He was the founder and chairman of the second incarnation of Viacom, chairman of CBS Corporation (both companies merged in 2019, a year before Redstone's death), and the majority owner and chairman of the National Amusements theater chain.

May 16, 2013 · View CNN’s Sumner Redstone Fast Facts for a look at the life of the owner of National Amusements, Inc., the parent company of Viacom, Inc., and CBS Corp.

Aug 12, 2020 · Sumner Redstone, who joined his family's drive-in movie chain in the 1950s and used it to build a vast media empire that included CBS and Viacom, has died. He was 97.

Dec 26, 2024 · Sumner Redstone (born May 27, 1923, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died August 11, 2020, Los Angeles, California) was an American media executive whose company, National Amusements, Inc. (NAI), acquired leading film, television, and entertainment properties, notably Viacom and CBS.

Aug 12, 2020 · Sumner Redstone, the media legend who built what is now ViacomCBS, died Tuesday at age 97, the company confirmed in a statement Wednesday. "Sumner was a true industry titan, a brilliant and...

Until his death, Redstone was a majority voting shareholder of the media conglomerate ViacomCBS, the parent company of the Paramount Pictures film studio, the CBS television network, and various cable networks. According to Forbes, as …

Aug 12, 2020 · Sumner Redstone, who joined his family’s drive-in movie chain in the 1950s and used it to build a vast media empire that included CBS and Viacom, has died. He was 97.

Aug 12, 2020 · NEW YORK -- (BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 2020-- ViacomCBS Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAC; VIACA) mourns the passing of Sumner M. Redstone, its Chairman Emeritus, and Chairman and CEO of National Amusements, the controlling shareholder of ViacomCBS. This press release features multimedia.

Aug 12, 2020 · Sumner Redstone, the consummate Hollywood dealmaker who controlled the media giants CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. and coined the phrase "content is king," has died.

Aug 12, 2020 · Sumner Redstone, who built a media empire from his family's drive-in theater chain, has died. He was 97. The billionaire mogul turned the theater business into an empire that included Viacom ...