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Neil Macker
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

CBS-Viacom Merger Discussions Restart; Moonves May Be Odd Man Out

CBS and Viacom separately announced on Thursday that their respective boards formed special committees of independent directors to explore the possibility of a recombination the two firms. The move comes on the heels of media reports that Shari Redstone wanted to re-merge the two firms and desired new blood on the CBS board. Redstone, who serves as vice-chairwoman on the boards of both firms, effectively controls National Amusements, which holds just under 80% of the voting shares in both CBS an...
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