"Redstone made his daughter Shari an executive with both Viacom and CBS. Partly cloudy skies. And actually, that was a huge, huge decision because those channels really became the engine for his company.DIRE STRAITS: (Singing) Now look at them yo-yos. He had a double pulmonary embolism. I travel the world for Viacom. I was kneeling on a tiny ledge, barely big enough to put one foot on. His next move: Buy a Hollywood studio.This time it was in a brutal bidding war with another media titan, Barry Diller. After Harvard Law, he took a job with the Justice Department. This is from an interview with Sumner Redstone did in 2000 with the Archive of American Television.SUMNER REDSTONE: The interesting thing is that all of the most exciting things that have happened to me or I've done in my life happened after the fire.BLAIR: The first exciting thing happened when Redstone was in his 60s. That's the way you do it.
I was enveloped in flames. "Sumner was one of the most colorful and wily media moguls on the stage," says His life was epic. Their bickering was very public. Sumner Redstone wanted to be the king of content and make Viacom the most powerful entertainment company in the world. Sumner wouldn't let anyone, not even his children, sort of outmaneuver him.BLAIR: Sumner Redstone eventually made his daughter, Shari, an executive with both Viacom and CBS.
He went on to say: "I'm still very active. Through shrewd investing and strategic deal-making, Redstone became one of the world's most powerful and unpredictable corporate leaders.Redstone made his formula for success sound easy. "He took on anyone who he felt was trying to get into the limelight or take something away from him. His move emboldened other Hollywood executives to rein in the bloated salaries of other stars.Redstone and Cruise eventually made up. I was being burned alive. But the goal that preoccupied him the most was making Viacom the most powerful entertainment company in the world, no matter what. "Back to the hospital. Jan 2017 – Present 3 years 6 months. "Content is king" was his mantra.
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By "exciting," Redstone might have been referring to his hostile takeover of Viacom in 1987. One analyst said at the time, it was a war of attrition, and he wore them down.JAMES: After he acquired Viacom, the bankers, you know, suggested that he sell off these cable channels because he needed to pay down debt. Aspen Technology, Inc. (AZPN) CEO Antonio Pietri on Q3 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript ... a global pharmaceutical company that is a long …
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