Viacom weighing split decision
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- Viacom news has Street abuzz. Szalai, Georg // Hollywood Reporter -- International Edition;9/6/2006, Vol. 395 Issue 50, p10
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- Is managerial unrest holding stock back? // Inside Tucson Business;6/7/2004, Vol. 13 Issue 49, p8
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- Viacom's Redstone Continues to Accumulate Midway Games. Roberts, Ricardo // Mergers & Acquisitions Report;2/16/2004, Vol. 17 Issue 7, p4
Discusses the continued share-buying of Sumner Redstone, Viacom chairman and chief executive officer, of the stocks of Midway Games Inc. Information on Midway; Details of the share-buying of Redstone; Comments from equity analysts.
- Redstone eyes Par replacement. Szalai, Georg // Hollywood Reporter -- International Edition;11/9/2004, Vol. 386 Issue 24, p4
This article presents information related to corporate moves in the media industry. Viacom Inc.'s CEO Sumner Redstone said that expansion in China, which he has recently visited again, and stock buybacks will remain Viacom's key initiatives. Discussing an $8 billion stock repurchase program...
- It's good to be Redstone even when profits decline. Elstein, Aaron // Crain's New York Business;12/27/2004, Vol. 20 Issue 52, p40
This article presents information on the financial performance of Viacom Inc. 2003 was a disappointing year for Viacom Inc. Operating income fell by 21% and its stock price underperformed the S&P 500 and that of most other media companies. Nonetheless, Chairman and Chief Executive Sumner...
- Big Viacom buyback due. Szalai, Georg; Bond, Paul // Hollywood Reporter -- International Edition;12/13/2005, Vol. 392 Issue 13, p1
This article reports that Viacom Inc. on Monday unveiled a stock buyback program of as much as $3 billion for the post-split Viacom, which kicks in when the entertainment giant separates into two on or around December 31, 2005. The news came as designated post-split Viacom CEO Tom Freston told...
- Viacom puts stox in exex. Goldsmith, Jill // Daily Variety;4/18/2005, Vol. 287 Issue 11, p1
Reports on the amount of salary and bonus given by Viacom Inc. to its CEO and chairman Summer Redstone in the U.S. for 2004. Inclusion of stock options; Expression of protest by some stockholders; Citation of the compensation packages given to co-CEO Tom Freston and Leslie Moonves.
