The combination of CBS and Viacom is a victory for Shari Redstone, the leader of a family business that controls both. Source: NYT > Business – Edmund Lee
CBS Is Blacked Out for 6.5 Million AT&T Customers. Here’s Why.
CBS and AT&T couldn’t agree on licensing fees and streaming rights. DirecTV, U-verse and DirecTVNow customers in 14 markets can’t watch CBS. Source: NYT > Business – Edmund Lee
Shari Redstone Was the Surprise Star of the CBS Party at the Plaza
At the gathering after the presentation at Carnegie Hall, well-wishers lined up to greet the head of CBS’s parent company, who hadn’t attended in years. Source: NYT > Business – JOHN KOBLIN, EDMUND LEE and MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM
CBS Unveils Its New Lineup After a Season of Crisis
A possible merger with Viacom is back in play for the most-watched network, after it was affected by claims of misconduct at its executive wing, news division and prime time shows. Source: NYT > Business – EDMUND LEE and JOHN KOBLIN
Leslie Moonves’s Interim Successor at CBS Will Stay a While Longer
Joseph Ianniello was given a six-month contract extension as the network suspended its search for a permanent chief executive. Source: NYT > Business – JOHN KOBLIN