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An estranged son, a legal battle with a live-in lover, and a mogul who wanted to 'live forever': Meet the heirs to the ViacomCBS empire
Sumner Redstone and some of his family members attend a ceremony honoring him with a Hollywood Walk…
Taylor Borden
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Sumner Redstone, the media mogul who built the ViacomCBS empire, is dead at 97
The media magnate Sumner Redstone, who forged an empire of entertainment companies encompassing CBS…
Ashley Rodriguez
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Viacom owner Sumner Redstone's signature has changed, and it has people talking
Legal battles are being waged in several states after Redstone removed Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman a…
Jethro Nededog
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Les Moonves in as CBS Chairman after Sumner Redstone steps down
"I want to thank Sumner for his guidance and strong support over all these years," he continued. "I…
Jethro Nededog
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A judge dismissed the competency lawsuit brought against billionaire Sumner Redstone
The lawsuit, brought by Manuela Herzer, challenged the mental competency of the media mogul, who's …
Paul Schrodt
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Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman elected chairman as Sumner Redstone steps down
"It is my firm belief that whomever may succeed my father as Chair at each company should be someon…
Jethro Nededog
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Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman to exit with a $72 million payoff as the bitter wrangle over Sumner Redstone's media empire reaches a conclusion
Dauman - who has been a key Redstone lieutenant for more than 30 years - will stay on as non-execut…
Jake Kanter
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Shari Redstone has withdrawn support for CBS-Viacom merger
Vice Chair, CBS and Viacom; Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Advancit Capital Shari E. Redstone s…
Reuters
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Why Paramount's problems should worry the rest of the media giants
The challenges Paramount is facing are the same challenges faced by media in general. It's hard to …
Peter Kafka
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What business can learn from Biden's resignation
The troubling rise of America's corporate gerontocracy.
Rob Price
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How Scientology almost ruined Tom Cruise's career and the 'Mission: Impossible' franchise saved it
After the infamous Oprah couch jump, Tom Cruise's star power took a major hit. But thanks to the "M…
Jason Guerrasio
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CBS CEO will keep the top job but still get $100 million in severance
The former CBS chief operating officer took over as interim CEO when Les Moonves left the company a…
Alyssa Meyers
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One of America's most powerful female executives controls a $30 billion media empire - and she still faces surprising harassment in the workplace
At the Super Bowl in 2017, for example, Redstone claims she had a problematic interaction with CBS …
Abby Jackson
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The WarnerMedia executives who gained more power with a massive restructure
Here are the top media and advertising stories from Business Insider for August 13.
Lauren Johnson
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Paramount Pictures head Brad Grey has resigned after a year of major losses at the studio
Grey, who has run Paramount since 2005, wrote in his memo obtained by Business Insider, that "it ha…
Jason Guerrasio
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Viacom has named its new president and CEO
"I am very excited by the strategy Viacom is pursuing under Bob's leadership, as well as the relent…
Jethro Nededog
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What you need to know in advertising today
A decision to allow the AT&T-Time Warner merger to go ahead (again) could depend on a random dr…
Lauren Johnson
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Here's how Viacom boss Philippe Dauman's whopping $72 million severance deal stacks up
The dispute leading to Dauman's departure was ignited in May after he was removed from the trust th…
Jake Kanter
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10 things you need to know before the opening bell
Pimco is trimming its workforce. The investment firm is eliminating 68 jobs, or 3% of its workforce…
Jonathan Garber
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The hedge funder who published a 99 page report to shake up Yahoo just dropped another bombshell on a huge target
Sumner Redstone, the company's 92 year-old CEO known for eccentric behavior, has stacked the board …