An MTV Mogul’s Wild Tales: From Sex Clubs with Sumner Redstone to Advising David Ellison

Cable pioneer and ex-Viacom CEO Tom Freston is out with a new book, "Unplugged," and some amazing stories.

The Hollywood Reporter
HAPPY BIRTHDAY @jvancitters.bsky.social whom I first knew as an “admiral” in #Viacom Trek licensing but now sails as VP of #StarTrek Brand Development for #Paramount — and here, a long overdue visit at #SDCC. Trek folk owe so much to the glue JVC has provided since 1998! #drtrek #johnvancitters
October 10, 2025 | MMN Daily

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@mrmasterkeyboard what makes #piracy even morally justifyable is when there are no legal means to obtain a physical copy and/or stream it...

Like it's one thing when a #FreeTV station (like #SuperRTL) doesn't want to pay rising #licensing fees for certain shows when the IP holders (i.e. #Disney & #Viacom) decide to put it on their own non - #PayTV / #FTA - Stations (i.e. #DisneyChannel / #DisneyXD & #Nickelodeon) but delisting own content just to circumvent the pre - agreed-upon residual payments to cast & crew which are a cut of the #revenue of said show is just an absolute asshole move!

Kevin Karhan :verified: (@[email protected])

Also #delisting #WestWorld is an absolute #DickMove and doing so should make #HBO unable to ever hire anyone working for them, because they violated a *de-facto unwritten rule in #ShowBiz*, and that is [*paying staff based upon success*](https://youtu.be/H6Oac6mtytg?si=aIIwH2cVLvUV00-5&t=294) because many don't get paid upfront or only a tiny portion. - Oftentimes the same #actors and #directors are also *invested* in a show or movie, if not coughing up substatial amounts of the financing to the point that they can keep a series afloat when the studio is having issues (*looks at 2000s MGM in anger and disappointment*)... And this ain't limited to big budget productions, but is normal down to theaters, where actors sometimes get paid their cut of the ticket sales post-play. - This is in part due to the financial #risk of said productions and also to incentivize top acts to stay and perform their best. And yes, #MovieProduction was #VentureCapital before #VC firms or even their founders existed!

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Paramount Communications Exec Justin Dini Departing In Wake Of Skydance Deal

Justin Dini, who steered communications at Viacom and then led that corporate function amid multiple mergers and rebrandings, is departing the company.

Deadline
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Viacom sues Nick Cannon and Zeus over competing show, Jimi Hendrix musicians to get their day in court and Indian blockbuster pirated early.

https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/02/06/3-count-suing-zeus/

#Copyright #Viacom #NickCannon #WildNOut

3 Count: Suing Zeus - Plagiarism Today

Viacom sues Nick Cannon and Zeus over competing show, Jimi Hendrix musicians to get their day in court and Indian blockbuster pirated early.

Plagiarism Today