A Look Back at the Viacom-CBS Vows and a Case for Renewal
Los Angeles Times, September 10, 2009
By Joe Flint
It was 10 years ago that Sumner Redstone and Mel Karmazin walked down the aisle together and unveiled the $36-billion marriage of their respective companies, Viacom and CBS. We all know what happened next -- advertising went into the toilet and media stocks tumbled. Will Viacom and CBS renew their vows?
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