DARK SECRETS: Viacom - The Real Truth

Tom Freston, the beat-poet exec who made MTV cool for 20 years, sees ‘really nothing in it for the consumer’ from Netflix, Warner, or his old company

The ex–Viacom and Paramount chief is as proud of his new book as he is aghast at MTV leadership: “They’ve run it into the ground over the last 15 years.”

Fortune · Dec 21, 2025

With new memoir, Tom Freston hopes to show young people there are multiple paths to success

Tom Freston could tell endless stories about the formative days of MTV and late nights with rock stars

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025

Bob Bakish was ousted by Paramount after clashing with Shari Redstone and he still got rewarded with a $69.3 million golden parachute

Bakish earned $86.96 million in 2024, up from $31.3 million the year prior.

Fortune · Apr 26, 2025

Paramount Global Agrees to Merge with David Ellison’s Skydance, Jeff Shell Named President

Complex deal is valued at around $8 billion and will take control over Par out of Redstone hands for the first time since 1987

Multichannel News · Jul 8, 2024

Bathroom breaks were banned by Archegos boss accused of fraud, who allegedly 'yelled' at staff for stepping away while key stocks were moving

The trial of Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang, boss at Archegos Capital Management, heard former staffer William Tomita claim Hwang banned bathroom breaks during key trades.

Fortune · Jun 12, 2024

Are Kenny, Chuckster and 'Inside the NBA' Moving to Amazon?

Also in our latest 'Next Text,' we mark our calendars for FX and Hulu's 'Clipped,' break down the latest on the Paramount sale, and we take fixed wireless and cable mobile to the ol' gravel pit where they belong

Broadcasting & Cable · Apr 28, 2024

The Secret Army: how the IRA gave US crew access for 1972 propaganda film

BBC documentary uncovers story behind film that included scenes of bomb missions before it vanished for almost 50 years

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2024

Why Scott Coker passed on PFL after Bellator sale: ‘I’m an entrepreneur at heart’

Longtime Bellator boss Scott Coker revealed the reason he didn't go to the PFL after its purchase of his former promotion from Viacom.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 15, 2024

Analyst Rich Greenfield Wants Shari Redstone To Fire Bob Bakish

Influential analyst says CEO is to blame for Paramount Global’s money-losing streaming strategy

Broadcasting & Cable · Mar 11, 2024

Paramount Faces Challenging Renewal Talks with Charter, Analyst Says

The high degree of overlap of CBS and Nickelodeon content between Paramount Plus and Paramount linear channels will make carving out a Disney-like bundling deal with the top U.S. pay TV operator tricky, says Lightshed Partners' Richard Greenfield

Broadcasting & Cable · Feb 26, 2024