: CBS, Viacom reach preliminary merger agreement
The boards of CBS and Viacom have reached what is being described as a preliminary agreement on their long-awaited merger, all but guaranteeing the combination of...
US: CBS/Viacom set August merger date
CBS and Viacom continue to bob along with merger talks and are now circling Aug. 8 as an internal deadline to agree to a...
US: CBS board plans merger talks with Viacom
The CBS board is preparing for merger talks with Viacom, people familiar with situation said, reported CNBC.
The long-anticipated talks between the two companies controlled...
US: CBS & Viacom are once again talking merger?
CBS and Viacom have for over a year now been in on and off talks to once again merge according to a report from...
US: Is the CBS-Viacom merger back on?
CBS’ board will meet on January 31, and the possibility of a merger between the former corporate siblings will be a hot topic on...
US: Owner Shari Redstone wants to combine and sell CBS and...
The bitterest boardroom battle in recent memory has turned on a series of slights, verbal jousting and a physical altercation involving hands on a...