The videos are horrifying. “If the question is if I pay people to torture dogs — no, I don’t,” Ching said. Fox-Smith said Ching told him, “They don’t really torture the dogs in Cambodia.” “He’s basically taking the most vulnerable animals in our society and exploiting them … and it’s disgusting,” Fox-Smith said. She said “maybe three” butchers, including one …
Signaling a high-level management makeover, ViacomCBS is poised to name George Cheeks, a rising star at NBCUniversal, as the top executive at CBS, according to three people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to comment. A surprise choice, Cheeks is in advanced negotiations with ViacomCBS to replace CBS Chief Executive Joe Ianniello, who has been running the broadcasting …
When former CBS Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Leslie Moonves was fired over sexual harassment allegations a year ago, many media analysts believed the company had lost an indispensable impresario who kept it vital in a turbulent TV industry. His departure cleared the way for the company’s controlling shareholder Shari Redstone to reunite CBS with Viacom — home of MTV, …
Viacom President and Chief Executive Bob Bakish will hold the same titles with the combined ViacomCBS. Viacom President and Chief Executive Bob Bakish is in line for a big pay increase after the completion of his company’s reunification with CBS. Bakish, who will be president and chief executive of ViacomCBS once the proposed merger of the media conglomerates is complete, …
CBS Corp. is weighing whether to merge with Viacom Inc. or plot its own course. CBS Corp. has suspended its search for a chief executive and extended acting Chief Executive Joseph Ianniello’s contract through the end of the year as the company weighs whether to merge with Viacom Inc. or plot its own course. “He steadied the ship with some …
NEW YORK — CBS announced Monday that former CEO Les Moonves will not receive his $120 million severance package after the board of directors concluded he violated company policy and was uncooperative with an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations. “I hope other corporations are learning that lesson.” New York-based CBS Corp. said at the time of Moonves’ departure that it …
CBS Corp. has elevated Showtime chief David Nevins to an expanded role — chief creative officer for the entire company — in recognition that the sudden departure of former Chief Executive Leslie Moonves left a major gap in management for the company’s Hollywood operations. Nevins will retain his role as chief executive of Showtime, the premium channel that has prospered …