James B. Stewart is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist at The New York Times and co-author of the new book Unscripted. Warren Buffett made a clear bet on this company's future, owns 91 million shares of Paramount Global. Sherry Redstone was pushing to merge VICOM and the CVS companies into one larger company.
It’s one thing to hear that money doesn’t buy happiness. It's another to find that out after wiring $90 million dollars to two separate romantic partners in one afternoon. James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams are the co-authors of “Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy.” They joined Catie Peiper to discuss: - How billionaires try to bend reality - If Paramount chair Shari Redstone can innovate in a new media landscape - Problems with CEO succession at media companies Companies discussed: PARA, DIS Host: Catie Peiper Guests: James B. Stewart, Rachel Stewart Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Tim Sparks
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