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Animal rights activist is accused of staging dog abuse, torture
4 years, 7 months ago

Animal rights activist is accused of staging dog abuse, torture

LA Times  

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 …

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Shareholder lawsuit blasts Shari Redstone’s ‘persistent influence’ in Viacom-CBS merger
4 years, 8 months ago

Shareholder lawsuit blasts Shari Redstone’s ‘persistent influence’ in Viacom-CBS merger

LA Times  

ViacomCBS investors in a sweeping class-action lawsuit allege that controlling shareholder Shari Redstone used her “persistent influence” to push through a controversial merger and sideline those who stood in her way. The shareholder lawsuit, brought on behalf of two Pennsylvania institutional investors, alleges Redstone, CBS board members and Joseph Ianniello, who was acting chief executive of CBS Corp. for more …

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George Cheeks heading to CBS, expected to replace Joe Ianniello
5 years ago

George Cheeks heading to CBS, expected to replace Joe Ianniello

LA Times  

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 …

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Q&A: He was tied to the old regime at CBS. Can Joe Ianniello pave its future under Viacom?
5 years, 4 months ago

Q&A: He was tied to the old regime at CBS. Can Joe Ianniello pave its future under Viacom?

LA Times  

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, …

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Bakish will get a big raise as head of ViacomCBS; Ianniello committed to stay on until 2021
5 years, 4 months ago

Bakish will get a big raise as head of ViacomCBS; Ianniello committed to stay on until 2021

LA Times  

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, …

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CBS extends acting CEO Joseph Ianniello’s tenure through December
5 years, 8 months ago

CBS extends acting CEO Joseph Ianniello’s tenure through December

LA Times  

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 …

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Susan Zirinsky will replace David Rhodes as CBS News president, becoming first woman to lead division
6 years ago

Susan Zirinsky will replace David Rhodes as CBS News president, becoming first woman to lead division

LA Times  

“48 Hours” executive producer Susan Zirinsky, right, is seen with producer Chuck Stevenson, senior producer Anthony Batson and editor Tommy Costantino at the CBS Broadcast Center in 2007. Longtime producer Susan Zirinsky is replacing CBS News President David Rhodes in March, becoming the first woman to lead the storied division in the network’s history. Zirinsky, 66, will be CBS News …

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CBS promotes Showtime chief David Nevins to chief creative officer for the whole company
6 years, 2 months ago

CBS promotes Showtime chief David Nevins to chief creative officer for the whole company

LA Times  

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 …

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With Charlie Rose and Jeff Fager gone, CBS News faces a daunting task to repair the damage from sexual harassment scandals
6 years, 3 months ago

With Charlie Rose and Jeff Fager gone, CBS News faces a daunting task to repair the damage from sexual harassment scandals

LA Times  

Former “60 Minutes” executive producer Jeff Fager, left, and CBS News President David Rhodes at the Television Critics Assn. Tom Bettag, a former network news producer and visiting fellow at the University of Maryland’s Merrill School of Journalism, believes that image was cultivated by Rose’s presence on “CBS This Morning” and Fager’s stewardship of “60 Minutes,” which remains the most …

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