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David Ellison
Strategic Owners
David Ellison Closes in on a Hollywood Prize: Paramount Global
Ellison is in negotiations to take charge of Paramount Global, the media giant that owns CBS, MTV and Nickelodeon.
April 8, 2024
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Technology
Sumner Redstone, Viacom head who built empire, dies at 97
He leaves an empire that includes media giant ViacomCBS and its library of pop-culture titles stretching from “Rugrats” to “Titanic.”
August 13, 2020
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Bankers & Advisors
Weekly wrap: BC Partners, CBS, Crescent
BC Patners buys Presidio. CBS merges with Viacom. Crescent Capital acquires Alcentra.
August 16, 2019
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Technology
CBS merges with Viacom in long awaited deal
With the media industry consolidating ever further into a handful of giant companies, the transaction could give the combined entity much greater clout in negotiating deals with pay-TV distributors.
August 13, 2019

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