LYCOS RETRIEVER
Sumner Redstone: Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone
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Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone wants to be friends again with Tom Cruise. The actor's behavior over his romance with Katie Holmes and his aggressive defense of Scientology were reasons cited by Redstone when he broke ties with Cruise last year after a long and lucrative relationship at Viacom-owned Paramount Pictures.
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Have Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone and daughter Shari resolved this summer's feud? Maybe not! "[A]ccording to several people close to the two, relations between father and daughter are anything but lovey-dovey, and their conflict appears very much alive." [LAT]
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Here's how bad it's gotten for the nation's largest video outlet: On CNBC a couple of weeks ago, Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone said he "should have said goodbye" to Blockbuster a few years ago — before the Netflix threat became apparent. That's the corporate equivalent of saying he wished he'd sold the house before they built the plutonium refining plant next door.
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In this episode, writer and Academy Award-winning producer Brian Grazer (A BEAUTIFUL MIND) engages Viacom Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Sumner M. Redstone in a lively discussion about the evolving media marketplace. When they meet, Redstone takes Grazer on a surprising shopping spree at a local fish store.
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