Re: Have you heard more about this???

["Terrence M. Wood" <terry_wood@prodigy.net>]

I don't think that the CBS Name Change will take place under Sumner, and I
really don't see Mel hanging in there for 3 - 5 years waiting for Sumner to
give up the top dog posistion.  He will take his money and start over
again....Maybe buy out AMFM and go for more?
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu>
To: <tc@chaostheory.com>
Cc: Donna Halper <dlh@donnahalper.com>;
<boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: Have you heard more about this???


> <<On Tue, 07 Sep 1999 13:19:51 -0400, TC Cheever <tc@chaostheory.com>
said:
>
> > Viacom will merge with CBS in a $35 Billion all-stock deal. Redstone
remains
> > Chairman of the new entity (still called Viacom) and Karmazin is
> > President/CEO. Press conference started at 1pm & is available live on
CNN &
> > various other outlets.
>
> I expect Viacom to change its name to CBS soon after the current CBS
> Corp. is extinguished -- just as happened with Westinghouse.
>
> -GAWollman
>
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